Property Maintenance in Anne Arundel County, MD (2026)
3 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 1 city in Anne Arundel County, Maryland.
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Property Blight
The Health Officer can declare a vacant, deteriorating property a nuisance property and force the owner to board it up, secure it, and clean it within 30 days of notice.
Anne Arundel Nuisance Property Rules
Significant RestrictionsAnne Arundel County Code § 15-4-502
(a) Notice to property owner. Before declaring a property a nuisance property, the Health Officer shall send a notice of nuisance property to the owner of the property by first-class mail and by posting on the property... (b) Declaration. The Health Officer may declare a property a nuisance property if a property owner fails to respond to a notice within 30 days or fails to comply with a plan s...
Vacant Lot Maintenance
Anne Arundel County bans rank vegetation and noxious weeds over 12 inches tall on most vacant and improved property, with a 7-day notice-to-cut before the County abates and bills the owner.
Anne Arundel Weeds on Vacant Lots
Some RestrictionsAnne Arundel County Code § 13-6-103 (definitions at § 13-6-101)
An owner, occupant, or person in control of real property may not allow or maintain on the property a growth of noxious weeds or rank vegetation. ... "rank vegetation" means any growth of weeds or grass to a height of 12 inches or higher.
Snow & Sidewalk Clearing
Anne Arundel County gives property owners 24 hours to clear sidewalk snow or ice under three inches, and 48 hours for three inches or more, once a storm ends.
Anne Arundel County Snow & Ice Sidewalk Deadline
Some RestrictionsAnne Arundel County Code § 12-7-110(c)
Owners, users, lessees, or occupants of property abutting a paved sidewalk shall remove snow or ice from a sidewalk fronting the property after the end of the weather event within: (1) 24 hours if the accumulation of snow or ice is less than three inches; or (2) 48 hours if the accumulation of snow or ice is three inches or greater.
Property Maintenance by City in Anne Arundel County
1 cities in Anne Arundel County have their own property maintenance rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
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