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In order for property to be considered as blighted and subject to increased taxation, the property must be determined:
- Unfit for human habitation or unfit for commercial, industrial, or business use and not in compliance with applicable codes; or
- Vacant and being used in connection with the commission of drug crimes; or
- Constituting an endangerment to the public health or safety as a result of unsanitary or unsafe conditions; and
- Not a dwelling house, which is being used as the primary residence of one or more persons.