Property Maintenance in Summit County, OH (2026)

2 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 1 city in Summit County, Ohio.

Verified from official government sources

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

Property Blight

When the Building Official finds a building or structure unsafe, unsanitary or a fire hazard, Summit County can issue a written Condemnation Order requiring repair or demolition within a set deadline. An open, unused and uninhabitable building is automatically deemed a fire hazard unless it is permanently closed and protected, and the owner has just 48 hours to say whether they will comply.

Summit County Unsafe Building Condemnation Process

Significant Restrictions

Summit County Code of Ordinances Sec. 1343.03

When a building or structure is or hereafter becomes unsafe, unsanitary or deficient in adequate exit facilities, or which is or constitutes a fire hazard, or is or becomes, in any way, dangerous to human life or the public welfare, or which, by reason of illegal or improper use, occupancy or maintenance, is or becomes unsafe, it may be ordered condemned by the Building Official by a written or...

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Vacant Lot Maintenance

In unincorporated Summit County, a township's board of trustees, not the county, can order abatement of vegetation, garbage, refuse or other debris on a vacant lot it finds to be a nuisance under ORC 505.87. The board must give the owner seven days' notice before acting, and unpaid cleanup costs become a lien on the property's tax bill.

Summit County Vacant Lot Nuisance Abatement by Townships

Some Restrictions

ORC 505.87

(A) A board of township trustees may provide for the abatement, control, or removal of vegetation, garbage, refuse, and other debris from land in the township, if the board determines that the owner's maintenance of that vegetation, garbage, refuse, or other debris constitutes a nuisance. (B) At least seven days before providing for the abatement, control, or removal of any vegetation, garbage,...

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Property Maintenance by City in Summit County

1 cities in Summit County have their own property maintenance rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.

AkronPop. 190,469

3 verified rules • Property Blight, Snow & Sidewalk Clearing

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