Long Beach, CA Property Maintenance: Property Blight (2026)
Key Facts
- Code
- LBMC Ch. 9.37
- Violations
- Junk, debris, furniture in view
- Enforcement
- Code Enforcement Bureau
- Illegal Dumping
- ~18,000 mattresses/year
Summary
Long Beach actively enforces property blight under LBMC Ch. 9.37 (Nuisance Code). Outside storage, junk, debris, discarded furniture, and appliances visible from public view are violations. Approximately 18,000 mattresses are illegally dumped annually.
Article 1 enacted by Stats. 1959, Ch. 3. ) 22660. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a city, county, or city and county may adopt an ordinance establishing procedures for the abatement and removal, as public nuisances, of abandoned, wrecked, dismantled, or inoperative vehicles or parts thereof from private or public property, and for the recovery, pursuant to Section 25845 or 38773.5 of the Government Code, or assumption by the local authority, of costs of administration and the removal. (Amended by Stats. 1988, Ch. 126, Sec. 1.)
Full Breakdown
Long Beach property maintenance codes address conditions that create blight and reduce neighborhood property values. Common violations include peeling or deteriorating exterior paint, broken or boarded windows, accumulated junk or debris, overgrown vegetation, damaged roofing, and non-functioning vehicles. Vacant and abandoned properties may be subject to vacant property registration requirements. The municipality may abate nuisance conditions and charge the property owner.
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