Denver, CO Property Maintenance: Property Blight (2026)

(c)Neglected or derelict buildings or property. A property is neglected or derelict when any one (1) or more of the following circumstances exist on the property:(1)The property is unsafe;(2)The property is, for any three (3) consecutive months, not lawfully occupied, wholly or partially boarded up, and does not show evidence of substantial and ongoing construction activity;(3)The property is not lawfully occupied and has been in violation of any provision of city or state law on three (3) separate occasions within a two-year period;(4)The property is not lawfully occupied and the tax on the premises has been due and unpaid for a period of at least one (1) year; or(5)The property is a neighborhood nuisance as that term is defined in subsection (b)(11) of this section.(6)Historic property that is not being preserved in accordance with chapter 30 of the Code.(d)Prohibition. It is unlawful for any person to permit any property to be neglected or derelict. (Ord. No. 90-95, § 3, 2-6-95; Ord. No. 638-98, §§ 1(a), (b), 9-14-98; Ord. No. 807-03, §§ 1—3, 10-27-03; Ord. No. 499-12, § 1, 10-8-12)