{"data":{"id":"us-mt/7-15-4102","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"7-15-4102","heading":"Findings and policy with regard to unsanitary and unsafe private dwellings.","body":"(1) It is hereby declared that:\n(a) unsanitary or unsafe privately owned dwelling accommodations exist in urban areas throughout the state, and these conditions cause an increase in and spread of disease and crime and constitute a menace to the health, morals, and welfare of the citizens of the state and impair economic values;\n(b) in many instances, the owners of such accommodations, due to poverty, unavailability of credit, and increased costs, are unable to finance the rehabilitation of their dwellings; and\n(c) the municipal corporations of the state are uniquely able to render financial assistance to these owners of unsafe and unsanitary dwellings, and such assistance is a public use and purpose for which public money may be spent.\n(2) The necessity for the provisions of 7-15-4103 is hereby declared, as a matter of legislative determination, to be in the public interest.","path":["TITLE 7. LOCAL GOVERNMENT","CHAPTER 15. HOUSING AND CONSTRUCTION","Part 41. General Provisions Related to Municipal Housing and Construction"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0070/chapter_0150/part_0410/section_0020/0070-0150-0410-0020.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:45:30Z","sha256":"98bbba062a82325e3395d36ff144fbd9ace527720f91e514b5d80aa86cedd484","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/7-15-4101","next":"us-mt/7-15-4103"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}