The Miami-Dade County Board of County Commissioners hereby finds and declares that
there presently exist in Miami-Dade County, Florida, structures let for human habitation
which are, or may become in the future, substandard with respect to structure, equipment
or maintenance. Further, that such conditions, together with inadequate provision
for light and air, insufficient protection against fire hazards, lack of proper ventilation
for heating and cooling, insanitary conditions, and overcrowding, constitute a menace
to the health, safety, morals, welfare, and reasonable comfort of the citizens and
visitors to this metropolitan area. It is further found and declared that the existence
of such conditions, factors, or characteristics, if not remedied, will create slum
areas requiring large-scale clearance, and further that, in the absence of corrective
measures, such areas will experience a deterioration of social values, a curtailment
of investment and tax revenues, and impairment of economic values. It is further found
and declared that the establishment and maintenance of minimum housing standards are
essential to the prevention of blight and decay, and the safeguarding of public health,
safety, morals and welfare.
