Beaumont, CA Property Maintenance: Property Blight (2026)
Key Facts
- Hearing request deadline
- 10 days after the order is served, mailed, or posted
- Hearing officer
- City Manager or designee
- Appeal to City Council
- Within 15 calendar days of the decision
- City abatement remedy
- Vacate the premises or abate and restore
- Cost recovery
- Lien and special assessment, due 30 days after confirmation
- First-offense penalty
- Misdemeanor, $1,000.00 fine or six months jail
Summary
In the City of Beaumont, California, a building with faulty weather protection, an expired permit, or unsecured openings is a declared public nuisance. The City Manager can order abatement after a hearing, and unpaid abatement costs become a lien and special assessment on the property.
All premises, both permanent and temporary, including, but not limited to, buildings, structures, or appendages, maintained in violation of the uniform building codes adopted by the City pursuant to Sections 15.04.010, 15.08.010, 15.12.010, 15.16.010, 15.17.010 and 15.20.010 of the Beaumont Municipal Code, or subject to any of the following conditions, are declared a public nuisance. A.Faulty weather protection including, but not limited to, crumbling, cracked, missing, broken, or loose exterior plaster or other siding, roofs, foundations or floors, broken or missing windows or doors, or unpainted surfaces causing dry-rot, warping, or termite infestation.B.Buildings or structures, or parts thereof, not completed within a reasonable time as per the determination of the City's Chief Building official and for which the permit for such construction has expired.C.Unoccupied buildings which have been left unlocked or otherwise open to or unsecured from intrusion by persons, animals or the elements or which are boarded up by a method or material not approved by the City. ... E.Broken windows constituting hazardous conditions or inviting trespassers.
Full Breakdown
Section 8.32.060 of the Beaumont Municipal Code declares a public nuisance any premises, permanent or temporary, that violates the building codes adopted in Sections 15.04.010, 15.08.010, 15.12.010, 15.16.010, 15.17.010 and 15.20.010, or that has faulty weather protection (crumbling or loose plaster or siding, roofs, foundations or floors, broken or missing windows or doors, unpainted surfaces causing dry-rot, warping or termite infestation). It also covers buildings not completed within a reasonable time per the Chief Building Official after the permit has expired, and unoccupied buildings left unlocked or boarded up by a method or material the City has not approved. Section 8.32.180 adds premises maintenance standards, including repairing exterior stairs, porches and railings and keeping sidewalks free of cracks or holes of three-quarters of an inch or more.
The abatement path is formal. An Order to Abate Public Nuisance goes out under Section 8.32.300 and gives the right to a hearing on a written request to the City Clerk within 10 days. The City Manager or designee serves as Nuisance Abatement Hearing Officer (Section 8.32.350), rules within 30 days of the hearing, and any abatement order must allow at least ten days to begin work (Section 8.32.390). Owners can appeal to the City Council within 15 calendar days (Section 8.32.495).
If the order is ignored, Section 8.32.420 lets the City Manager have the premises vacated until the nuisance is abated, or abate it and restore the premises. The City records a notice of completion with the Riverside County Recorder. The costs, including incidental expenses, become an assessment and lien on the property and the owner's personal obligation, due 30 days after Council confirmation and bearing legal interest thereafter (Section 8.32.470). Immediate hazards are handled without notice or hearing under Section 8.32.430.
Violations & Fines
Under Section 8.32.520, a violator gets an administrative citation under Chapter 1.17 or an infraction under Chapter 1.16, at the Section 1.16.030 amounts, and each day is a separate offense. A first offense can instead be charged as a misdemeanor with a fine of $1,000.00, six months in jail, or both. Interfering with abatement is a misdemeanor under Section 8.32.500.
Frequently Asked Questions
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