Cupertino, CA Property Maintenance: Property Blight (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- Municipal Code § 9.22.060
- State standard incorporated
- Health & Safety Code §§ 17920.3, 17920.10
- Cure deadline before FTB notice
- Six months from written notice
- Liability
- Joint and several among owners, agents, lessees
- Enforcement path
- Chapter 1.10 citation plus Chapter 1.12 prosecution
Summary
Cupertino bars any owner, agent, or person controlling real property from maintaining a building used for human occupancy in a substandard or hazardous condition under state Health and Safety Code standards. Section 9.22.060 lets the City demand corrective action, charge re-inspection fees, and report unresolved violations to the state Franchise Tax Board.
No property owner(s), agent(s), lessee(s), responsible party, any other person(s) or entity having control of, or control over the occupancy of any real property (including City property) within the City shall maintain or allow to be maintained any of the following conditions: Any building, residence and/or structure, or portion thereof, used for human occupancy in substandard condition, as defined by California Health and Safety Code section 17920.3 et. seq. Any building, residence and/or structure, or portion thereof, used for human occupancy to create a hazardous condition or environment, as defined by California Health and Safety Code section 17920.10 et. seq.
Full Breakdown
10. 10, every owner, agent, lessee, and responsible party is jointly and severally liable to cure it, and the City Manager may impose a re-inspection fee after one re-inspection shows no progress. 5. 22's property maintenance standards.
Violations & Fines
Section 9.22.060 enforcement runs through Chapter 1.10, including Section 1.10.070(C), and through prosecution under Chapter 1.12, separate from the ordinary infraction penalty in Section 9.22.030. Unresolved violations after one re-inspection draw a re-inspection fee, and failing to correct substandard housing within six months lets the City notify the Franchise Tax Board, blocking the owner's state tax deductions on the property.
Frequently Asked Questions
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