{"data":{"id":"us-in/ic-16-41-20-6","jurisdiction":"us-in","citation":"IC 16-41-20-6","heading":"Public nuisances","body":"Sec. 6. The state department, local board of health, or county health officer may declare a dwelling that is unfit for human habitation a public nuisance. The state department, local board of health, or county health officer may order to be removed, abated, suspended, altered, improved, or purified a dwelling, structure, excavation, business, pursuit, or thing in or about the dwelling or the dwelling's lot, or the plumbing, sewerage, drainage, light, or ventilation of the dwelling.","path":["TITLE 16. HEALTH","ARTICLE 41. PUBLIC HEALTH MEASURES FOR THE PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF DISEASE","Chapter 20. Health, Sanitation, and Safety: Dwellings Unfit for Human Habitation"],"source_url":"https://iga.in.gov/ic/2026/Title_16.html#16-41-20-6","current_through":"2026","vintage":"2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-11T20:02:18Z","sha256":"648ae892dead2e2a8908cf9f44fbde2928a14126ac3b69bef9c4a53bbca3e430","source_id":"us-in","stale":false,"prev":"us-in/ic-16-41-20-5","next":"us-in/ic-16-41-20-7"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}