City of Urbana v. Houser

In 1976 the city of Urbana, a home rule municipality within the meaning of section 6, article VII, of the Constitution of 1970, filed a complaint for a demolition. It alleged a structure within the municipal limits was so dangerous and unsafe that the condition could not be eliminated by repair and that the building official of the city had declared the structure dangerous within the meaning of section 11 — 31—1 of the Illinois Municipal Code (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1975, ch. 24, par. 11—31—1).

A motion to dismiss was made. It urged a want of authority by the city to maintain the action, since the…