Property Maintenance in Lake County, CA (2026)

2 rules for unincorporated Lake County, California.

Verified from official government sources

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

Property Blight

Lake County's Vacant Structures Ordinance declares unsecured vacant buildings a public nuisance and blight. Owners must obtain a Building Official boarding permit within 30 days of vacancy, secure the structure within 10 days, and clear debris and vegetation, or face a Notice of Nuisance and county abatement with costs billed back as a lien.

Lake County Vacant Structure Blight Rules

Significant Restrictions

Lake County Code § 5-30 (Sec. 5-30.1, Declaration)

The Board of Supervisors declares that vacant structures attract vagrants and criminals as prime locations to conduct illegal activities; that vacant and improperly secured structures are vulnerable to arson; that vacant structures are open to unauthorized entry; that vacant structures are a blight and cause deterioration and instability in neighborhoods; that vacant structures invite the dumpi...

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Vacant Lot Maintenance

Unimproved parcels in unincorporated Lake County must be cleared of flammable and dead vegetation within 30 feet of any neighboring structure or roadway frontage, with grass trimmed below six inches within 10 feet of a structure, under County Code Section 13-60.3, enforced by the County Fire Official.

Lake County Weed Rules for Vacant Unimproved Lots

Some Restrictions

Lake County Code § 13-60.3 (Hazardous Vegetation/Combustible Material Abatement Ordinance)

60.3 Unimproved Parcels. 3.1 The duty to abate hazardous vegetation and/or combustible materials on unimproved parcels includes, but is not limited to the following: a. Removal of flammable vegetation and other combustible growth within thirty (30) feet of neighboring structures and roadway frontage. b. Removal of dead and dying vegetation within thirty (30) feet of neighboring structures and r...

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