Benton County, AR Property Maintenance: Property Blight (2026)
Key Facts
- Notice period
- 10 days to request hearing
- Compliance deadline
- 30 days after notice
- County can
- repair, remove, or raze
- Cost recovery
- lien plus interest
- Enforcing office
- Director of Environmental Services
Summary
Benton County can order owners to clean up junk and unsanitary conditions, then remove or raze noncompliant structures and bill the owner.
If the property owner has not complied with the order within 30 days after notice was given in accordance with this article, the county may: (1)Take any necessary corrective actions, including repairs, to bring the property into compliance with the order; or (2)Remove or raze any structure ordered by the director of environmental services to be removed or razed; and (3)Charge the cost of any actions under this article to the owner of the real property.
Full Breakdown
Under Code of Ordinances Article IV (Unsanitary Properties), the director of environmental services can order a property owner to abate garbage, junk, and unsanitary conditions. The order is posted and mailed, and the owner has 10 days to request a hearing before the county judge. If the owner still hasn't complied 30 days after notice, the county can make repairs, remove or raze a structure, and charge the cost back to the owner, backed by a lien plus interest.
Violations & Fines
Noncompliance after the 30-day window lets the county perform the work itself, raze the structure if ordered, and place a lien on the property for the full cost plus interest and attorney's fees.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can Benton County force removal of a rundown structure?
Can I appeal an abatement order?
Sources & Official References
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