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Property Maintenance in Tyler, TX (2026)

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

Verified from official government sources

Property Blight

Tyler's Chapter 18 declares accumulations of rubbish, junk, debris, and overgrown vegetation on a property a public nuisance. Code enforcement issues a notice to abate; unresolved conditions can be cleaned by the city and billed to the owner.

Tyler Property Blight & Nuisance Ordinance

Some Restrictions

Tyler, TX, Code of Ordinances ch. 18, Sec. 18-20 (Prohibited accumulations; public nuisances)

allow rubbish, including newspapers, refrigerators, stoves, furniture, tires, cans and appliances, trash, garbage, refuse, junk, or debris to collect upon such premises

Vacant Lot Maintenance

Tyler prohibits uncultivated vegetation taller than twelve inches on any lot, including vacant ones, inside the city or within 5,000 feet of it. Owners must control weeds, brush, and dumping, or the city mows and bills the owner.

Tyler Vacant Lot Weeds & Mowing Rules

Some Restrictions

Tyler, TX, Code of Ordinances ch. 18, Sec. 18-20 (Prohibited accumulations; public nuisances)

It is unlawful for any person to allow uncultivated vegetation to grow to a height greater than twelve (12) inches on any improved lot, tract, or parcel of land within the City limits or within five thousand (5,000) feet thereof.