Property Maintenance in Santa Cruz County, CA (2026)
1 rule for unincorporated Santa Cruz County, California.
Verified from official government sources
Note: These county rules apply to unincorporated areas of Santa Cruz County. If you live within an incorporated city, that city's own rules apply: see the city list below.
Property Blight
Unincorporated Santa Cruz County enforces a locally amended Uniform Code for the Abatement of Structural and Geologic Hazards, letting the Building Official or County Geologist declare a dangerous building or site a public nuisance and order repair, vacation or demolition, with appeal rights to a County Hearing Officer.
Santa Cruz County Dangerous Building Abatement
Significant RestrictionsSanta Cruz County Code § 12.10.425 (amending 1997 Uniform Code for the Abatement of Dangerous Buildings, § 402)
402 Recordation of Notice and Order. If compliance is not had with the order within the time specified therein, and no appeal has been properly and timely filed, the Director or designee may file in the office of the County Recorder a certificate describing the property and certifying (i) that the building or site or portion thereof is dangerous and (ii) that the owner has been so notified. Whe...
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