Rental Inspections in Winston-Salem, NC (2026)

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

Verified from official government sources

Inspection Programs

Winston-Salem's housing conservation administrator inspects housing only for reasonable cause or inside city council-designated blighted areas, capped at one square mile or 5 percent of the city, not a citywide rental registry.

Winston-Salem Rental Inspection Program

Some Restrictions

Winston-Salem Code of Ordinances § 10-195(b)

The city may require periodic inspections as part of a targeted effort to respond to blighted or potentially blighted conditions within a geographic area that has been designated by city council. However, the total aggregate of targeted areas within the city at any one time shall not be greater than one square mile or five percent of the area within the city, whichever is greater.

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Looking for Forsyth County county-wide rules?

County ordinances apply to unincorporated areas and may supplement Winston-Salem city rules.

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