§ 224-1. Purpose.  


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  • Unsecured and unmaintained vacant properties and foreclosing properties present a danger to the safety and welfare of public safety officers, the public, occupants and abutters, contribute to blight within neighborhoods and commercial areas, and, as such, constitute a public nuisance. This chapter is enacted to promote the health, safety and welfare of the public, to protect and preserve the quiet enjoyment of occupants, abutters and neighborhoods, and to minimize hazards to public safety personnel inspecting or entering such properties.