Code Violation Reporting in Dallas County, TX (2026)

3 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 3 cities in Dallas County, Texas.

Verified from official government sources

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

How to Report

Dallas County residents can report a suspected public nuisance verbally or in writing to the Nuisance Abatement Division, or the county can catch it during a routine field inspection, under Sec. 34-141(a). Staff then open a file and investigate.

How to Report a Code Violation in Dallas County

Some Restrictions

Dallas County Code Sec. 34-141(a)

(a) Complaints and violations shall be investigated if they have been detected during field inspections by nuisance abatement staff or if they have been reported verbally or in writing from citizens or other county staff.

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Response Times

Dallas County must investigate a reported nuisance within seven days under Sec. 34-141(b). Once a violation is confirmed, the owner gets 30 days to abate it, and the county reinspects 31 days after notice, or seven days after an upheld appeal.

Dallas County Code Complaint Response Times

Some Restrictions

Dallas County Code Sec. 34-141(b)

(b) Possible violations shall be investigated within seven days of detection or notification.

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Common Violations

Dallas County's Nuisance Abatement Division enforces a set list of public nuisances in the unincorporated area: overgrown weeds, accumulated junk, unsanitary conditions, unsafe structures, unfenced pools, and hazardous flea markets, under Sec. 34-93.

Common Code Violations in Dallas County

Some Restrictions

Dallas County Code Sec. 34-93(2)-(4)

(2) Keeping, storing or accumulating rubbish or any unused, discarded or abandoned object, including newspapers, vehicles, refrigerators, stoves, furniture, tires and cans, on premises in a neighborhood for ten days or more, unless the rubbish or object is completely enclosed within a building or is not visible from a public street. (3) Maintaining premises in a manner that creates an unsanitar...

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Code Violation Reporting by City in Dallas County

3 cities in Dallas County have their own code violation reporting rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.

DallasPop. 1,304,379

1 verified rule • Common Violations

GarlandPop. 246,018

3 verified rules • Common Violations, How to Report

CarrolltonPop. 133,434

1 verified rule • Common Violations

All Dallas County ordinances

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