Lynwood, CA Property Maintenance: Property Blight (2026)

Lynwood Municipal Code § 11-13.1 adopts the Uniform Code for the Abatement of Dangerous Buildings, 1994 Edition, as promulgated by the International Conference of Building Officials, by reference and in its entirety as the city's Abatement of Dangerous Buildings Code, with a copy on file at all times in the City Clerk's office for public examination. Section 11-13.2 routes appeals of the Building Official's orders, decisions, or interpretations under this code to the Board of Appeals established under § 11-1.2, following the appeal procedures in Chapters 5 and 6 of the adopted Uniform Code.

Section 11-13.3 makes it unlawful to erect, construct, enlarge, alter, repair, move, improve, remove, convert, demolish, equip, use, occupy, or maintain any building or structure contrary to the adopted code, and any violation is a misdemeanor, with a separate offense for each day the violation continues, punishable as provided in Chapter 1 of the Municipal Code. This dangerous-buildings authority works alongside § 11-5, which lets the city recover the cost of repairs or demolition it performs: the Building Official itemizes the expense and reports it to the City Clerk, the City Council holds a noticed hearing on any protests, and unpaid costs become a special assessment lien on the property, collected the same way as ordinary municipal taxes and accruing seven percent annual interest if delinquent for more than thirty days. Both § 11-13 and § 11-5 became operative citywide as of December 28, 1995.