<div class="chunk-title">Sec. 10-26. - Findings; purpose.</div>
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               (a)
               
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               Pursuant to G.S. 160A-441, it is hereby found and declared that there exist in the
               county and towns which use the services of the county building inspection department,
               dwellings which are unfit for human habitation due to dilapidation, defects increasing
               the hazards of fire, accidents and other calamities, lack of ventilation, light and
               sanitary facilities, and other conditions rendering such dwellings unsafe or unsanitary,
               dangerous and detrimental to the health and otherwise inimical to the welfare of the
               residents of the county.
               
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               (b)
               
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               In order to protect the health, safety and welfare of the residents of the county
               and towns as authorized by G.S. 160A-441 et seq., it is the purpose of this article
               to establish minimum standards of fitness for the initial and continued occupancy
               of all buildings used for human habitation, as expressly authorized by G.S. 160A-444.
               
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               (Code 1993, Â§ 10-26; Ord. of 4-2-1991(2), Â§ 1)
               
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