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Property Maintenance in Lyon County, NV (2026)

2 rules for unincorporated Lyon County, Nevada.

Verified from official government sources

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

Property Blight

Lyon County, Nevada declares any building or structure that is unfit for habitation, unsafe, unsanitary or a fire menace to be a public nuisance, and it makes the property owner or occupant who lets that condition remain guilty of maintaining a nuisance under the county code.

Unsafe Structure Nuisance Rule, Lyon County NV

Some Restrictions

Lyon County Code § 6.01.02(A)-(B)

A. Any building or structure which is unfit for use or habitation, or which is unsafe or unsanitary, or a fire menace, or a danger to life or health, is hereby declared to be a public nuisance. B. Any person who shall maintain or use, or who shall permit to remain upon any premises owned or occupied by him in the county, any building or structure which is unfit for use or habitation, or whi...

Vacant Lot Maintenance

In unincorporated Lyon County, Nevada, allowing weeds, debris, junk or scrapped materials to accumulate on any yard, lot, parcel or premises within view of a neighboring residence, road or street is a declared public nuisance under the county code, whether or not the lot carries a building.

Vacant Lot Nuisance Rules, Lyon County NV

Some Restrictions

Lyon County Code § 6.01.02(C)

leaves; thistles; debris; refuse; rubbish; glass or metal containers; trash; filth; garbage, whether animal or vegetable; offal; rags; cesspools; scrapped or abandoned materials of all kinds, including bricks, cement, concrete, glass, plaster, wood and wood shavings, rubber, paper or wire ... upon any yard, lot, parcel or premises within view of any place of residence including, but not limited...

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