Property Maintenance in Howard County, IN (2026)
1 rule for unincorporated Howard County, Indiana.
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Note: These county rules apply to unincorporated areas of Howard County. If you live within an incorporated city, that city's own rules apply: see the city list below.
Property Blight
Unincorporated Howard County enforces Indiana's Unsafe Building Law, I.C. 36-7-9-1 et seq., adopted in full by § 150.09. The Howard County Plan Commission is the executive department and its Executive Director is the enforcement authority for buildings that endanger life, health, property or public safety, including structures left standing or abandoned more than six months.
Howard County Unsafe Building Enforcement
Significant RestrictionsHoward County Code § 150.09
(A) Adoption of state law; application. The provisions of I.C. 36-7-9-1 et seq. (the Act), concerning the enforcement of building standards, is hereby adopted in their entirety, and as they may be subsequently amended, and are made a part hereof by reference the same as if fully set out herein. As so adopted, the Act shall apply and be enforceable in the unincorporated area of the county. ......
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