Buildings constituting nuisances.
Indianapolis-Marion County Revised Code § 391-113
in effectSec. 391-113. - Buildings constituting nuisances.
Any building, structure, enclosure, place or premises is declared to be a public nuisance where it is perilous to life or property by reason of its construction or age; or of the condition, kind or quantity of its contents; or of the use of the building or its contents or enclosure; or of the overcrowding at any time of persons therein or overloading of its floors; or of deficiencies in its fire alarm or fire prevention or arresting equipment; or of conditions in its construction and use likely to cause fire or the spreading of fire; or of conditions therein which would hamper or impede the fire department in combating a fire in or about the building; or where the condition of the walls, floors or roof is so weakened or defective that the building is likely to collapse and fall on account thereof, thereby endangering the safety, health or morals of its occupants or of the public; or where the water, plumbing and sanitary conditions imperil health; or where overcrowding of sleeping rooms and other moral conditions are such as to encourage juvenile delinquency or other offenses affecting the morals of any person.
(Code 1975, § 19-14)
Source: Consolidated City of Indianapolis and Marion County, Revised Code (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/in/indianapolis_-_marion_county/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TITIIPUORSA_CH391NU_ARTIINGE_S391-113BUCONUFetched: 10/27/2026