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  • Findings, declarations relative to food, beverages sold to certain school pupils.

    N.J. Stat. § 18A:33-15 · New Jersey · Statutes

    Title 18A › Chapter 33 › Section 33-15

    the Improved Nutrition and Physical Activity Act (IMPACT Act) to address the overall concern with the obesity epidemic and, in particular, the need to educate youth about good nutrition, healthy eating habits … and calories; and d. health experts agree that one of the most effective ways to prevent obesity is to establish policies and programs that encourage children and adolescents to develop healthy eating habits

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  • § Â 7914. Separate sewer connections.

    16 Del. C. § 7914 · Delaware · Statutes

    Title 16 › Chapter 79 › Section 7914

    Every building intended for human habitation or occupancy on premises abutting on a street in which there is a public sewer shall have a separate connection.

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  • §37-6-30. Landlord to deliver premises; duty to maintain premises in fit and habitable condition.

    W. Va. Code § 37-6-30 · West Virginia · Statutes

    Chapter 37 › Article 6 › Section 30

    With respect to residential property: (a) A landlord shall: (1) At the commencement of a tenancy, deliver the dwelling unit and surrounding premises in a fit and habitable condition, and shall thereafter … (d) For the purposes of this section, the term "multiple housing unit" shall mean a dwelling which contains a room or group of rooms located within a building or structure forming more than one habitable

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  • Section 798.4

    Cal. CIV § 798.4 · California · Statutes

    Code civ › Division 2 › Part 2 › Title 2 › Chapter 2.5 › Article 1 › Section 798.4

    “Mobilehome park” is an area of land where two or more mobilehome sites are rented, or held out for rent, to accommodate mobilehomes used for human habitation.

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  • Section 197

    Cal. PEN § 197 · California · Statutes

    Code pen › Part 1 › Title 8 › Chapter 1 › Section 197

    (2) When committed in defense of habitation, property, or person, against one who manifestly intends or endeavors, by violence or surprise, to commit a felony, or against one who manifestly intends and … endeavors, in a violent, riotous, or tumultuous manner, to enter the habitation of another for the purpose of offering violence to any person therein

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  • 48-A:4 Procedure for Enforcement.

    N.H. Rev. Stat. § 48-A:4 · New Hampshire · Statutes

    Title III › Chapter 48-A › Section 4

    file a petition in the superior court in which it shall set forth the charges issued pursuant to RSA 48-A:3, II, as well as any other allegations bearing upon the unfitness of the dwelling for human habitation … Upon hearing, the matter shall be treated as de novo, and the court shall hear such pertinent evidence concerning the fitness of the dwelling for human habitation as may be relevant.

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  • Persons residing in the house.

    La. Civ. Code art. 633 · Louisiana · Statutes

    Code civil-code › Article 633

    A person having the right of habitation may reside in the house with his family, although not married at the time the right was granted to him. Acts 1976, No. 103, §1.

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  • “Dwelling” defined

    Nev. Rev. Stat. § 489.092 · Nevada · Statutes

    Title 43 › Chapter 489 › Section 489.092

    “Dwelling” means one or more habitable rooms which are designed to be occupied by one family with facilities for living, sleeping, cooking and eating.

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  • Delivery of possession of premises

    Nev. Rev. Stat. § 118A.280 · Nevada · Statutes

    Title 10 › Chapter 118A › Section 118A.280

    At the commencement of the rental term the landlord shall deliver possession of the premises to the tenant in compliance with the rental agreement and in a habitable condition as provided in this chapter

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  • Keeping and handling of fire menace material; carpenter or paint shop in habitation

    Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 148, sec. 24 · Massachusetts · Statutes

    Part I › Title XX › Chapter 148 › Section 24

    No part of any building used for habitation nor that part of any lot within fifty feet of any building so used shall, except as permitted by section twenty-three, be used for the storage, keeping or handling … No part of any building used for habitation nor that part of any lot within fifty feet of any building so used shall, except as permitted by section twenty-three, be used for the storage, keeping or handling

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  • Unfit buildings in municipalities; exercise of police power authorized

    N.J. Stat. § 40:48-2.3 · New Jersey · Statutes

    Title 40 › Chapter 48 › Section 48-2.3

    building or buildings, or parts thereof, in municipalities of this State which are so old, dilapidated or have become so out of repair as to be dangerous, unsafe, insanitary or otherwise unfit for human habitation … Whenever any municipality of this State finds that there exists in such municipality any building or buildings which are unfit for human habitation or occupancy, or use, due to dilapidation, defects increasing

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  • Revocation, suspension or refusal to renew license -

    Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-2040 · Oklahoma · Statutes

    Title 59 › Section 59-2040

    Is unfit or incompetent by reason of negligence, habits, or other causes of incompetency; 3. Is habitually intemperate in the use of alcoholic beverages; 4. … Is addicted to, or has improperly obtained, possessed, used or distributed habit-forming drugs or narcotics; 5. Is guilty of dishonest or unethical conduct; 6.

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  • Unlawful occupation

    N.Y. MDW Law § 302 · New York · Statutes

    Act MDW › Article 8 › Section 302

    If any dwelling or structure be\noccupied in whole or in part for human habitation in violation of\nsection three hundred one, during such unlawful occupation any bond or\nnote secured by a mortgage upon … During such period the department in charge of water supply shall\nnot permit water to be furnished in any such dwelling or structure and\nsaid premises shall be deemed unfit for human habitation, and

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  • Personal servitude.

    La. Civ. Code art. 534 · Louisiana · Statutes

    Code civil-code › Article 534

    There are three sorts of personal servitudes: usufruct, habitation, and rights of use. Acts 1976, No. 103, §1.

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  • Section 18003.3

    Cal. HSC § 18003.3 · California · Statutes

    Code hsc › Division 13 › Part 2 › Chapter 1 › Section 18003.3

    “Dwelling unit” means one or more habitable rooms which are designed to be occupied by one family with facilities for living, sleeping, cooking, eating, and sanitation.

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  • "Mobile home" defined

    Tenn. Code Ann. § 55-4-402 · Tennessee · Statutes

    Title 55 › Chapter 4 › Section 55-4-402

    nonself-propelled vehicle, with a length exceeding thirty-five feet (35'), so designed, constructed, reconstructed or added to by means of accessories in such manner as will permit the use thereof for human habitation … nonself-propelled vehicle, with a length exceeding thirty-five feet (35'), so designed, constructed, reconstructed or added to by means of accessories in such manner as will permit the use thereof for human habitation

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  • Part definitions - References to convictions for offenses of burglary

    Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-13-1001 · Tennessee · Statutes

    Title 39 › Chapter 13 › Section 39-13-1001

    (a) As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires, the terms "habitation", "occupied", and "owner" have the same meaning as defined in § 39-14-401 . … (a) As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires, the terms "habitation", "occupied", and "owner" have the same meaning as defined in § 39-14-401 .

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  • § 28.02. ARSON.

    Tex. Penal Code § 28.02 · Texas · Statutes

    Code pe › Chapter 28 › Section 28.02

    fire, regardless of whether the fire continues after ignition, or causes an explosion with intent to destroy or damage: (1) any vegetation, fence, or structure on open-space land; or (2) any building, habitation … commits an offense if the person recklessly starts a fire or causes an explosion while manufacturing or attempting to manufacture a controlled substance and the fire or explosion damages any building, habitation

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  • Health order; infected and uninhabitable dwellings to be vacated.

    Mich. Comp. Laws § 125.485 · Michigan · Statutes

    Chapter 125 › Act Act-167-of-1917 › Section 125.485

    Whenever it shall be certified by an inspector or officer of the health department that a dwelling is infected with contagious disease or that it is unfit for human habitation, or dangerous to life or … The health officer or such other appropriate public official as the mayor may designate whenever he is satisfied that the danger from said dwelling has ceased to exist, or that it is fit for human habitation

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  • §18–101.

    Md. Code, Health - General § 18-101 · Maryland · Statutes

    Article ghg › Title 18 › Subtitle 1 › Section 18-101

    The Secretary shall investigate: (1) The causes of disease and, particularly, the causes of epidemics; (2) The causes of mortality; and (3) The influence of locality, employment, habit, and other conditions

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