Property Maintenance in Cameron County, TX (2026)

1 county-level rule, plus city-specific rules for 1 city in Cameron County, Texas.

Verified from official government sources

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

Property Blight

Cameron County's housing code bars anyone from occupying or renting out a dwelling once the Building Official has declared it unsafe for human occupancy, and no dwelling may exist that fails the order's sanitation, structural or utility standards. The rule applies countywide to every residential building, regardless of when it was built.

Cameron County Substandard Building Rules

Significant Restrictions

Cameron County Flood Damage Prevention and Building Regulations, Art. 4 § H.4

No person shall occupy as owner-occupant, or let or sublet to another for occupancy, any dwelling, dwelling unit or residential building after notification from the Building Official that such structure is deemed unsafe for human occupancy as provided for in this article, nor shall any dwelling, dwelling unit or residential building be permitted to exist which does not comply with the following...

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Property Maintenance by City in Cameron County

1 cities in Cameron County have their own property maintenance rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.

BrownsvillePop. 186,738

2 verified rules • Property Blight, Snow & Sidewalk Clearing

All Cameron County ordinances

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