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Property Maintenance in Winston-Salem, NC (2026)

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

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Property Blight

Winston-Salem enforces its Minimum Housing Code under Code Chapter 14 to abate blighted and unsafe properties. The Community Development Department can order repairs, vacation, or demolition of structures that are unfit for human habitation under NCGS 160D-1203.

Property Maintenance: Property Blight

Heavy Restrictions

N.C.G.S. 160D-1203 (Ordinance authorized as to repair, closing, and demolition; order of public officer)

Upon the adoption of an ordinance finding that dwelling conditions of the character described in G.S. 160D-1201 exist, the governing board is authorized to adopt and enforce ordinances relating to dwellings within the planning and development regulation jurisdiction that are unfit for human habitation. These ordinances shall include the following provisions: (1) Designation of enforcement offic...

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Property Maintenance in Forsyth County