§ 10-752. Scope; responsibility for enforcement.  


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  • (a)

    This article applies to:

    (1)

    Any property containing two or more dwelling units, without regard to the form of the ownership of the property;

    (2)

    Any dwelling unit that shares a common interior wall with another dwelling unit, without regard to the form of the ownership of the property or properties on which the dwelling units are located; and

    (3)

    Any dwelling unit subject to a lawful condominium declaration within the meaning of either Chapter 81 or Chapter 82, Texas Property Code.

    (b)

    The chief of police is primarily responsible for the enforcement of this article, in coordination with the fire chief, the city attorney, the director of public health, the director of the department of neighborhoods and the Director of Houston Public Works, as appropriate to the circumstances of the violation.

(Ord. No. 2014-331, § 2, 4-16-2014; Ord. No. 2015-820, § 10, 8-26-2015; Ord. No. 2018-11 , § 10, 1-10-2018)