Property Maintenance in Lexington County, SC (2026)
1 rule for unincorporated Lexington County, South Carolina.
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Note: These county rules apply to unincorporated areas of Lexington County. If you live within an incorporated city, that city's own rules apply: see the city list below.
Property Blight
Lexington County Code § 14-71 lets the building official order repair, closure or demolition of any dwelling, building or structure unfit for human habitation. County council must approve the action by majority vote, and Sec. 14-74 lets the county post a placard, vacate and close, or demolish a building whose owner ignores the order.
Lexington County Unsafe Dwelling Abatement Rule
Significant RestrictionsLexington County Code of Ordinances § 14-71 (Art. III, Unsafe Dwellings)
Sec. 14-71. - Authority. Whenever the building official, or his/her designee, finds that there exist in the county dwellings, buildings, and/or structures which are unfit for human habitation due to (a) dilapidation, (b) defects increasing the hazards of fire...or (d) other conditions rendering such dwellings unsafe or insanitary, dangerous or detrimental to the health, safety or morals...the b...
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