Should any building, or any part of any building, appear to the municipality to be unfit for human habitation in consequence of the want of proper means of drainage or ventilation or any sufficient reason, the municipality may, by notice prohibit the owner or occupier thereof from using the same for human habitation or suffering it to be so used, until it has been rendered fit for such use to the satisfaction of the municipality, and no such owner or occupier shall inhabit such building or suffer it to be inhabited until the municipality shall have informed in writing the owner or occupier that the prohibition has been withdrawn.
Section 120: Power to prohibit use of unfit buildings.
The Jammu and Kashmir Municipal Act, 2000Union territory Act of Jammu and Kashmir · Act 20 of 2000
Where this provision sits
| Act | The Jammu and Kashmir Municipal Act, 2000 |
|---|---|
| Section | 120 |
| Marginal note | Power to prohibit use of unfit buildings. |
| Jurisdiction | Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir |
| Status | In force as published by the source |
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