Property Maintenance in Montgomery County, MD (2026)

Montgomery County Code § 26-2 (Definitions — "Visual blight")

Visual blight: Keeping, storing, scattering over, or accumulating any of the following which can be viewed at ground level from a public right-of-way or from neighboring premises: (a) rubbish, lumber, packing materials, or building materials; (b) abandoned, discarded or unused object or equipment, including any furniture, appliance, can or container, automobile part or equipment; (c) abandoned,...

Montgomery County Code § 58-3

An owner, lessee, agent, and any other person in charge of land in a subdivision or within 100 feet of a subdivision must not allow: (a) The generalized growth of any weed; and (b) Any generalized plant growth more than 12 inches high within 15 feet of any property boundary.

Montgomery County Code § 49-17(d), (h)

The person is responsible for removing snow and ice within 24 hours after the end of the precipitation that caused the condition. ... A violation of this Section is: (A) on or adjacent to residential property, a class C violation; and (B) on or adjacent to commercial property, a class A violation subject to a civil penalty of $250 for an initial offense, with penalties for repeat offenses accor...