Damp cellar or basement.
Denver Revised Municipal Code § 37-8
in effectSec. 37-8. - Damp cellar or basement.
(a) Any cellar, basement or part thereof, or any house or building within the limits of the city, which is found to be damp or moist by reason of leaking or defective hydrants, water pipes, sewer pipes, cisterns or wells, gutters, drains, rain spouts, or seepage from the surrounding earth, or from a deposit of any kind or nature, or from any cause whatever, shall be deemed a health nuisance.
(b) Cellars or basements deemed a health nuisance according to this section shall be coated on the walls and bottom with cement or other waterproof material.
(Ord. No. 41-97, § 3, 1-13-97)
Source: City and County of Denver, Revised Municipal Code and Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/co/denver/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TITIIREMUCO_CH37NU_ARTIHENU_S37-8DACEBAFetched: 10/27/2026
