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Property Maintenance in North Charleston, SC (2026)

1 verified property maintenance rules for North Charleston, South Carolina, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.

Verified from official government sources

Property Blight

When the public safety and housing committee finds a North Charleston building unfit for habitation, it can order the owner to repair, alter, or demolish it within a set deadline.

North Charleston Unfit Building Repair Order

Significant Restrictions

North Charleston Code of Ordinances § 10-29

If, after notice and hearing as provided for in sections 10-26 and 10-28, the public safety and housing committee determines that the building under consideration is unfit for human habitation or occupancy...it shall issue and cause to be served upon the owner thereof an order...requiring the owner, within the time specified in the order, to repair, alter, or improve such building to render it ...

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Property Maintenance in Charleston County