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Property Maintenance in Cupertino, CA (2026)

2 verified property maintenance rules for Cupertino, California, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.

Verified from official government sources

Property Blight

Cupertino bars any owner, agent, or person controlling real property from maintaining a building used for human occupancy in a substandard or hazardous condition under state Health and Safety Code standards. Section 9.22.060 lets the City demand corrective action, charge re-inspection fees, and report unresolved violations to the state Franchise Tax Board.

Cupertino Substandard Housing Abatement Rule

Significant Restrictions

Cupertino Municipal Code § 9.22.060

No property owner(s), agent(s), lessee(s), responsible party, any other person(s) or entity having control of, or control over the occupancy of any real property (including City property) within the City shall maintain or allow to be maintained any of the following conditions: Any building, residence and/or structure, or portion thereof, used for human occupancy in substandard condition, as def...

Vacant Lot Maintenance

Cupertino Municipal Code Chapter 9.22, Property Maintenance, expressly covers vacant land as well as occupied premises. Section 9.22.020 and Table 9.22.020 bar owners of any real property, including empty parcels, from maintaining dead or diseased weeds and vegetation that pose fire, health, infestation or rodent hazards, plus junk, debris and deteriorated structures.

Cupertino Vacant Lot Maintenance Standards

Significant Restrictions

Cupertino Municipal Code Sec. 9.22.010, 9.22.020 (Table 9.22.020, Item C)

The purpose of this chapter is to promote the health, safety and welfare of the people of the City of Cupertino, and to protect the City’s neighborhoods against blighting and deteriorating influences or conditions that contribute to the downgrading of neighborhood aesthetics and property values by establishing minimum standards, in addition to standards contained in other laws, rules and regula...

Looking for Santa Clara County county-wide rules?

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

Property Maintenance in Santa Clara County