Cedar Hill, TX Property Maintenance: Property Blight (2026)
Key Facts
- Grass And Weeds
- Grass and weeds over 12 inches prohibited
- Junked Vehicles Defined
- Junked vehicles defined and abatable under Tex. Transp. Code 683
- Notice Of Violation
- Notice of violation precedes abatement
- City May Abate
- City may abate and lien costs to property
- Substandard Structures Subject
- Substandard structures subject to repair/demolition orders
Summary
Cedar Hill enforces property maintenance standards prohibiting tall grass over 12 inches, junked vehicles, accumulated debris, and dilapidated structures, with the city authorized to abate violations and lien costs.
Sec. 342.001. MUNICIPAL POWER CONCERNING STAGNANT WATER AND OTHER UNSANITARY CONDITIONS. (a) The governing body of a municipality may require the filling, draining, and regulating of any place in the municipality that is unwholesome, contains stagnant water, or is in any other condition that may produce disease. (b) The governing body of a municipality may require the inspection of all premises. (c) The governing body of a municipality may impose fines on the owner of premises on which stagnant water is found. Sec. 342.003. MUNICIPAL POWER CONCERNING FILTH, CARRION, AND OTHER UNWHOLESOME MATTER. Sec. 342.004. MUNICIPAL POWER CONCERNING WEEDS OR CERTAIN PUBLIC NUISANCES.
Full Breakdown
Cedar Hill's nuisance and property maintenance code, adopted under Tex. Health & Safety Code Chapter 342, prohibits conditions including grass and weeds over 12 inches in height, accumulation of rubbish, brush, stagnant water, junked or inoperable vehicles visible from the public right-of-way, broken windows, missing siding, peeling paint that compromises weather resistance, and structures declared substandard. Code enforcement issues a notice of violation giving the owner a defined cure period (commonly 7-10 days for grass/weeds, longer for structural issues). If uncorrected, the city may abate the nuisance, for example by mowing, and assess the costs plus an administrative fee as a lien against the property under Tex. Health & Safety Code Section 342.007.
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