Property Maintenance in Forsyth County, NC (2026)

2 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 1 city in Forsyth County, North Carolina.

Verified from official government sources

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

Property Blight

Forsyth County makes it unlawful to let a motor vehicle sit on your property in a state the code calls a health or safety hazard: breeding insects, collecting stagnant water, or left more than 30 days in a wrecked or unlicensed condition. FCSO and the abandoned vehicles officer can tag, remove, and ultimately sell the vehicle.

Forsyth County Junked Vehicle Nuisance Rule

Significant Restrictions

Forsyth County Code §§ 11-1, 11-3

(Sec. 11-1(a)) Abandoned and junked motor vehicles constitute a hazard to the health and welfare of the people of Forsyth County in that such vehicles furnish shelter and breeding places for stinging insects and rats and present physical dangers to the safety and well being of children and other citizens. It is, therefore, in the public interest that the present accumulation of abandoned and ju...

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Vacant Lot Maintenance

Forsyth County bans running or maintaining an open dump on any land in the county, including vacant lots, and requires anyone controlling land where one has operated to close it under state Department of Environmental Quality standards. It is enforced under the county's solid waste chapter, separate from the housing weed rule.

No Open Dumping on Forsyth County Land

Some Restrictions

Forsyth County Code Sec. 19-11

Sec. 19-11. - Open dumps. (a)Any owner or operator of an open dump or any person who owns, leases or otherwise controls land on which such an open dump is or has been operating shall immediately close the site in accordance with the requirements established by the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality.(b)Any open dump or deposit or unsanitary accumulation of any waste matter whatso...

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Property Maintenance by City in Forsyth County

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

Winston-SalemPop. 249,545

1 verified rule • Property Blight

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