General exterior. The exterior of a structure shall be maintained in good repair. Also, it shall be structurally sound and maintained in a sanitary condition so as not to pose a threat to the health, safety or welfare of the owners, occupants, employees, invitees, or neighbors.
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Exterior surfaces. Each foundation, exterior wall, roof and other exterior surfaces shall be maintained in good repair and shall be kept in such condition as to exclude rodents and other pests.
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Foundation walls. Foundation walls shall be structurally sound and shall be free from open cracks and breaks.
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Exterior walls.
(1) 
Each exterior wall shall be free from holes, breaks, loose or rotting boards or timbers and any other conditions which may admit rain or dampness to the interior portions of the wall or to the occupied areas of the structure.
(2) 
All exterior materials, including but not limited to wood, composition or metal siding, shall be weatherproof and shall be properly coated to prevent deterioration.
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Roof and drainage. The roof shall be structurally sound and may not have defects which could admit rain. Roof drainage shall be adequate to prevent rainwater from causing dampness or deterioration in the walls or in the interior portion of the structure.
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Stairs and balconies. Each exterior stair, porch, fire escape, balcony and all appurtenances attached to them shall be maintained in good repair, safe to use and capable of supporting the anticipated loads.
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Windows, doors, and frames. Each window, door and frame shall be maintained so as to exclude rain and rodents and to substantially exclude wind from entering the structure.
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Weathertight. Each window and exterior door shall be fitted reasonably in its frame and be weathertight. Each window shall be free from cracks and holes.
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Door hardware. Each exterior door and its hardware shall be maintained in good repair. Also, the door locks on all of the interior doors entering the housing units shall be in good repair and capable of tightly securing the door.
All commercial structures or parts thereof which have any of the following defects shall be deemed to be a dangerous commercial structure:
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Those whose interior or exterior bearing walls or other vertical structural members list, lean or buckle to such an extent as to weaken the structural support they provide.
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Those which, excluding the foundation, show 33% or more damage or deterioration of the nonsupporting enclosing or outside walls or covering.
C. 
Those which have improperly distributed loads upon the floors or roofs or in which the same are overloaded or which have insufficient strength to be reasonably safe for the purpose used.
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Those which have been damaged by fire, wind or other causes so as to no longer provide shelter from the elements and which have become dangerous to the life, safety, morals or the general health and welfare of the owners, occupants, employees, invitees or neighbors of the structure.
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Those which have become or are so dilapidated, decayed, unsafe, unsanitary, vermin-infested or obsolete that they are likely to cause sickness or disease or injury to the health, morals, safety or general welfare of the owners, occupants, employees, invitees or neighbors of the structure.
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Those which lack adequate light, air, and sanitation facilities which threaten the health, morals, safety or general welfare of the owners, occupants, employees, invitees or neighbors of the structure.
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Those which lack the facilities required by this chapter for egress in case of fire or panic or those which have insufficient stairways, elevators, fire escapes or other means of reasonable egress.
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Those having parts thereof which are so attached that they may fall and injure the owners, occupants, employees, invitees or neighbors of the structure or other property.
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Any dilapidated, burned-out, fallen-down, ramshackle, or decaying structure or remnant thereof which is unattended and/or uninhabitable or unusable for its intended purpose and is beyond reasonable hope of rehabitation or restoration.
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All commercial buildings in violation of exterior soundness requirements and dangerous buildings or parts thereof, within the terms of this article, are declared to be public nuisances and shall be vacated and repaired or demolished.
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In any case where a dangerous commercial building is damaged or decayed or deteriorated 50% or more from its original structure or where it cannot be repaired so as to comply with the terms of this chapter, it shall be ordered vacated and demolished. Commercial buildings ordered vacated shall be vacated in accordance with the provisions of § 91-12 of the Princess Anne Housing Code.