2. Abandonment and Blight Defined ( A&B)

 Abandoned is a structure unused / unoccupied for six or more months. Occupants of a structure must be authorized to use the structure by the owner of the structure.  If the owner has not given permission for a person or persons to occupy the structure it is still not in use and lawfully occupied.

 Blight is a building not in compliance with building code: Unkempt to bundle like lot. Structure failure - collapsed porch, collapsed foundation wall,  collapsed roof, openings in roof,  nonexistent or damaged doors and windows - openings,  peeled paint no longer providing barrier to elements, nonfunctioning or nonexistent gutters and downspouts, failed / collapsed chimney, obsolete / unsafe electrical system, obsolete / nonfunctioning water and / or natural gas plumbing, obsolete / nonfunctioning heating system,  etc.