Current through the 2023 Regular Session
Section 7-15-4102 - Findings and policy with regard to unsanitary and unsafe private dwellings(1) It is hereby declared that: (a) unsanitary or unsafe privately owned dwelling accommodations exist in urban areas throughout the state, and these conditions cause an increase in and spread of disease and crime and constitute a menace to the health, morals, and welfare of the citizens of the state and impair economic values;(b) in many instances, the owners of such accommodations, due to poverty, unavailability of credit, and increased costs, are unable to finance the rehabilitation of their dwellings; and(c) the municipal corporations of the state are uniquely able to render financial assistance to these owners of unsafe and unsanitary dwellings, and such assistance is a public use and purpose for which public money may be spent.(2) The necessity for the provisions of 7-15-4103 is hereby declared, as a matter of legislative determination, to be in the public interest.En. 11-1025 by Sec. 1, Ch. 131, L. 1975; R.C.M. 1947, 11-1025(1).