New Franklin Structural Condition ordinance (§ 515.090)
Chapter 515: Minimum Housing Standards
In short: A dwelling's foundation, roof, walls and floors must be kept sound, weather-tight and free of serious damage, and peeling paint that exposes wood must be repainted.
Our plain-English summary, not the official text or legal advice. The ordinance below is what counts.
A. Each foundation shall adequately support the building at all points, be maintained in a workmanlike state of maintenance and repair and exclude rodents. The roof structure shall be firm and weather-tight. The exterior wall structure and wall surface shall not have any serious defects such as buckling, serious leaning, sagging, cracks or holes, loose siding or other serious damage. Painting will be required where paint is pealing off and sluffing and wood is exposed.
B. Interior Structural Condition. The dwelling unit must be free of severe bulging, leaning, large holes, loose surface materials, noticeable movement under walking stress, sever buckling, missing parts or other serious damage in ceilings and walls or floors. The floors shall be capable of supporting normal loads. Inside and outside stairways, halls, porches and walkways shall present no danger of tripping or falling.
Official source: New Franklin City Code, page 30 of the city's PDF
Last checked October 30, 2026. The city's official copy controls; this page is a reading copy, not legal advice.