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Property Maintenance in Hampton, VA (2026)

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

Verified from official government sources

Property Blight

Hampton's Housing Improvement Program lets the code official inspect high-risk dwellings and order owners of substandard housing to make repairs within 45 days or submit a written compliance plan.

Hampton Substandard Housing Repair Order

Some Restrictions

Hampton City Code § 9-195

After conducting an inspection and determining that violations are present, the owner or the owner's agent will receive a notice specifying the required repairs or improvements to be made to the building. Unless these violations pose an imminent threat to public safety, the owner will be given forty-five (45) days from the date of a registered letter to either begin corrective action or to subm...

Vacant Lot Maintenance

Owners of vacant Hampton lots must keep them free of accumulated trash, garbage, refuse, litter and clutter under the city's unlawful property maintenance conditions ordinance.

Hampton VA Vacant Lot Debris Rule

Some Restrictions

Hampton City Code § 24-37(a)

It shall be unlawful for the owner of any property, or any occupant or other person who is responsible for the maintenance and upkeep of any property, occupied or vacant, including the area adjoining such property extending to the curb line or the paved portion of the roadway and the center line of an abutting alley, to permit the accumulation on such property of trash, garbage, refuse, litter ...