Property Maintenance in Wicomico County, MD (2026)
2 rules for unincorporated Wicomico County, Maryland.
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Property Blight
In unincorporated Wicomico County, any building the Housing Official finds dangerous or a threat to public health or safety is declared a public nuisance under § 160-40 and must be abated by repair, rehabilitation, demolition, vacancy or removal. Section 160-41 defines the structural, fire and sanitation defects that qualify a building as dangerous.
Wicomico County Dangerous Building Abatement
Significant RestrictionsWicomico County Code §§ 160-40, 160-41
All buildings or portions thereof which are determined after inspection by the Housing Official to be dangerous or a threat to public health or safety are hereby declared to be public nuisances and shall be abated by repair, rehabilitation, demolition, vacancy and/or removal in accordance with the procedure specified in § 160-13, et seq. ... ... A. For the purpose of this Code, any building or ...
Vacant Lot Maintenance
In unincorporated Wicomico County, leaving unscreened appliances or construction debris out in the open on a vacant or developed subdivision lot is a declared public nuisance under § 174-1.Q. The county can order abatement within seven days and, if ignored, do the cleanup itself and place a lien on the property.
Wicomico County Vacant Lot Junk Nuisance Rule
Some RestrictionsWicomico County Code § 174-1.Q(2), (3)
The following acts, deeds and conditions in and upon all developed and vacant lots within a recorded subdivision, mobile home park or an apartment project and any portion of any unsubdivided parcel, tract or lot within 200 feet thereof and abutting thereon not used for agricultural or forestry purposes are public nuisances: ... The open-lot, not-screened-from-view storage of one or more refrige...
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