Property Maintenance in Whitfield County, GA (2026)
1 rule for unincorporated Whitfield County, Georgia.
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Note: These county rules apply to unincorporated areas of Whitfield County. If you live within an incorporated city, that city's own rules apply: see the city list below.
Property Blight
Whitfield County Code § 5-23 lets the county petition a court to declare an unsafe, unfit, or drug-crime-linked dwelling a nuisance and order the owner to repair it or tear it down. The Whitfield County Engineer and other public officers investigate complaints and can seek a court order under this nuisance-dwelling division of the code.
Whitfield County Nuisance Building Abatement
Significant RestrictionsWhitfield County Code § 5-23(6)
(6)If, after such notice and hearing, the court determines that the dwelling, building, or structure in question is unfit for human habitation or is unfit for its current commercial, manufacturing, or business use and not in compliance with applicable codes ... the court shall state in writing findings of fact in support of such determination and shall issue ... an order, as follows:(a)If the r...
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