Property Maintenance in Beaufort County, SC (2026)
2 rules for unincorporated Beaufort County, South Carolina.
Verified from official government sources
Property Blight
When repairing a dilapidated dwelling in unincorporated Beaufort County would cost 50 percent or less of its fair market value, § 74-137 of the Code of Ordinances requires the owner to repair it or vacate and close it; above that threshold, the owner must remove or demolish the structure instead, on the deadline set in the county's unfit-dwelling order.
Beaufort County Dangerous Building Abatement Rule
Significant RestrictionsBeaufort County Code of Ordinances § 74-137
(a)If the repair, alteration or improvement of the dwelling can be made at a reasonable cost in relation to the value of the dwelling ("reasonable cost" being not over 50 percent of the fair market value of the dwelling), the owner shall be required, within the time specified in the order, to repair, alter or improve such dwelling to render it fit for human habitation or to vacate and close the...
Vacant Lot Maintenance
Beaufort County requires owners of improved residential or commercial lots, and any vacant lot next to a residential one, to cut overgrown grass, weeds and rank vegetation before it becomes a nuisance. Lots of three acres or more only need a 100-foot mowed buffer from roads and side lines.
Beaufort County Weed & Overgrowth Rule
Some RestrictionsBeaufort County Code of Ordinances § 38-33
It shall be the duty of any owner, lessee, occupant, agent, or representative of the owner of any residential lot/parcel or any nonresidential lot/parcel located contiguous to a residential lot in the county to cut, trim, and remove for proper disposal such grass, weeds, and or rank vegetation as often as may be necessary to prevent the growth of such weeds and rank vegetation that shall consti...
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