<div class="chunk-title">Sec. 3.5-31. - Findings, purpose, and authority.</div>
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               (a)
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               Pursuant to G.S. Â§ 160D-1201, it is hereby found and declared that there exist in
               the jurisdiction of the county 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 due to other conditions rendering
               such dwellings unsafe and unsanitary, and dangerous and detrimental to the health,
               safety and morals, 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
               as authorized by G.S. Ch. 160D, Art. 12, 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. Â§ 160D-1205.
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               (c)
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               In addition, it is hereby found and declared, under the authority of G.S. Â§ 153A-121,
               that there exist in the jurisdiction of the county dwellings which, although not meeting
               the classification as unfit for human habitation, fail to fully comply with all the
               minimum standards for housing fitness as established herein and therefore have present
               one or more conditions which are inimical to the public health, safety and general
               welfare. Such conditions if not corrected can lead to deterioration and dilapidation
               of dwellings, which render them unfit for human habitation.
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               (Ord. of 5-2-00, Â§ 3.5-31; Ord. of 6-1-21(1))
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