Property Maintenance in Houston County, GA (2026)
1 rule for unincorporated Houston County, Georgia.
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Note: These county rules apply to unincorporated areas of Houston County. If you live within an incorporated city, that city's own rules apply: see the city list below.
Property Blight
Houston County declares a building or its electrical, gas, mechanical or plumbing systems "unsafe" and illegal under Sec. 14-75 once fire damage, missing egress, fire hazards or a danger to life or health are present, and requires the owner to repair, rehabilitate or demolish it. Vacant, foreclosure-track properties face a separate registration and maintenance mandate under Sec. 30-170.
Houston County's Unsafe Building Abatement Law
Significant RestrictionsHouston County, GA Code of Ordinances § 14-75(a)
All buildings, structures, substantially damaged by fire in which the electrical, gas, mechanical or plumbing systems are unsafe, unsanitary, or do not provide adequate egress, or which constitute a fire hazard, or are otherwise dangerous to human life, or which in relation to existing use, constitute a hazard to safety or health, are considered unsafe buildings or service systems. All such uns...
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