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…
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…
Newport Beach, CA: Newport Beach Substandard Building Abatement
Heavy RestrictionsNewport Beach declares any substandard building, one with structural hazards, faulty wiring, or unsanitary conditions, a public nuisance the city can force an owner to repair…
Bostonia, CA: Property Blight in Bostonia (Unincorporated San Diego County)
Few RestrictionsBostonia is unincorporated San Diego County, so blight rules come from the County. Trash, debris, junk, and fire-hazard vegetation on private property are County-enforced public…
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…
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
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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.