§ 108-8. Nuisances.  


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  • The term "nuisance" shall be held to embrace whatever is dangerous to human life or detrimental to health, and shall include but not be limited to a public nuisance as known at common law, statutory law and in equity jurisprudence and such property and buildings thereon that, in violation of this chapter or of any other state or local law, ordinance or regulation do not have adequate egress, safeguards against fire, adequate electrical service, installation and wiring, structural support, ventilation, plumbing, sewerage or drainage facilities, are overcrowded or inadequately cleaned or lighted and the condition constituting such violation is dangerous to human life or detrimental to health. All such nuisances are hereby declared to be unlawful.