Property Maintenance in Kings County, CA (2026)
2 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 1 city in Kings County, California.
Verified from official government sources
Property Blight
Kings County declares abandoned, boarded-up, or structurally unsafe buildings a public nuisance and can abate them at the owner's expense, with treble costs on a repeat violation within two years.
Kings County Dangerous Building Nuisance Rule
Significant RestrictionsKings County Code § 14-36(1)
Buildings, structures or mobile homes which are abandoned, boarded up, partially destroyed, or structurally unsafe, or left unreasonably in a state of partial construction after the building permit authorizing its construction has expired, or which are not provided with adequate egress, or which constitute a fire hazard, or are otherwise dangerous to human life, or which in relation to existing...
Vacant Lot Maintenance
Any parcel in unincorporated Kings County, vacant or built on, can't accumulate junk, debris, trash or salvage materials visible from public or private land for more than 72 hours under the county nuisance ordinance.
Kings County Vacant Lot Debris Rule
Some RestrictionsKings County Code § 14-36(2)
Used or damaged lumber, junk, trash, debris, scrap metal, concrete, sand, asphalt, cans, bottles, tires, salvage materials, boxes, containers, bins, and abandoned, discarded, inoperative or unusable furniture, stove, refrigerator, freezer, sink, toilet, cabinet or other household fixtures or equipment, yard waste or equipment, or similar used or damaged materials, and which is stored so as to b...
Property Maintenance by City in Kings County
1 cities in Kings County have their own property maintenance rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
All Kings County ordinances
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