Code Violation Reporting in Fort Worth, TX (2026)
2 verified code violation reporting rules for Fort Worth, Texas, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Response Times
Fort Worth gives a property owner seven days from receiving a nuisance abatement notice to fix the problem before the city can enter, do the work, and bill the owner. Notice by mail counts as received three days after mailing; posted notice, ten days after posting.
Fort Worth Nuisance Abatement Response Times
Some RestrictionsFort Worth City Code § 11A-52
(a) The director is hereby authorized to give notice to the owner of any property upon which a nuisance under this division exists to abate the nuisance. (b) If the owner of the property does not comply with an abatement notice issued by the director within seven days after the date the notice is received, the director may: (1) Enter the property and do or cause to be done any work or improveme...
Common Violations
Fort Worth's Code Compliance Department has authority under City Code § 11A-6 to enforce eight named categories: minimum building standards, multifamily dwelling registration/inspection, solid waste and recycling, front and side yard vehicle parking, oversize vehicle parking, junked vehicles, zoning, and the Chapter 11A nuisance provisions themselves.
Fort Worth Code Compliance Violation Categories
Some RestrictionsFort Worth City Code § 11A-6
The director of code compliance and all duly authorized employees of the department of code compliance shall have the authority to enforce provisions of the city code relating to zoning, multifamily dwellings, minimum building standards, nuisance, environmental and health, according to specific procedures set forth in said code chapters and ordinances, including, but not limited to: (a) Chapter...
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