Madera County, CA Property Maintenance: Property Blight (2026)

40, adopted by Ordinance No. 030 as property in default under a notice of default, notice of trustee's sale, pending tax lien sale, or already foreclosed or transferred by deed in lieu of foreclosure. 040 requires the beneficiary or trustee holding the deed of trust to inspect the property upon the borrower's default and, if it is vacant or shows 'evidence of vacancy,' such as dead vegetation, dry brush, weeds, accumulated mail, disconnected utilities, or discarded furniture, to register it with the planning department's code enforcement division within ten days, paying an annual fee the board of supervisors sets by resolution, due each January 1st.

050 requires abandoned properties to be kept to the 'neighborhood standard,' defined as conditions present on a majority of properties within a three hundred foot radius, free of graffiti, with front and side yard landscaping maintained, and pools either kept clear and fenced or drained. 070 requires an eighteen-by-twenty-four-inch sign posted with the property management company's twenty-four-hour contact number. 01, treats each day of a continuing violation as a separate offense, and makes violations strict-liability, so intent is not a defense. 3, the county may issue a thirty-day notice of violation, after which an uncorrected violation can draw a fine of up to $1,000 per day.