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Property Maintenance in Hendersonville, TN (2026)

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

Verified from official government sources

Property Blight

Hendersonville's code official can order an owner to repair, board up, or demolish any structure so deteriorated or dilapidated that it is dangerous, unsafe, or unfit for occupancy, under the locally amended Property Maintenance Code.

Hendersonville Dangerous Building Abatement

Significant Restrictions

Hendersonville Property Maintenance Code § 113.1 (Municipal Code § 13-102(7))

The code official shall order the owner or owner's authorized agent of any premises upon which is located any structure, which in the code official's or owner's authorized agent judgement after review is so deteriorated or dilapidated or has become so out of repair as to be dangerous, unsafe, insanitary or otherwise unfit for human habitation or occupancy... to repair and make safe and sanitary...

Vacant Lot Maintenance

Vacant and undeveloped lots in Hendersonville get an 18-inch weed and grass limit instead of the 10-inch rule for improved property, with tighter mowed buffers required once a tract exceeds two acres.

Hendersonville Vacant Lot Weed Rules

Some Restrictions

Hendersonville Property Maintenance Code §§ 302.4, 302.4.1(b)

For undeveloped properties, the growth shall not exceed eighteen (18) inches. For large tracts refer to Section 302.4.1. All noxious weeds shall be prohibited. Weeds shall be defined as all grasses, annual plants and vegetation, other than trees or shrubs provided; however, this term shall not include cultivated flowers and gardens. 302.4.1 Large Tracts. For properties involving more than tw...

Looking for Sumner County county-wide rules?

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

Property Maintenance in Sumner County