Property Maintenance in Bartholomew County, IN (2026)

2 rules for unincorporated Bartholomew County, Indiana.

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Note: These county rules apply to unincorporated areas of Bartholomew County. If you live within an incorporated city, that city's own rules apply: see the city list below.

Property Blight

In unincorporated Bartholomew County, the Health Officer can condemn and placard any dwelling that is damaged, decayed, unsanitary, unsafe or vermin infested enough to endanger occupants or the public, or that lacks adequate light, ventilation or sanitary facilities. A condemned dwelling must be vacated within 30 days and secured against entry, and if the owner doesn't secure it the county does the work and bills the owner for the cost.

Bartholomew County Unfit Dwelling Condemnation Rules

Significant Restrictions

Bartholomew County Code §§ 152.116, 152.117

Any dwelling or dwelling unit which shall be found to have any of the following defects and continue uncorrected, under the terms of § 152.135 shall be condemned as unfit for human habitation and shall be so designated and placarded by the Health Officer: (A) One which is so damaged, decayed, dilapidated, unsanitary, unsafe or vermin infested that it creates a serious hazard to the health of th...

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Vacant Lot Maintenance

Unincorporated Bartholomew County landowners must cut and remove weeds or rank vegetation whenever it exceeds the height limit in § 94.03, per § 94.05. If an owner ignores a Board of Commissioners order, § 94.06 lets the county cut the lot itself after five days' notice, and § 94.09 bills the cost to the landowner, adding it to the property tax bill if unpaid within ten days.

Bartholomew County Vacant Lot Weed Abatement

Some Restrictions

Bartholomew County Code §§ 94.05, 94.06, 94.09

All landowners of parcels of real estate in unincorporated residential areas of the county defined above are required to cut and remove from the real estate all weeds or other rank vegetation when the same exceed the limitations provided in § 94.03. ... the Board of Commissioners shall direct the County Auditor to give written notice to the landowner upon whose property the weeds or other rank ...

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