Stamford, Conn., Code of Ordinances ch. 146 § 146-24

The designation of dwellings, dwelling units, rooming houses, rooming units, hotels or hotel units as unfit for human habitation and the procedure for condemnation and placarding of such unfit dwellings, dwelling units, rooming houses, rooming units, hotels or hotel units shall be carried out in compliance with the following requirements: A.
Any dwelling, dwelling unit, rooming house, rooming unit, hotel or hotel unit which shall be found to have any of the following defects shall be condemned as unfit for human habitation and shall be so designated and placarded by the Director of Health:
(1) One which is so damaged, decayed, dilapidated, unsanitary, unsafe or vermin infested that it creates a serious hazard to the health or safety of the occupants or of the public.
(2) One which lacks illumination, ventilation or sanitation facilities adequate to protect the health or safety of the occupants or of the public.
(3) One which because of its general condition is unsanitary or otherwise dangerous to the health or safety of the occupants or of the public.
B. Any dwelling, dwelling unit, rooming house, rooming unit, hotel or hotel unit condemned as unfit for human habitation and so designated and placarded by the Director of Health shall be vacated within a reasonable time as ordered by the Director of Health.
C. No dwelling, dwelling unit, rooming house, rooming unit, hotel or hotel unit which has been condemned and placarded as unfit for human habitation shall again be used for human habitation until written approval is secured from and such placard is removed by the Director of Health. The Director of Health shall remove such placard whenever the defect or defects upon which the condemnation and placarding action was based have been eliminated.
D. No person shall deface or remove the placard from any dwelling, dwelling unit, rooming house, rooming unit, hotel or hotel unit which has been condemned as unfit for human habitation and placarded as such, except as provided above. Whoever violates this provision shall, upon conviction, be subject to a fine of not less than twenty-five dollars ($25.) nor more than fifty dollars ($50.).
E. Any person affected by any notice or order relating to the condemning and placarding of a dwelling, dwelling unit, rooming house, rooming unit, hotel or hotel unit as unfit for human habitation may request and shall be granted a hearing on the matter before the Health Commission under the procedure set forth in in Section C5-40-4(d) of the Charter of the City of Stamford.
F. Where no corrective action is taken by the owner, occupant or person in charge of a dwelling, dwelling unit, rooming house, rooming unit, hotel or hotel unit designated as unfit for human occupancy within six (6) months following the date of the placarding action and when no hearing is pending, the Director of Health shall order the structure in violation to be demolished as soon as practicable, provided that reasonable notice is given to said owner, occupant or person in charge within a reasonable time prior to said demolition.
G. Nothing herein contained shall be interpreted as precluding any private right of action of any person against an owner, occupant or person in charge of the placarded structure.