Statutes and regulations

SECTION 48-39-270. Definitions.

S.C. Code Ann. § 48-39-270 · South Carolina · Statutes

Title 48 › Chapter 39 › Section 48-39-270

structure means a structure suitable for human habitation including, but not limited to, single or multifamily residences, hotels, condominium buildings, and buildings for commercial purposes. … single habitable structure.

Aggravated burglary

Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-13-1003 · Tennessee · Statutes

Title 39 › Chapter 13 › Section 39-13-1003

(a) Aggravated burglary is burglary, as described in § 39-13-1002 , of a habitation. (b) Aggravated burglary is a Class C felony. Added by 2021 Tenn. Acts, ch. 545, s 2, eff. 7/1/2021. … (a) Aggravated burglary is burglary, as described in § 39-13-1002 , of a habitation. (b) Aggravated burglary is a Class C felony. Added by 2021 Tenn. Acts, ch. 545, s 2, eff. 7/1/2021.

Section 4214

Cal. PRC § 4214 · California · Statutes

Code prc › Division 4 › Part 2 › Chapter 1.5 › Article 1 › Section 4214

The amount expended to benefit the owners of habitable structures within a state responsibility area shall be commensurate with the amount collected from the owners within that state responsibility area … (4) Inspections by the department for compliance with defensible space requirements around habitable structures in state responsibility areas as required by Section 4291.

379.835 Joint reinsurance association.

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 379.835 · Missouri · Statutes

Chapter 379 › Section 379.835

Each insurer shall participate in the writings, expenses, profits and losses of the association in the following manner: (1) For habitational risks, the same proportion as its habitational premiums written … bear to the aggregate habitational premiums written by all insurers in the program; (2) For commercial risks, the same proportion as its commercial premiums written bear to the aggregate commercial premiums

§ 3733.42. Labor camp rules

Ohio Rev. Code § 3733.42 · Ohio · Statutes

Title 37 › Chapter 3733 › § 3733.42

The rules shall establish minimum standards of habitability with which a licensee shall comply in operating an agricultural labor camp. … The rules shall establish, beyond minimum standards of habitability, additional standards of habitability for those camps and shall establish priorities for those additional standards with which a licensee

§ 34-2301. Definitions.

D.C. Code § 34-2301 · District of Columbia · Statutes

Title 34 › Chapter 23 › § 34-2301

1 or more units that is leased or subleased to a person with the consent of the owner or the owner’s agent, in consideration for rental payment. (3) “Tenant” means any person who holds or possesses a habitation … in subordination to the title of the owner of the premises in which the habitation is located, with the consent of the owner.

Massachusetts healthy homes program; grants or loans

Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 23B, sec. 33 · Massachusetts · Statutes

Part I › Title II › Chapter 23B › Section 33

''Habitability concerns'', home repairs that are required to ensure residential units are: (i) fit for human habitation; (ii) free from defective conditions and health and safety hazards, including, but … ''Habitability concerns'', home repairs that are required to ensure residential units are: (i) fit for human habitation; (ii) free from defective conditions and health and safety hazards, including, but

§19-20-20. Keeping vicious dogs; humane officers may kill such dogs.

W. Va. Code § 19-20-20 · West Virginia · Statutes

Chapter 19 › Article 20 › Section 20

Except as provided in section twenty-one of this article, no person shall own, keep or harbor any dog known by him to be vicious, dangerous, or in the habit of biting or attacking other persons, whether … Upon satisfactory proof before a circuit court or magistrate that such dog is vicious, dangerous, or in the habit of biting or attacking other persons or other dogs or animals, the judge may authorize

§ 17-79-621. Structure height.

Utah Code § 17-79-621 · Utah · Statutes

Title 17 › Chapter 17-79 › § 17-79-621

(1) A county may regulate: (a) the number of habitable stories that a structure may contain; and (b) the overall height of a structure. (2) If a land use authority approved a land use application for a … or before September 1, 2025, and the land use application is subject to land use regulations described in Subsection (1) that conflict, the land use authority may not limit the number of above-ground habitable

Reckless endangerment

Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-13-103 · Tennessee · Statutes

Title 39 › Chapter 13 › Section 39-13-103

Reckless endangerment is a Class A misdemeanor. (2) Reckless endangerment committed with a deadly weapon is a Class E felony. (3) Reckless endangerment by discharging a firearm or antique firearm into a habitation … , as defined under § 39-14-401 , is a Class C felony, unless the habitation was unoccupied at the time of the offense, in which event it is a Class D felony. (4) Reckless endangerment by discharging a

§ Â 4115. Light, ventilation and space requirements.

31 Del. C. § 4115 · Delaware · Statutes

Title 31 › Chapter 41 › Subchapter II › Section 4115

(b) Light in habitable rooms. — Every habitable room, except kitchens, toilet rooms, basement or cellar rooms and interior rooms of townhouses and row houses, shall have at least 1 window facing directly … The floor area shall be calculated on the basis of the total area of all habitable rooms.

90.360 Effect of landlord noncompliance with rental agreement or obligation to maintain premises

ORS § 90.360 · Oregon · Statutes

Title 10 › Chapter 90 › Section 90.360

(a) Except as provided in this chapter, if there is a material noncompliance by the landlord with the rental agreement or a noncompliance with ORS 90.320 (Landlord to maintain premises in habitable condition … condition) or 90.730 (Landlord duty to maintain rented space, vacant spaces and common areas in habitable condition) .

§ 214.231. DEFINITIONS.

Tex. Local Government Code § 214.231 · Texas · Statutes

Code lg › Chapter 214 › Section 214.231

In this subchapter: (1) "Building" means any enclosed structure designed for use as a habitation or for a commercial use, including engaging in trade or manufacture. … (3) "Unit" means an enclosed area designed: (A) for habitation by a single family; or (B) for a commercial use, including engaging in trade or manufacture, by a tenant.

Habit--Routine practice

S.D. Codified Laws § 19-19-406 · South Dakota · Statutes

Title 19 › Chapter 19 › Section 19-19-406

Evidence of a person's habit or an organization's routine practice may be admitted to prove that on a particular occasion the person or organization acted in accordance with the habit or routine practice

Keeping and use of inflammable fluids; permit; fee

Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 148, sec. 23 · Massachusetts · Statutes

Part I › Title XX › Chapter 148 › Section 23

contained in an approved safety can and no non-volatile inflammable fluid except an amount not exceeding ten gallons for domestic use shall be kept, used or stored in any part of any building used for habitation … inflammable fluid in quantity exceeding thirty gallons, shall be kept, used or stored, except in the tank of an automobile, motor boat or stationary engine, within fifty feet of any building used for habitation

§ 10-20-626. Structure height.

Utah Code § 10-20-626 · Utah · Statutes

Title 10 › Chapter 10-20 › § 10-20-626

(1) A municipality may regulate: (a) the number of habitable stories that a structure may contain; and (b) the overall height of a structure. (2) If a land use authority approved a land use application … or before September 1, 2025, and the land use application is subject to land use regulations described in Subsection (1) that conflict, the land use authority may not limit the number of above-ground habitable

90.250 Receipt of rent without obligation to maintain premises prohibited

ORS § 90.250 · Oregon · Statutes

Title 10 › Chapter 90 › Section 90.250

A rental agreement, assignment, conveyance, trust deed or security instrument may not permit the receipt of rent free of the obligation to comply with ORS 90.320 (Landlord to maintain premises in habitable … condition) (1) or 90.730 (Landlord duty to maintain rented space, vacant spaces and common areas in habitable condition) .

Section 349

Cal. ELEC § 349 · California · Statutes

Code elec › Division 0.5 › Chapter 4 › Section 349

(b) The domicile of a person is that place in which his or her habitation is fixed, wherein the person has the intention of remaining, and to which, whenever he or she is absent, the person has the intention … (c) The residence of a person is that place in which the person’s habitation is fixed for some period of time, but wherein he or she does not have the intention of remaining.

Section 17001

Cal. HSC § 17001 · California · Statutes

Code hsc › Division 13 › Part 1 › Chapter 1 › Section 17001

Buildings used for human habitation, and buildings accessory thereto, within employee housing shall comply with the building standards published in the State Building Standards Code relating to employee … Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 17050, if such a local ordinance is applicable to buildings used for human habitation, and buildings accessory thereto, within employee housing, these buildings

Ignorance of dog's habits is no defense

Tenn. Code Ann. § 44-17-202 · Tennessee · Statutes

Title 44 › Chapter 17 › Section 44-17-202

Ignorance of the vicious habits or character of the dog on the part of its owner shall be no defense in actions arising under § 44-17-201 . … Ignorance of the vicious habits or character of the dog on the part of its owner shall be no defense in actions arising under § 44-17-201 .