Property Maintenance in Laurens County, SC (2026)

2 rules for unincorporated Laurens County, South Carolina.

Verified from official government sources

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

Property Blight

In unincorporated Laurens County, a building or structure so deteriorated or abandoned that it endangers public safety or health, or amounts to an attractive nuisance, is declared unlawful under County Code § 8-518. The Building Codes office investigates a written complaint and can order the owner to abate within 60 days before fines and a lien follow.

Laurens County Dangerous Building Nuisance Rule

Some Restrictions

Laurens County Code § 8-518

Upon receiving a written complaint, it shall be declared a nuisance and hereby declared unlawful to place, deposit, leave or dump any manmade broken article, garbage, junk, ... or any object which shall constitute a hazard within the county except a duly authorized landfill. In addition, any building or structure so deteriorated or abandoned as to constitute a hazard to the public safety or hea...

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Vacant Lot Maintenance

Unincorporated Laurens County makes it unlawful to dump junk, broken vehicles, waste materials or tires on any land, including vacant and unimproved lots, once a written complaint identifies the site as a nuisance. Accumulated trash that could harbor mosquitoes, vermin or rats is likewise banned, and the county's building codes office can fine a non-complying owner $200.00 per day.

Laurens County Junk & Debris Nuisance Rules

Some Restrictions

Laurens County Code §§ 8-518, 8-519, 8-524

Upon receiving a written complaint, it shall be declared a nuisance and hereby declared unlawful to place, deposit, leave or dump any manmade broken article, garbage, junk, including but not limited to vehicles or parts of vehicles not in condition for normal use, waste material, including but not limited to tires, or any object which shall constitute a hazard within the county except a duly au...

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