GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1993

S	1 

SENATE BILL 690

Short Title:  Durham City Housing Code.	(Local)
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Sponsors: Senators Gulley; and Hunt.
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Referred to:  Local Government and Regional Affairs.
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April 5, 1993

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT AMENDING THE CHARTER OF DURHAM TO AUTHORIZE THE MAKING OF EMERGENCY REPAIRS IN HOUSING CODE CASES.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  The Charter of the City of Durham, being Chapter 671, 1975 Session Laws, is amended by adding the following new section:
"Sec. 102.3.  Emergency repairs in housing code cases.
(a)	The City Council may, by ordinance, authorize a housing appeals board created pursuant to G.S. 160A-446 to adopt ordinances ordering the housing inspector to repair a condition or conditions of a dwelling or dwelling unit that pose(s) an immediate threat of danger or harm to the health or safety of the occupants in such dwelling or dwelling unit.  Any ordinance adopted under this section shall provide that at least 72 hours notice will be given to the owner of and parties in interest in such dwelling or dwelling unit prior to the making of any repairs or improvements by the housing inspector.
(b)	The amount of the cost of such repairs, alterations, or improvements shall be a lien against the real property upon which such cost was incurred, which lien shall be filed, have the same priority and shall be collected as provided by Article 10 of Chapter 160A of the General Statutes."
Sec. 2.  This act is effective upon ratification.