Dallas County, TX Code Violation Reporting: Common Violations (2026)

Sec. 34-93 of the Dallas County Code enumerates the specific conditions the county treats as public nuisances subject to abatement in the unincorporated area. Weeds over 18 inches tall within 300 feet of another residence or commercial building qualify under subsection (4). Keeping unused, discarded, or abandoned items such as vehicles, refrigerators, stoves, furniture, tires, and cans on a premises for ten days or more, unless enclosed in a building or hidden from a public street, qualifies under subsection (2). Subsection (3) covers premises maintained in a manner that creates unsanitary conditions likely to attract mosquitoes, rodents, or other pests, and subsection (5) covers structurally unsafe or dilapidated buildings that present a fire, health, or safety hazard.

Subsection (6) requires an unprotected swimming pool on abandoned or unoccupied property to have either a four-foot fence with a self-latching gate a child cannot open, or a cover a child cannot remove. Subsection (7) treats a flea market operated as a fire hazard as a nuisance, and subsection (12) covers surface discharge from an on-site sewage disposal system as defined by Health and Safety Code Sec. 002. The Nuisance Abatement Division, supervised by the Director of Unincorporated Area Services, fields these complaints and coordinates with the sheriff's department, fire marshal, and public works staff.