Property Maintenance in Greenville County, SC (2026)
2 rules for unincorporated Greenville County, South Carolina.
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Property Blight
Greenville County's codes administrator can declare a dwelling unfit for human habitation and order the owner to repair it, vacate and close it, or demolish it, depending on whether repairs would cost more than half the dwelling's value. An owner who ignores the order can have the county do the work itself and place the cost as a lien on the property.
Unfit Building Abatement in Greenville County
Significant RestrictionsGreenville County Code § 5-55(b)-(c) (Unfit Buildings)
(b) If, after such notice and hearing, the codes administrator determines that the dwelling under consideration is unfit for human habitation he shall state in writing his findings of fact in support of such determination and shall issue and cause to be served upon the owner thereof an order: (1) If the repair, alteration or improvement of the dwelling can be made at a reasonable cost in relati...
Vacant Lot Maintenance
Greenville County bans weeds and rank vegetation on vacant lots within 200 feet of a platted subdivision or zoned residential area. In the R-7.5 through R-20 districts, unimproved lots also can't grow vines, briars or weeds over 18 inches within 10 feet of a residential property line.
Vacant Lot Weed Rules in Greenville County, SC
Some RestrictionsGreenville County Code § 9-132
(a) It shall be unlawful for the owner of any occupied or unoccupied lot or parcel of land in or within 200 feet of a developed platted subdivision or developed zoned residential area in Greenville County to permit on said lot or parcel of land any growth of weeds or rank vegetation except for natural or agricultural uses. This distance shall be measured from the site of the offending vegetat...
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