Philbrick v. White

Stimulated by federal enactments and a desire to avoid the more drastic procedures of “slum clearance” and “urban renewal,” municipal housing codes have been widely adopted in recent years to promote neighborhood rehabilitation. See “Enforcement of Housing Codes,” 78 Harv. L. Rev. 801, 803-804. In 1959, New Hampshire adopted an enabling act which authorized municipalities to enact housing codes prescribing minimum housing standards and forbidding tire use or occupancy of dwellings unfit for human habitation. Laws 1959, c. 293, now RSA ch. 48-A (supp). In 1961 the city of Concord adopted a…