This chapter shall be known as the "Housing
and Property Maintenance Code of the Town of West Hartford," hereinafter
referred to as "this code," and the standards established by this
code shall be referred to as and constitute the minimum property standards
of the Town of West Hartford.
This code is intended to protect, preserve and
promote public health, safety and welfare; to prevent and control
the incidence of communicable diseases; and to reduce environmental
hazards to health and safety, insofar as they are affected by the
maintenance of residential and nonresidential structures, equipment
and premises as provided by this code. This code is further intended
to provide minimum and uniform standards governing the condition,
occupancy and maintenance of occupied and unoccupied premises and
establish reasonable safeguards for the health, safety and welfare
of the occupants and users of said premises, the community and the
general public to ensure that the maintenance and upkeep of these
premises is adequate for protection of public health, safety and welfare.
Interpretation of this code shall be made in such a manner as to afford
maximum protection of the public health, safety and welfare and violations
of this code are specifically declared to constitute public nuisances.
If any terms, phrase, sentence, paragraph, section
or article of this code shall be declared invalid for any reason,
such decision shall not affect the remaining parts of this code, and
such parts shall continue in full force and effect and are hereby
declared to be severable.