Property Blight
Property Maintenance
Standards for property appearance including peeling paint, broken windows, junk accumulation, and other conditions the city considers blight.
How Property Blight Rules Differ by Place
Anchorage, AK: Anchorage Dangerous Rental Building Order
Heavy RestrictionsAn Anchorage rental owner who defies an order to repair, vacate, or demolish a dangerous rental dwelling, or who withholds required tenant relocation assistance, commits a class B…
Chino Hills, CA: Chino Hills Dangerous Building Abatement
Heavy RestrictionsA structure the Building Official finds "dangerous," under any of twenty defined conditions from collapse risk to fire damage, is declared a public nuisance in Chino Hills and must be…
Compton, CA: Compton Dangerous Building Abatement
Heavy RestrictionsCompton's Building and Safety Department can declare any structurally unsafe, fire-hazardous, or long-abandoned building a public nuisance and order the owner to repair, vacate, or…
Denton County, TX: Denton County Property Blight Rules
Few RestrictionsDenton County has limited authority to address property blight in unincorporated areas. Texas Health and Safety Code Chapter 343 (Abatement of Public Nuisances) grants counties…
Grapevine, TX: Grapevine Property Blight Rules
Few RestrictionsGrapevine's property maintenance code treats blighted conditions, including peeling paint, rotting wood, broken windows, accumulated junk, inoperable vehicles, and overgrown…
Irving, TX: Irving Property Blight & Nuisance Ordinance
Few RestrictionsIrving enforces property maintenance standards through Chapter 24 (Offenses) and property maintenance provisions of the city code. Properties must be kept free of junk, debris, high…
Property Blight Rules by State
Statewide law governs this topic in many states. Each entry links to that state's full page.
Michigan
Heavy RestrictionsMichigan's blight law (MCL 117.4q) gives home rule cities authority to designate blight as a municipal civil infraction. The statute provides uniform statewide enforcement framework…
Ohio
Heavy RestrictionsOhio provides counties and municipalities statewide authority to declare blight, expedite tax foreclosure, and abate nuisances under ORC Chapters 1.08, 323, and 3767.
Pennsylvania
Heavy RestrictionsPennsylvania's Abandoned and Blighted Property Conservatorship Act allows neighbors and nonprofits statewide to petition courts for conservator appointments.
Tennessee
Heavy RestrictionsTennessee state law in T.C.A. Title 13 authorizes municipalities to declare and abate blighted property, but sets statewide due process and notice procedures cities must follow.
Virginia
Some RestrictionsVirginia authorizes localities to require removal or repair of derelict and blighted buildings under specific state statutes that define the scope and process.
Cities & Counties with Property Blight Rules
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Other Property Maintenance Topics
Vacant Lot Maintenance
Requirements for maintaining vacant or undeveloped land, including mowing, fencing, and preventing dumping and trespassing.
Snow & Sidewalk Clearing
Your responsibility to clear snow and ice from sidewalks next to your property, including deadlines after a snowfall and penalties for not clearing.