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Code Violation Reporting in Aurora, CO (2026)

3 verified code violation reporting rules for Aurora, Colorado, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.

Verified from official government sources

How to Report

Nuisance and property-code complaints in Aurora, Colorado go to the Director of Neighborhood Services, who must inspect and issue a written report.

Report Code Violations in Aurora, CO

Some Restrictions

Aurora City Code § 62-32(b)

(b) Complaints. All complaints alleging the existence of a public nuisance as defined in subsection 62-26(23) shall be filed with the director of neighborhood services and shall be subject to the following: (1) Inspections. The director of neighborhood services or designee shall promptly inspect the premises and shall make a written report of the findings of the inspection.

Response Times

Aurora must abate an imminent-danger nuisance within 24 hours of notice; other public nuisances get 60 days after inspection and notice.

Aurora, CO Nuisance Complaint Timelines

Some Restrictions

Aurora City Code § 62-32(b)(3)-(4)

If the public nuisance constitutes a great and immediate danger to the public health, safety or welfare, such notice shall specifically describe the public nuisance and shall direct the owner or occupant of the property where the public nuisance exists or the person causing, permitting or maintaining such nuisance to abate or remove such nuisance within 24 hours of service of the notice in acco...

Common Violations

Aurora's public nuisance ordinance lists 25 specific property conditions treated as code violations, from junk and open foundations to derelict buildings, each punishable as a crime under the general penalty section.

Common Code Violations in Aurora, CO

Some Restrictions

Aurora City Code § 62-26

It is hereby declared to be a public nuisance, and a crime punishable under the general penalty provisions of section 1-13 of the City Code, for any property owner owning property within the City of Aurora... (23) To maintain any partially or otherwise uncompleted structures, abandoned or unmaintained property, including but not limited to: fences, parking garages, commercial and residential bu...

Looking for Arapahoe County county-wide rules?

County ordinances apply to unincorporated areas and may supplement Aurora city rules.

Code Violation Reporting in Arapahoe County