§ 23-27.3-125.1 - Vacating buildings. - Rhode Island Statutes

SECTION 23-27.3-125.1

   § 23-27.3-125.1  Vacating buildings. –(a) When, in the opinion of the building official, there is actual andimmediate danger of failure or collapse of a building or structure or any partthereof which would endanger life, or when any structure or part of a structurehas fallen or collapsed and life is endangered by the occupation of thebuilding, the building official is authorized and empowered to order andrequire the occupants to vacate the building immediately. The building officialshall cause to be posted at each entrance to the building a notice reading asfollows:

   THIS BUILDING IS UNSAFE AND ITS USE OR OCCUPANCY HASBEEN PROHIBITED BY THE BUILDING OFFICIAL

   (b) It shall be unlawful for any person to enter except forthe purpose of making the required repairs or of demolishing the building orstructure.