Carson, CA Property Maintenance: Property Blight (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing ordinance
- Property Maintenance Ordinance, § 5700 et seq.
- Appeal window
- 10 days to appeal notice
- Enforcement
- City abatement plus cost lien
- Substandard tie-in
- Cal. Health & Safety Code § 17920.3
Summary
Carson's Property Maintenance Ordinance declares blighted, deteriorated, or substandard buildings a public nuisance the City can order abated, repaired, or demolished.
All property maintained in violation of CMC § 5702 is hereby declared to be a public nuisance and shall be abated by rehabilitation, demolition, removal or repair pursuant to the procedures set forth in this Chapter. The procedures for abatement set forth in this Chapter shall not be exclusive, and shall not in any manner limit or restrict the City from enforcing other City ordinances or abating public nuisances in any other manner as provided by law. (Ord. 96-1098 § 1)
Full Breakdown
Carson Municipal Code § 5702 lists over twenty maintenance violations that make a property a public nuisance -- abandoned or partially destroyed buildings, unsecured vacant structures, substantial deterioration such as peeling paint or roofs in disrepair, accumulated rubbish, and any condition qualifying as a 'substandard building' under California Health and Safety Code § 17920.3. Under § 5703, a violating property is declared a public nuisance subject to rehabilitation, demolition, removal, or repair. The Director of Public Safety sends a written notice and order to abate under § 5706; an owner who disagrees can appeal to the Director and then the City Council before the City steps in to abate the nuisance itself and bill the cost against the property.
Violations & Fines
Maintaining a building or lot in the deteriorated, unsecured, or substandard condition described in CMC § 5702 -- without correcting it after a § 5706 notice and order -- subjects the owner to City abatement and cost assessment.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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