BUILDINGS UNFIT FOR HABITATION

Columbus City Codes tit. 45, ch. 4513

in effect

Columbus City Codes § 4513.01 General provision.

4513.01 - General provision. The designation of buildings or structures as being unfit for human habitation or use and the procedure for the declaration and posting of such building or structure shall be carried out in accordance with the requirements set forth in this chapter. (Ord. 897-05 § 9 (part).)

Columbus City Codes § 4513.03 Designation of buildings as unfit for habitation.

4513.03 - Designation of buildings as unfit for habitation. Any building or structure which shall be found by the director to have any of the following defects is hereby declared a public nuisance and shall be declared as unfit for human habitation or use and shall be so posted by the code enforcement officer. A. One which is so damaged, decayed, dilapidated, unsanitary, unsafe or vermin-infested that it is hazardous to the health or safety of the occupants or of the public. B. One which lacks illumination, ventilation or sanitation facilities adequate to protect the health or safety of the occupants or of the public. C. One which because of its general conditions is unsanitary or otherwise hazardous to the health or safety of the occupants or of the public. In addition to serving the notice declaring the building as unfit for human habitation or use as required in this code, the notice shall be posted upon the building. (Ord. 897-05 § 9 (part): Ord. 374-06 § 14.)

Columbus City Codes § 4513.05 Vacation of premises.

4513.05 - Vacation of premises. No owner or other person shall continue to occupy or use or let the permit to be occupied or used or let by another for occupancy or use any building or structure which has been declared as unfit for human habitation or use. The building or structure shall be vacated within a reasonable time as ordered by the code enforcement officer. (Ord. 897-05 § 9 (part).)

Columbus City Codes § 4513.07 Notices.

4513.07 - Notices. Whenever the code enforcement officer determines that a building or structure is unfit for human habitation or use, the code enforcement officer shall: A. Serve notice pursuant to Section 4509.02; and B. Affix to such building or structure or portion thereof, upon the door or entrance thereto, a notice on which shall be printed a declaration that such building or portion thereof is unfit for human habitation. The code enforcement officer shall remove such notice whenever the violation or violations upon which the declaration and posting of the notice action were based have been eliminated. (Ord. 897-05 § 9 (part).)

Source: City of Columbus, City Codes and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/oh/columbus/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TIT45HOCO_CH4513BUUNHAFetched: 10/27/2026