Property Maintenance in Butler County, OH (2026)
2 rules for unincorporated Butler County, Ohio.
Verified from official government sources
Note: These county rules apply to unincorporated areas of Butler County. If you live within an incorporated city, that city's own rules apply: see the city list below.
Property Blight
Butler County has no countywide blight code. In unincorporated townships, the township trustees abate nuisance vegetation, garbage, refuse, and debris under ORC 505.87; inside cities (Hamilton, Middletown, Fairfield, Oxford), the city property-maintenance code applies.
Property blight in unincorporated Butler County OH
Some RestrictionsORC 505.87(A)
A board of township trustees may provide for the abatement, control, or removal of vegetation, garbage, refuse, and other debris from land in the township, if the board determines that the owner's maintenance of that vegetation, garbage, refuse, or other debris constitutes a nuisance.
Vacant Lot Maintenance
Butler County has no countywide vacant-lot ordinance. In unincorporated townships, ORC 505.87 lets trustees clear nuisance vegetation, garbage, refuse, and debris after notice and lien the cost to the owner. Cities enforce their own vacant-lot and weed codes.
Vacant lots and overgrowth in Butler County OH
Some RestrictionsORC 505.87(B)
At least seven days before providing for the abatement, control, or removal of any vegetation, garbage, refuse, or other debris, the board of township trustees shall notify the owner of the land.
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