In unincorporated Cumberland County, a public officer may condemn dilapidated, vacant, or abandoned buildings that cause blight, disease, or fire and safety hazards. Owners must repair or demolish; unabated violations draw civil penalties and can become tax liens under NC Chapter 160D.
The county's Minimum Housing Code (Ch. 4, Art. IV) lets the Planning & Inspections public officer declare residential dwellings unfit for human habitation and nonresidential buildings unsafe when dilapidated, vacant, or abandoned. After notice and hearing, the county can order repair, closure, or demolition; abatement costs become a lien collected like special assessments (G.S. 160D-1126). Cities such as Fayetteville, Hope Mills, and Spring Lake enforce their own housing and property-maintenance codes within their limits.
Misdemeanor under G.S. 14-4; civil penalty up to $250.00 per day per continuing violation. Repair/demolition costs become a lien on the property, collected as delinquent taxes.
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