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College Station, TX Property Maintenance: Property Blight (2026)

Light Restrictions
Compiled from the official code textEditor Martyn O'NeillLast verified September 2026

Summary

College Station enforces property maintenance standards to prevent blight. Unmaintained properties with peeling paint, broken windows, or accumulated debris may face code violations.

Sec. 343.011. PUBLIC NUISANCE. ... (c) A public nuisance is: ... (3) maintaining premises in a manner that creates an unsanitary condition likely to attract or harbor mosquitoes, rodents, vermin, or other disease-carrying pests; (4) allowing weeds to grow on premises in a neighborhood if the weeds are located within 300 feet of another residence or commercial establishment; (5) maintaining a building in a manner that is structurally unsafe or constitutes a hazard to safety, health, or public welfare because of inadequate maintenance, unsanitary conditions, dilapidation, obsolescence, disaster, damage, or abandonment or because it constitutes a fire hazard.

Source: College Station Code of OrdinancesView official code

Full Breakdown

College Station property maintenance codes address conditions that create blight and reduce neighborhood property values. Common violations include peeling or deteriorating exterior paint, broken or boarded windows, accumulated junk or debris, overgrown vegetation, damaged roofing, and non-functioning vehicles. Vacant and abandoned properties may be subject to vacant property registration requirements. The municipality may abate nuisance conditions and charge the property owner.

Frequently Asked Questions

What counts as property blight?
Peeling paint, broken windows, accumulated junk, overgrown vegetation, damaged roofing, and non-functioning vehicles visible from the street.
Can the city clean my property without permission?
Yes, College Station may abate nuisance conditions after proper notice and charge the cost to the property owner as a lien.

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