Hendersonville, TN Property Maintenance: Property Blight (2026)
Key Facts
- Trigger
- Deteriorated, dilapidated, unsafe structure
- Board-up limit
- 3 months (6 after disaster)
- Demolition deadline
- 6 months (12 after disaster)
- Enforced by
- Department of Building and Codes
- Appeal window
- 10 calendar days
Summary
Hendersonville's code official can order an owner to repair, board up, or demolish any structure so deteriorated or dilapidated that it is dangerous, unsafe, or unfit for occupancy, under the locally amended Property Maintenance Code.
The code official shall order the owner or owner's authorized agent of any premises upon which is located any structure, which in the code official's or owner's authorized agent judgement after review is so deteriorated or dilapidated or has become so out of repair as to be dangerous, unsafe, insanitary or otherwise unfit for human habitation or occupancy... to repair and make safe and sanitary, or to board up no longer than three (3) months... or to demolish such structure within six (6) months after receiving notice of violation.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 4).
Full Breakdown
Property Maintenance Code § 113.1, as locally amended by Municipal Code § 13-102(7), lets the code official order the owner of a deteriorated or dilapidated structure to repair and make it safe, board it up for up to three months (six months after a natural disaster), or demolish it within six months of a violation notice (twelve months after a disaster). The same authority applies where construction has stalled for more than a year. The Department of Building and Codes enforces the order, with a 10-day window to appeal to the Board of Appeals.
Violations & Fines
Noncompliance triggers a city order to repair, board up, or demolish under § 113.1; owners who ignore the order face code enforcement action, and the city may proceed with abatement and recover its costs against the property.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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