Property Maintenance in Orangeburg County, SC (2026)

2 rules for unincorporated Orangeburg County, South Carolina.

Verified from official government sources

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

Property Blight

Sec. 9-26 of the county's community development code lets the code official condemn any structure found unsafe, unfit for occupancy or unlawful, including buildings dangerous from fire damage, structural failure, vermin infestation or abandonment, and order repair, boarding up or demolition of blighted property in unincorporated Orangeburg County.

Orangeburg County Unsafe Structure Abatement

Significant Restrictions

Orangeburg County Code § 9-26

Sec. 9-26. - Unsafe structures, equipment. (a)General. When a structure or equipment is found by the code official to be unsafe, or when a structure is found unfit for human occupancy, or is found unlawful, such structure shall be condemned pursuant to the provisions of this code. ... (b)Condemning a structure. When the code official finds a structure: (1) to be in a condition that violates the...

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Vacant Lot Maintenance

Orangeburg County's community development code requires that vacant land and vacant structures in the unincorporated county be maintained in a clean, safe, secure, and sanitary condition so the property does not become a blight problem or a public health or safety hazard. Section 9-76(c) places that duty on the owner, whether or not anyone is living on or using the lot, backed by the same notice and prosecution process that governs occupied premises.

Vacant Lot Maintenance in Orangeburg County

Some Restrictions

Orangeburg County Code § 9-76(b), (c)

(b)Responsibility. ... The owner of the premises shall maintain the structures and exterior property in compliance with these requirements, except as otherwise provided for in this code. ... (c)Vacant structures and land. All vacant structures and premises thereof or vacant land shall be maintained in a clean, safe, secure and sanitary condition as provided herein so as not to cause a blighting...

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