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. (a) (1) Every building or place used for the purpose of
illegal gambling as defined by state law or local ordinance,
lewdness, assignation, or prostitution, and every building or place
in or upon which acts of illegal gambling as defined by state law or
local ordinance, lewdness, assignation, or prostitution, are held or
occur, is a nuisance which shall be enjoined, abated, and prevented,
and for which damages may be recovered, whether it is a public or
private nuisance.
(2) Nothing in this subdivision shall be construed to apply the
definition of a nuisance to a private residence where illegal
gambling is conducted on an intermittent basis and without the
purpose of producing profit for the owner or occupier of the
premises.
(b) (1) Notwithstanding any other law, every building or place
used for the purpose of human trafficking, and every building or
place in or upon which acts of human trafficking are held or occur,
is a nuisance which shall be enjoined, abated, and prevented, and for
which damages may be recovered, whether it is a public or private
nuisance.
(2) For purposes of this subdivision, human trafficking is defined
in Section 236.1.
(c) (1) Every building or place used as a bathhouse which as a
primary activity encourages or permits conduct that according to the
guidelines of the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
can transmit AIDS, including, but not limited to, anal intercourse,
oral copulation, or vaginal intercourse, is a nuisance which shall be
enjoined, abated, and prevented, and for which damages may be
recovered, whether it is a public or private nuisance.
(2) For purposes of this subdivision, a "bathhouse" means a
business which, as its primary purpose, provides facilities for a
spa, whirlpool, communal bath, sauna, steam bath, mineral bath, mud
bath, or facilities for swimming.