Property Maintenance in Long Beach, CA (2026)
2 verified property maintenance rules for Long Beach, California, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Property Blight
Long Beach actively enforces property blight under LBMC Ch. 9.37 (Nuisance Code). Outside storage, junk, debris, discarded furniture, and appliances visible from public view are violations. Approximately 18,000 mattresses are illegally dumped annually.
Long Beach Property Blight & Nuisance Ordinance
Some RestrictionsCalifornia Vehicle Code § 22660 (Abandoned, Wrecked, or Dismantled Vehicles)
Article 1 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) 22660. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a city, county, or city and county may adopt an ordinance establishing procedures for the abatement and removal, as public nuisances, of abandoned, wrecked, dismantled, or inoperative vehicles or parts thereof from private or public property, and for the recovery, pursuant to Section 25845 or 38773.5 o...
Vacant Lot Maintenance
Chapter 18.29 of the Long Beach Municipal Code requires whoever controls a vacant lot to keep it free of weeds, dry brush, trash, junk, dumped vehicles and graffiti, secure it behind at least six-foot perimeter fencing, register it with Community Development within thirty days, and pay an annual Vacant Lot Monitoring fee, or face a lien and public-nuisance abatement.
Long Beach Vacant Lot Maintenance Ordinance
Significant RestrictionsLong Beach Municipal Code § 18.29.080
A.Responsible person shall:a.Maintain vacant lots and any perimeter fencing free of weeds, dry brush, dead vegetation; trash, garbage; junk; debris; building materials; vehicles, including but not limited to cars, boats, campers, motorcycles, and go-karts; newspapers, circulars, flyers, and banners; discarded personal items, including, but not limited to, furniture, clothing, large and small ap...
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