Midwest City, OK Property Maintenance: Property Blight (2026)
Key Facts
- Boarding time limit
- 30 days
- Hearing notice
- 10 days before council hearing
- Max fine
- $100 plus court costs
- Max jail
- 15 days per violation
- Unpaid abatement cost
- becomes debt to city
Summary
Midwest City makes it unlawful to leave a dwelling boarded up for more than 30 days, with a council hearing and city-led abatement if the owner doesn't fix it.
It shall be unlawful for any owner of a boarded dwelling to allow the dwelling to remain boarded in excess of thirty (30) days. ... If the owner does not abate the boarded dwelling within the specified time, the city shall abate the boarded dwelling or have it abated. The city clerk shall send a statement of the cost of such abatement ... to the owner of the property. Until paid, such cost shall constitute a debt to the city collectible as other debts of the city may be collected.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 21).
Full Breakdown
Under Code §§ 20-101, 20-104, a boarded dwelling, one with doors and windows secured over exterior openings, including garage doors, becomes unlawful once it stays boarded more than 30 days. The city gives the owner 10 days' notice of a hearing before the city council; if the council finds a violation, it orders the owner to abate (reopen) the dwelling within a set time. If the owner doesn't, the city abates it and bills the actual cost plus administrative expenses to the owner as a collectible debt. The article also preserves the city's separate power to abate the same structure as a dilapidated building or nuisance.
Violations & Fines
Fine up to $100 plus court costs, or up to 15 days in jail, or both; each day the violation continues is a separate offense. Unpaid city abatement costs become a collectible debt against the owner.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Does this apply outside Midwest City limits, like near Tinker AFB?
Sources & Official References
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