Property Maintenance in Spokane County, WA (2026)
2 rules for unincorporated Spokane County, Washington.
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Property Blight
In unincorporated Spokane County, letting your property fall into a blighting condition is a nuisance. SCC Chapter 6.13 makes anyone in charge maintain their property free of nuisances that depress land values or endanger community health and safety.
Spokane County property blight and nuisance rules
Some RestrictionsSCC 6.13.010(3)
Nuisances create blight, depress land values, generate health hazards, damage the environment and wildlife habitat, provide breeding grounds for pests, attract illegal dumping of other solid waste and hazardous substances, lead to criminal behavior, and detrimentally affect the health and safety of communities in unincorporated Spokane County.
Vacant Lot Maintenance
Unincorporated Spokane County treats an unsecured, uncontrolled vacant lot or abandoned building as a nuisance under SCC 6.13.040(2)(K). Code enforcement can issue a $250 civil infraction after a 14-day notice, or bypass notice entirely for repeat or chronic cases, then bill abatement costs plus a $5,000 minimum administration fee.
Abandoned Property Nuisance Rules in Spokane County
Significant RestrictionsSCC 6.13.020(1); 6.13.040(2)(K)
"Abandoned property" means a property over which a person in charge no longer asserts control due to death, incarceration, or any other reason, and which is either unsecured or subject to occupation by an unauthorized individual. ... The following specific acts, omissions, places, conditions, or otherwise, are hereby declared to be nuisances which annoy, injure, or endanger the comfort, repose,...
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