Property Maintenance in Lincoln County, NC (2026)
2 rules for unincorporated Lincoln County, North Carolina.
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Property Blight
Lincoln County can force the repair, closing, or demolition of an abandoned structure that threatens health or safety. Under Code § 91.35, the County Manager or designee investigates buildings drawing insects, rodents, fire hazards, or vagrants, and can order an owner to fix or tear the structure down within a set deadline.
Abandoned Structure Abatement in Lincoln County
Significant RestrictionsLincoln County Code § 91.35
It is hereby found that there exists within the county abandoned structures which the Board of Commissioners find to be hazardous to the health, safety and welfare of the residents of the county due to the attraction of insects or rodents, conditions creating a fire hazard, dangerous conditions constituting a threat to children, or frequent use by vagrants as living quarters in the absence of s...
Vacant Lot Maintenance
County Code § 95.131 requires owners and occupants to keep vacant lots, along with roofs, courts, yards, and open spaces, free of waste paper, hay, straw, litter, combustible waste, and rubbish. It also bars storing combustible waste beneath manufactured homes or RVs in a manufactured home community. The Fire Marshal's office enforces the section as a fire nuisance.
Lincoln County Vacant Lot Debris Duty
Some RestrictionsLincoln County Code § 95.131
§ 95.131 ACCUMULATIONS OF WASTE MATERIALS. ... (A) It shall be unlawful to accumulate or store combustible waste matter beneath manufactured homes or recreational vehicles or at any other place within a recreational vehicle park or manufactured home community. (B) Roofs, courts, yards, vacant lots, and open spaces shall be kept free and clear of deposits or accumulations of waste paper, hay, gr...
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