In unincorporated El Paso County there is no municipal property-maintenance code. Blight (accumulated rubbish, unsanitary premises, dilapidated structures) is abated by the county under the Texas Health & Safety Code Chapter 343 public-nuisance process.
El Paso County has no city-style property-maintenance code because Texas counties lack general ordinance power. Instead it abates blight in the unincorporated area under Chapter 343 of the Texas Health & Safety Code. Section 343.011(a) states the chapter 'applies only to the unincorporated area of a county.' A public nuisance under Sec. 343.011(c) includes accumulating rubbish (abandoned vehicles, refrigerators, furniture, tires, cans) for 10 days or more within 300 feet of a public street unless enclosed or not visible, keeping premises in an unsanitary condition that harbors pests, and maintaining a structurally unsafe building. Abatement procedures are administered by a full-time county employee (Sec. 343.022). Inside El Paso and other cities, city code enforcement applies instead.
Under Sec. 343.022 a first-time recipient must abate before the 31st day; a repeat recipient before the 10th business day. If unaddressed, the county may abate it, lien the cost, and pursue a Class C misdemeanor.
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