Genesee County has no countywide blight ordinance. Property blight, dilapidated structures and junk accumulation are regulated by your city, village or township under the Michigan Zoning Enabling Act (MCL 125.3101 et seq.) and each community's own property-maintenance or nuisance code — not by the county.
In Michigan, cities and villages zone and regulate blight themselves, and townships regulate unincorporated land under the Michigan Zoning Enabling Act (MCL 125.3101 et seq.). Genesee County is almost entirely incorporated or organized into townships (Flint plus Grand Blanc, Burton, Davison, Fenton, Flushing, Swartz Creek, Mt. Morris and others), so there is no single county blight ordinance covering yards, exterior maintenance or abandoned structures. The City of Flint, for example, enforces blight through its own ordinance and administrative hearings bureau. To report blight, contact the code enforcement or building department of the specific city, village or township where the property sits. County-level authority is limited to health-nuisance and solid-waste matters handled by the Genesee County Health Department and the county
Enforced by your local (city/village/township) code enforcement, not the county. Penalties, blight tickets and abatement liens are set by each community's ordinance.
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