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� - r <br /> February 21, 1983 . The State Building Code, in turn, adopts by <br /> reference the 1982 edition of the Uniform Buildinq Code. Minnesota <br /> Rules 1305. 1000, Section 307, allows municipalities to require <br /> Certificates of Occupancies for single family dwellings. <br /> Section 104(b) of the UBC/SBC states that although . <br /> alterations and repairs may be made to a building without requiring <br /> the whole building to comply with all the requirements of the code, <br /> the alterations and repairs shall not cause an egisting building or <br /> structure to become unsafe or over loaded. The improvements made <br /> to the structure by Mr. Henke prior to his occupying have increased <br /> the urgency for the improvement of the footings and foundation. <br /> The interior of the house which previously was constructed of <br /> cardboard ceilings and walls was completely sheet rocked. In <br /> addition, a wood burning stove and appliances were aaaea to the <br /> house. Such changes have increased the weight of the home, thus <br /> causing the cement blocks supporting the house to become even more <br /> structurally unsound and stressed. <br /> Furthermore, Section 203 of the UBC/SBC, which operates <br /> independentaly of Section 104(b) , declares that any building that <br /> is structurally unsafe or otherwise dangerous to life is a public <br /> nuisance. Public nuisances, as set forth in the code, must be <br /> abated by repair, rehabilitation, demolition or removal. In the <br /> � instant case, the Henke house is a public nuisance. The structural <br /> unsoundness of the building poses a threat to the neighborhood. <br /> Children can easily crawl under the house and become seriously <br /> injured should the blocks supporting the house shift. Such a shift <br /> could also injure Mr. Henke should he be near or in the house. <br /> -5- <br />