Property Maintenance in Monroe County, NY (2026)
1 county-level rule, plus city-specific rules for 1 city in Monroe County, New York.
Verified from official government sources
Note: These county rules apply to unincorporated areas of Monroe County. If you live within an incorporated city, that city's own rules apply: see the city list below.
Property Blight
Monroe County's Health Director can order owners to repair or vacate any building found insanitary or unfit for human habitation, following notice and a hearing under the county Sanitary Code.
Monroe County Insanitary Building Abatement
Significant RestrictionsMonroe County Sanitary Code § 569-35(A)
Whenever any building, dwelling or a part thereof shall become insanitary so as to be unfit for human habitation or whenever occupancy of a building or dwelling shall cause an insanitary condition on or adjacent to the premises thereof and such condition shall be determined, by the Director after due notice to the owner and a hearing thereon, to constitute a nuisance or condition detrimental to...
Property Maintenance by City in Monroe County
1 cities in Monroe County have their own property maintenance rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
All Monroe County ordinances
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