Property Maintenance in Story County, IA (2026)
1 rule for unincorporated Story County, Iowa.
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Note: These county rules apply to unincorporated areas of Story County. If you live within an incorporated city, that city's own rules apply: see the city list below.
Property Blight
A building that has become dangerous for further occupancy from structural, sanitary, or other defects is a public health nuisance in unincorporated Story County under Code of Ordinances §55.07(7). The county Board of Health can order occupants to vacate, set a deadline to abate the hazard, and, if that order is ignored, forcibly close the property.
Story County Dangerous Building Abatement Rule
Significant RestrictionsStory County Code of Ordinances §§ 55.07(7), 55.09
7. Any building or structure in which people are housed or congregate for any purposes, which building has become dangerous for further occupancy because of structural, sanitary, or other defects. ... In such cases, the Board of Health may order the occupants to vacate premises where a nuisance exists, and determine a reasonable time to abate the nuisance violation or cause the reduction of haz...
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