§ 156.805 UNSAFE STRUCTURES AND EQUIPMENT; CONDEMNATION AND CLOSING OF.
(A) Condemnation. When a structure or part thereof is found by the Code Official to be unsafe, or when a structure or part thereof is found unfit for human occupancy or use, or is found unlawful, it shall be condemned pursuant to the provisions of this chapter and shall be placarded and vacated. If condition only involves one dwelling unit in structure; only that unit will be affected. It shall not be reoccupied without approval of the Code Official. Unsafe equipment which is determined by the Code Official to be repairable shall be placarded and immediately placed out of service. Illegal, unapproved or defective equipment which, is determined by the Code Official to be irreparable, shall be immediately confiscated and/or destroyed.
(1) Unsafe structure. An unsafe premises is one in which all or part thereof is found to be dangerous to life, health, property, or the safety of the public or its occupants by not providing minimum safeguards for protection from fire or because it contains unsafe equipment or its is so damaged, decayed, dilapidated, structurally unsafe, or of such faulty construction or unstable foundation that partial or complete collapse is possible, or because of the existence of a public nuisance, as defined herein.
(2) Unsafe equipment. Unsafe equipment includes any boiler, heating equipment, cooking equipment, elevator, moving stairway, electrical wiring or device, flammable liquid containers or other equipment on the premises or within the structure which is in disrepair or condition that is a hazard to life, health, property or safety of the public or occupants of the premises or structure, or is not approved for use by the Code Official.