Property Maintenance in Tangipahoa Parish, LA (2026)

2 rules for unincorporated Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana.

Verified from official government sources

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

Property Blight

Tangipahoa Parish treats a deteriorated, hazardous property as 'criminal blighting' once a parish hearing officer declares it blighted after notice and an administrative hearing. Owners who let that condition persist face escalating fines, up to 80 hours of community service, and a recorded lien against the property, enforced entirely outside the regular courts through Sections 34-112 through 34-120.

Criminal Blighting of Property in Tangipahoa Parish

Significant Restrictions

Tangipahoa Parish Code §§ 34-112, 34-113, 34-118(a)

Blighted property means any property declared vacant, uninhabitable, and/or hazardous by an administrative hearing officer pursuant to this article, R.S. 13:2575, or other applicable law. ... Criminal blighting of property is the intentional or criminally negligent permitting of the existence of a condition of deterioration of property by the owner, which is deemed to have occurred when the pro...

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Vacant Lot Maintenance

Owners of vacant lots outside Tangipahoa Parish's municipalities must cut grass and weeds once they exceed 18 inches and keep the lot from becoming a breeding ground for pests under Code § 32-20. Vacant lots with no dwelling get notice by hand delivery whenever mailed notices come back undelivered.

Vacant Lot Weed and Debris Rules in Tangipahoa Parish

Some Restrictions

Tangipahoa Parish Code § 32-20(a), (h)

(a)It shall be the responsibility of any owner and agent of any property outside the municipalities of the parish to cut and remove all grass and weeds in excess of 18 inches but excepting only grass grown as a crop. ... (h)If the property is a vacant lot or has no dwelling located thereon, and the notice sent by certified mail and notice sent by first class mail are declined, unclaimed and/or ...

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