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housing code

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  • Hugo Grotius
    In property law: Zoning and planning

    Some jurisdictions have a housing code in addition to the building code. The housing code frequently operates retroactively—i.e., it sets out minimum requirements for any building in which human beings reside, whether or not it is newly constructed.

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