Property Maintenance in Albemarle County, VA (2026)
2 rules for unincorporated Albemarle County, Virginia.
Verified from official government sources
Property Blight
Albemarle County can order an owner to remove, repair, or secure any building, wall, or structure that endangers public health or safety, and if the owner and lienholder fail to act after notice, the County can do the work itself and place a lien on the property under §§ 5-300 and 5-301.
Albemarle County Unsafe Building Abatement
Significant RestrictionsAlbemarle County Code § 5-300
Any building, wall, or other structure that might endanger the public health or safety of other residents of the County may be removed, repaired, or secured as follows: ... B.By the County through its employees or agents. The County, through its own agents or employees, may remove, repair or secure any building, wall or any other structure that might endanger the public health or safety of othe...
Vacant Lot Maintenance
On undeveloped land within 75 feet of a public right-of-way or a neighboring developed lot, Albemarle County caps grass, weeds and brush at 12 inches under County Code § 7-502(A)(2). The rest of an undeveloped parcel, beyond that 75-foot band, is not covered by the height limit.
Albemarle Undeveloped Lot Vegetation Rule
Some RestrictionsAlbemarle County Code § 7-502(A)(2)
the owner of any vacant developed or undeveloped property, including property upon which buildings or other improvements are located, must not permit any grass, weeds, brush, or other uncontrolled vegetation in excess of 12 inches in height to remain thereon, where the vegetation is located: ... 2.Undeveloped property. On that portion of any undeveloped property that is within 75 feet of any pu...
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