Property Maintenance in Scottsdale, AZ (2026)
2 verified property maintenance rules for Scottsdale, Arizona, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Property Blight
Scottsdale code inspectors can designate rental housing as slum property under Sec. 18-100 after an inspection finds structurally unsound conditions, missing sanitation, or hazardous wiring, giving the owner 30 days to correct the violation before the designation is recorded against the land. Sec. 18-102 lets the city separately declare any structure an imminent hazard unfit for human habitation and order it vacated.
Scottsdale Slum Property and Unfit Structure Rules
Significant RestrictionsScottsdale Code of Ordinances § 18-100
If, after an inspection, the city finds that residential rental property meets the definition of slum property in this chapter, the city manager or designee may designate the property a slum property. The city shall notify the owner or the owner's statutory agent of the designation... Except for an imminent hazard to life, health or public safety, requiring emergency abatement, the owner has th...
Vacant Lot Maintenance
Scottsdale requires owners of vacant lots used for off-road driving or parking to stop it: Sec. 18-9.2 makes the owner responsible for taking measures, such as a fence, ditch and berm, or posts at four-foot intervals, to prevent future use of the lot by motor vehicles, motorcycles, dune buggies, jeeps or similar engine-powered recreational vehicles once that use has occurred.
Scottsdale Vacant Lot Vehicle Use Rules
Some RestrictionsScottsdale Code of Ordinances § 18-9.2
The owner of a vacant lot that has been subject to use (operating and/or parking) by any motor vehicle, motorcycle, mini-bike, trailbike, dune buggy, motor scooter, jeep or other form of transportation or recreational vehicle propelled by an internal combustion engine, shall take measures to prevent future use (operating and/or parking) on the vacant lot. The measures may include erecting a fen...
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