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Property Maintenance in Richmond, CA (2026)

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

Verified from official government sources

Property Blight

Richmond prohibits inoperable, wrecked, dismantled, or abandoned vehicles from being stored on private property visible from the street or on any public right-of-way. Violations are abated under RMC Chapter 9.22 and CA Vehicle Code §22660, with tow authority after a 10-day notice.

Property Maintenance: Junk Vehicles

Some Restrictions

California Vehicle Code §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 of the Government Code, or assumption by the local ...

Vacant Lot Maintenance

Richmond requires owners of vacant commercial or residential buildings to maintain and monitor the property and, within 10 days of vacancy, post a conspicuous notice with the owner's contact information in two-inch black lettering readable from 30 feet.

Richmond Vacant Building Maintenance Rules

Some Restrictions

Richmond Municipal Code sec. 6.38.110

Owners, trustees, or beneficiaries who hold a deed of trust on any vacant commercial or residential building or structure... shall maintain and monitor the subject property as follows: Within ten (10) days of obtaining the vacant property, or the property becoming vacant, the owner shall post of a Notice in a conspicuous place on the front of the building stating the name, address and telephone...

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

Property Maintenance in Contra Costa County