California Health and Safety Code

§ 17980.1

HSC § 17980.1 Effective Jan 1, 2004Div. 13 · Part 1.5 · Ch. 5 · Art. 3

Statute text

(a)If a building is identified by a city, city and county, or county pursuant to Article 4 (commencing with Section 19160) of Chapter 2 of Part 3 of Division 13, or Section 8875.2 of the Government Code as being potentially hazardous to life in the event of an earthquake or is identified for any other reason to be hazardous to life in the event of an earthquake, or is identified as being in a condition that substantially endangers the health and safety of residents pursuant to Section 17980.6, an order requiring the building to be retrofitted to local seismic building standards or repaired so as not to violate any law, regulation, or ordinance applicable to the maintenance and use of the building, may be executed by the enforcement agency or its agents or contractors if all of the following conditions are satisfied:

(1)The hazardous condition is of a nature that would endanger the immediate health and safety of residents or the public in the event of an earthquake.

(2)The extent and nature of a hazardous condition related to seismic safety is such that it could be corrected with the application of current technology.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2003, Ch. 474, Sec. 5. Effective January 1, 2004.