Altadena, CA Property Maintenance: Property Blight (2026)
Key Facts
- Code Section
- LA County Code Title 11 + 22.176
- Reporting
- LA County 211 / Code Enforcement portal
- Penalty
- $100–$500 escalating per Ch. 1.25
Summary
LA County Code Title 11 (Health and Safety) and the Nuisance Abatement provisions in Title 22 prohibit accumulating trash, junked vehicles, overgrown vegetation, or maintaining buildings in disrepair. Enforced by LA County Code Enforcement.
22660. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a city, county, or city and county may adopt an ordinance establishing procedures for the abatement and removal, as public nuisances, of abandoned, wrecked, dismantled, or inoperative vehicles or parts thereof from private or public property, and for the recovery, pursuant to Section 25845 or 38773.5 of the Government Code, or assumption by the local authority, of costs of administration and the removal. (Amended by Stats. 1988, Ch. 126, Sec. 1.)
Full Breakdown
LA County Code Section 11.20.020 et seq. defines public nuisances including unsanitary conditions, accumulated waste, vermin harboring, and dilapidated structures. Title 22 Section 22.176 (Nonconforming Uses and Buildings) and Ch. 22.172 cover deteriorated structures. The Altadena CSD's Compliance Implementation Program (22.306.070.A.3.f) gave non-conforming fences until January 1, 2034 to comply. LA County Department of Public Health and Code Enforcement respond to complaints via LA County 211 or the online portal.
Violations & Fines
Administrative citations under Ch. 1.25, $100 first, $200 second, $500 third, plus cost of abatement attached to property tax.
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