AN ACT authorizing The city of winston‑salem to order owners of residential property to repair rather than vacate housing to meet minimum code standards.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

SECTION 1.  Section 2 of S.L. 2003‑76, as amended by S.L. 2003‑320, reads as rewritten:
"SECTION 2. This act applies only to the Cities of Greensboro, Roanoke Rapids, and Winston‑Salem."
SECTION 2.  This act is effective when it becomes law.
In the General Assembly read three times and ratified this the 8th day of July, 2004.

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		 Beverly E. Perdue
	 President of the Senate

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		 Richard T. Morgan
	 Speaker of the House of Representatives