Property Maintenance in Lancaster County, SC (2026)
2 rules for unincorporated Lancaster County, South Carolina.
Verified from official government sources
Property Blight
Unincorporated Lancaster County's building official can charge a dwelling as unfit for human habitation under Section 7-100, hold a hearing, and order the owner to repair it or, if repair isn't reasonable against the dwelling's value, to remove or demolish it, with unpaid costs becoming a lien on the property.
Lancaster County Dangerous Dwelling Abatement
Significant RestrictionsLancaster County Code § 7-100(a)(1), (b)(1)(c)
Whenever it appears to the building official (on his own motion) that any dwelling is unfit for human habitation, the building official shall, if his preliminary investigation discloses a basis for such charges, issue and cause to be served upon the owner of and all parties in interest in such dwelling a complaint stating the charges in that respect and containing a notice that a hearing will b...
Vacant Lot Maintenance
In unincorporated Lancaster County, Sec. 22-2 bars letting trash, junk, garbage, discarded furniture, building materials or other debris pile up on any premises, including vacant lots of land, into a public nuisance. The Building and Zoning Official can order it cleared within 15 days or have the county remove it and bill the owner.
Vacant Lot Debris and Weeds in Lancaster County
Some RestrictionsLancaster County Code § 22-2(a)
It shall be unlawful for any person, property owner, agent or occupant of such premises to maintain or to permit to be maintained, any premises, including lots of land, upon which grass, weeds, undergrowth, trash, junk, used equipment, garbage, household appliances, furniture, discarded clothing, building materials, glass, wood or other such relevant miscellaneous litter and debris is permitted...
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