Property Maintenance in Orange County, NY (2026)
1 rule for unincorporated Orange County, New York.
Verified from official government sources
Note: These county rules apply to unincorporated areas of Orange County. If you live within an incorporated city, that city's own rules apply: see the city list below.
Property Blight
Orange County's Commissioner of Health can declare a dilapidated, unsanitary or vermin-infested dwelling unfit for human habitation, order it vacated, and post a warning placard on the door. If the owner doesn't fix the hazard, the county can order the structure removed or demolished, then bill the cost back to the owner.
Orange County Unfit Dwelling Abatement Rule
Significant RestrictionsOrange County Sanitary Code, Article III § 5 (Orange County Local Law No. 3 of 2017)
5. Dwelling unfit for human habitation. Whenever the Orange County Commissioner of Health finds that any structure, equipment, exterior property, premises, dwellings or dwelling units constitutes a serious hazard to the health and/or safety of the occupant or to the public because it is dilapidated, unsanitary, vermin-infested or lacking in the facilities required by this Article, he/she may de...
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