El Paso County enforces property maintenance through the Land Development Code nuisance provisions and 2021 International Property Maintenance Code. Violations include peeling exterior paint, structural deterioration, accumulated debris, and overgrown vegetation.
El Paso County Planning and Community Development and the Sheriff's Office Code Enforcement Division investigate property blight complaints under the Land Development Code Chapter 5 (Nuisance and Property Maintenance) and the 2021 International Property Maintenance Code as adopted. Common violations include peeling or deteriorating exterior paint exposing substrate, broken or boarded windows (exceeding 30 days), accumulated junk, debris, and inoperable vehicles, structural deterioration threatening safety, rodent harborage, and overgrown vegetation. Property owners receive a written Notice of Violation with typical compliance period of 10-30 days depending on severity. Unaddressed violations escalate to Civil Infraction Summons heard in El Paso County Court. Fines run $100-$1,000 per violation per day. Vacant and abandoned properties may be subject to registration; the County may abate severe nuisances (board-up, vegetation cut, debris removal) under emergency authority and lien costs against the property under C.R.S. §31-15-401. In Colorado Springs (separate jurisdiction), the Neighborhood Services Department enforces similar code.
Written Notice of Violation with 10-30 day compliance. Continuing violation: $100-$1,000 per day. Emergency abatement costs ($500-$5,000+) lien against property. Repeated uncured violations: criminal misdemeanor referral possible. Vacant property registration fines: $100-$500 annually.
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