Property Maintenance in Buncombe County, NC (2026)
2 rules for unincorporated Buncombe County, North Carolina.
Verified from official government sources
Property Blight
Buncombe County's building inspector can declare any dilapidated, fire-hazard or nuisance building "unsafe" and order the owner to repair or demolish it. Owners get a hearing and a right of appeal to the board of commissioners, but if they miss the deadline the county can demolish the structure itself and bill the cost against the property.
Unsafe Building Abatement in Buncombe County
Heavy RestrictionsBuncombe County Code Sec. 10-126
(a)Any building or structure, or part thereof, partially destroyed or otherwise, which is found by the building inspector to be in such a dilapidated state of disrepair or other substandard condition as to be dangerous to life, health or property, or to constitute a fire or safety hazard or a public nuisance shall be declared by the building inspector to be unsafe.(b)Such unsafe conditions may ...
Vacant Lot Maintenance
Owners, tenants and agents in charge of vacant lots in unincorporated Buncombe County must keep them clean, safe and free of bottles, cans, abandoned vehicle parts, trash and garbage. Violations draw a $50 civil penalty per day after a 15-day notice period.
Vacant Lot Maintenance Rules in Buncombe County
Some RestrictionsBuncombe County Code Sec. 62-28(b) (Duties and responsibilities of property owners and occupants, Vacant lots and premises)
(b)Vacant lots and premises. No owner, tenant, agent or other person in control of any vacant lot shall permit to remain thereon any empty bottles, cans, abandoned automobile bodies or parts, trash, garbage or other refuse of any kind whatsoever, and it shall be the duty of such person in control of the vacant lot or premises to keep the same in a clean, safe, and sanitary condition at all times.
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