Indiana Code 36-7-9-4. Unsafe buildings and unsafe premises described
(1) in an impaired structural condition that makes it unsafe to a person or property;
Terms Used In Indiana Code 36-7-9-4
- Building or structure: means anything constructed or erected:
Indiana Code 36-7-9-2
- Property: includes personal and real property. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
- Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
- real property: include lands, tenements, and hereditaments. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
- Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
(3) a hazard to the public health;
(4) a public nuisance;
(5) dangerous to a person or property because of a violation of a statute or ordinance concerning building condition or maintenance; or
(6) vacant or blighted and not maintained in a manner that would allow human habitation, occupancy, or use under the requirements of a statute or an ordinance;
is considered an unsafe building.
(b) For purposes of this chapter, the following are considered unsafe premises:
(1) An unsafe building and the tract of real property on which the unsafe building is located.
(2) A tract of real property, not including land used for production agriculture, that does not contain a building or structure or contains a building or structure that is not considered an unsafe building, if the tract of real property is:
(A) a fire hazard;
(B) a hazard to public health;
(C) a public nuisance; or
(D) dangerous to a person or property because of a violation of a statute or an ordinance.
[Pre-Local Government Recodification Citation: 18-5-5.5-1(b) part.]
As added by Acts 1981, P.L.309, SEC.28. Amended by P.L.14-1991, SEC.9; P.L.66-2005, SEC.1; P.L.66-2014, SEC.26; P.L.164-2019, SEC.6.