Property Maintenance in Rutherford County, NC (2026)
1 rule for unincorporated Rutherford County, North Carolina.
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Note: These county rules apply to unincorporated areas of Rutherford County. If you live within an incorporated city, that city's own rules apply: see the city list below.
Property Blight
The building inspector may declare any dilapidated, hazardous, or nuisance building unsafe in unincorporated Rutherford County and order the owner to demolish or repair it within at least sixty days, with willful noncompliance a daily criminal offense.
Unsafe Building Abatement in Rutherford County
Significant RestrictionsRutherford County Code §§ 3-97(a), 3-100, 3-104
(a)Any building or structure or part thereof, partially destroyed or otherwise, which is found by the building inspector to be in such a dilapidated state of disrepair or other substandard condition as to be dangerous to life, health or other property, or to constitute a fire or safety hazard or a public nuisance shall be declared by the building inspector to be unsafe. ... he shall make an ord...
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