Horne v. City of Cordele

Deen, Presiding Judge.

The ordinance is undoubtedly drawn with reference to Code § 69-1118 which provides in part: "Any municipality may by ordinance require the repair, closing or demolition of dwellings or other structures intended for human habitation which are, as defined in such ordinance, unfit for human habitation or which may imperil the health, safety or morals of the occupants thereof or of surrounding areas,” and also provides for notice and hearing as to whether such conditions exist. It is obvious that the city could demolish the house without payment of just and adequate…