Property Maintenance in Dallas County, TX (2026)

2 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 9 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.

Property Blight

TX HSC Chapter 343 declares certain property conditions public nuisances: junk vehicles, excessive weeds, rubbish accumulation, stagnant water. Dallas County DUAS enforces nuisance abatement in unincorporated areas with notice and cost recovery.

Unincorporated Dallas County Property Blight

Some Restrictions

Tex. Health & Safety Code Sec. 343.011(c)(5)-(6)

Sec. 343.011. PUBLIC NUISANCE. (a) This section applies only to the unincorporated area of a county. ... (c) A public nuisance is: ... (5) maintaining a building in a manner that is structurally unsafe or constitutes a hazard to safety, health, or public welfare because of inadequate maintenance, unsanitary conditions, dilapidation, obsolescence, disaster, damage, or abandonment or because it c...

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Vacant Lot Maintenance

TX HSC Chapter 343 nuisance abatement applies to vacant lots: weeds over 36 inches, rubbish accumulation, and stagnant water within 300 ft of a residence are nuisances. Dallas County DUAS enforces. No separate vacant lot registration.

Unincorporated Dallas County Vacant Lots

Light Restrictions

Tex. Health & Safety Code Sec. 343.011(a)-(c)(2)

Sec. 343.011. PUBLIC NUISANCE. (a) This section applies only to the unincorporated area of a county. (b) A person may not cause, permit, or allow a public nuisance under this section. (c) A public nuisance is: (1) keeping, storing, or accumulating refuse on premises in a neighborhood unless the refuse is entirely contained in a closed receptacle; (2) keeping, storing, or accumulating rubbish, i...

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