Property Maintenance in San Benito County, CA (2026)

2 rules for unincorporated San Benito County, California.

Verified from official government sources

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

Property Blight

Unincorporated San Benito County treats any building or property that endangers human life or public health and safety as a public nuisance subject to county abatement action.

San Benito County Dangerous Building Nuisance Rule

Significant Restrictions

San Benito County Code § 1.06.030(A)(4)

Any use or condition of property that: (a) Poses a danger to human life; or (b) Is unsafe or detrimental to the public health, safety, or welfare.

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Vacant Lot Maintenance

Unincorporated San Benito County treats an overgrown, junk-strewn, or debris-covered vacant lot as a public nuisance, letting the county order the owner to clean it up or face civil penalties.

San Benito County Vacant Lot Blight Rule

Some Restrictions

San Benito County Code § 1.06.030(A)(8)

Any condition that constitutes a visual blight to a reasonable person of average sensibilities... Visual blight may include, but is not limited to, the keeping, storing, depositing, scattering over or accumulation on the premises any of the following: (a) Junk, trash, debris, scrap metal, wood, rubbish, or packing materials... (e) The existence of overgrown, dead, decayed, diseased or hazardous...

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