Property Maintenance in Troup County, GA (2026)

2 rules for unincorporated Troup County, Georgia.

Verified from official government sources

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

Property Blight

Troup County declares any building, structure or electrical, gas, mechanical or plumbing system that is unsafe, unsanitary, lacks adequate egress or poses a fire or life-safety hazard to be illegal, and requires it to be repaired, rehabilitated or demolished under Unified Development Ordinance Appendix C Section 1.7(5) and the Unsafe Building Abatement Code.

Troup County Unsafe Building Abatement

Significant Restrictions

Troup County Unified Development Ordinance, Appendix C § 1.7(5)

Sec. 1.7. - Community Development Director. (1)Authority. The Community Development Director is hereby authorized and directed to enforce the provisions of the construction codes. ... (3)Stop work orders. Upon notice from the Community Development Director, work on any building, structure, electrical, gas, mechanical or plumbing system that is being done contrary to the provisions of the constr...

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Vacant Lot Maintenance

In unincorporated Troup County, an owner of vacant or undeveloped land must keep it from becoming a breeding place for destructive or disease-carrying animals and insects, and must remove any abandoned mobile or manufactured home within 30 days once code enforcement flags it as a hazard, or face the county's nuisance-abatement process.

Troup County Vacant Lot Nuisance Rules

Some Restrictions

Troup County Unified Development Ordinance, Appendix C § 3.1(3)(c), (k)

Failing to maintain developed or undeveloped private property in such a manner as to prevent the establishing of breeding places for small animals or insects that are destructive, annoying or injurious to the public health; ... No abandoned mobile or manufactured homes shall be used as a storage or accessory building. Abandoned mobile/manufactured homes shall be removed from property at owner's...

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