CONDEMNATION OF DANGEROUS STRUCTURES.
Dallas City Charter ch. XXIV, § 4
in effectSEC. 4. CONDEMNATION OF DANGEROUS STRUCTURES.
Whenever in the opinion of the city council, any building, fence, shed, awning or structure of any kind or part thereof is liable to fall down and injure persons or property, the city council may order the owner or agent of the same or occupant of the premises, to take down and remove the same within such time as it may direct and may punish by fine all persons failing so to do. The city council shall have the additional power to remove the same at the expense of the city on account of the owner of the property and assess the expenses thereof, including condemnation proceedings, as a special tax against the land, and the same may be collected as other special taxes provided for in this Charter, or by suit in any court of competent jurisdiction.
The city council shall have full power to condemn all dangerous buildings or obstructions of any kind and may provide regulations therefor by ordinance. All of the provisions of this section may be carried out in such manner as the city council by ordinance may provide.
Source: City of Dallas, Dallas City Code and City Charter (American Legal Publishing, codelibrary.amlegal.com)URL: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/dallas/latest/dallas_tx/0-0-0-50794Fetched: 10/26/2026