Property Maintenance in Oakland County, MI (2026)

Property Blight

Oakland County itself does not enforce a countywide blight ordinance: that authority sits with its 62 cities, villages, and charter townships. Most large Oakland County jurisdictions (Bloomfield Township, West Bloomfield, Farmington Hills, Troy, Royal Oak, Birmingham, Oakland Charter Township) have adopted the International Property Maintenance Code (IPMC) as their blight standard. The IPMC and matching local supplements require grass under 8 inches, no inoperable or unregistered vehicles outside a garage, no accumulation of junk or refuse, intact paint and siding, and structurally sound roofs, porches, and stairs. The Oakland County Land Bank Authority handles tax-foreclosed blighted parcels at the county level. Violations are municipal civil infractions starting at $100 and escalating with each occurrence; persistent neglect can lead to abatement at the owner's expense added to the tax bill.