A.
The designation of dwellings or dwelling units as unfit for human
habitation and the procedure for condemnation and placarding of such
unfit dwellings or dwelling units shall be carried out in compliance
with the following requirements.
B.
Any dwelling or dwelling unit which shall be found to have any of
the following defects shall be condemned as unfit for human habitation
and shall be so designated and placarded by the Department of Development
and Enforcement:
(1)
One which is so damaged, decayed, dilapidated, unsanitary, unsafe
or vermin infested that it creates a serious hazard to the health
or safety of the occupants or to the public.
(2)
One which lacks illumination, ventilation or sanitation facilities
adequate to protect the health or safety of the occupants or of the
public as prescribed by the provisions of this chapter.
(3)
One which because of its general condition or location is unsanitary
or otherwise dangerous to the health or safety of the occupants or
of the public.
Any dwelling or dwelling unit condemned as unfit for human habitation
and so designated and placarded by the Department of Development and
Enforcement shall be vacated within a reasonable time as ordered by
the Department of Development and Enforcement.
No dwelling or dwelling unit which has been condemned and placarded
as unfit for human habitation shall again be used for human habitation
until a written approval is secured from, and such placard is removed
by, the Department of Development and Enforcement. The Department
of Development and Enforcement shall remove such placard whenever
the defect or defects upon which the condemnation and placarding were
based have been eliminated.
No person shall deface or remove the placard from any dwelling or dwelling unit which has been condemned as unfit for human habitation and placarded as such, except as provided in § 125-49.
Any person affected by any notice or order relating to the condemning and placarding of a dwelling or dwelling unit as unfit for human habitation may request and shall be granted a hearing on the matter before the Neighborhood Rehabilitation Advisory Board, under the procedure set forth in § 125-17.
