Property Maintenance in Boone County, IN (2026)

2 rules for unincorporated Boone County, Indiana.

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

Property Blight

Boone County adopts Indiana's Unsafe Building Law, I.C. 36-7-9-1 through 9-28, to police unsafe buildings and premises. Once the county's enforcement authority inspects a structure and finds it unsafe, § 151.05 declares it a public nuisance that must be repaired, rehabilitated, demolished or removed. Notices go up at every entrance, and owners face escalating fines and possible county-ordered demolition.

Boone County Unsafe Building Nuisance Abatement

Significant Restrictions

Boone County Code §§ 151.01, 151.04, 151.05

I.C. 36-7-9-1 through I.C. 36-7-9-28 is hereby adopted by reference as the Unsafe Building Law. All proceedings within the county for inspection, repair, and removal of unsafe buildings shall be governed by this law and the provisions of this section. ... If deemed appropriate, unsafe building or structure notices shall be posted at each entrance to such building or structure with the following...

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Vacant Lot Maintenance

Unincorporated Boone County requires anyone who owns, leases or occupies a house, building or premises, including a vacant lot visible from a public place, to keep it in a reasonably clean and orderly manner under County Code § 90.04(B)(3). Letting litter accumulate or disperse from the property is unlawful, and violations can draw fines up to $2,500 per day under § 90.99(B).

Boone County Requires Clean, Orderly Vacant Lots

Significant Restrictions

Boone County Code § 90.04(B)(3), § 90.99(B)(1)

It shall be the duty of any person owning, leasing or occupying a house or other building or premises, including vacant lots visible from any public place or private premises, to maintain the house, building or premises in a reasonably clean and orderly manner. It shall be unlawful to abandon, neglect or disregard the condition or appearance of any premises so as to permit the accumulation of l...

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