Parker, CO Property Maintenance: Property Blight (2026)
Key Facts
- Chronic nuisance trigger
- 3+ incidents in 60 days or 7+ in a year
- Owner response window
- 10 days after notice
- Abatement agreement deadline
- 15 days after notice
- Enforcing agency
- Neighborhood Services
- Court venue
- Parker Municipal Court
- Max related fine
- $499 per day
Summary
Parker's Neighborhood Services division can declare a property a chronic nuisance after three or more nuisance incidents within any 60 days, or seven within a year, or when a property shows confirmed drug activity or sits abandoned with ongoing nuisance activity. The owner gets a written notice, must respond within 10 days, and must sign an abatement plan within 15 days or face Municipal Court action.
Chronic nuisance property means: a property on which nuisance activity is observed on three (3) or more occasions during any sixty- (60-) day period or on which nuisance activity is observed on seven (7) or more occasions during any twelve- (12-) month period; ... (a)Chronic nuisance notice.(1)When documentation confirms a chronic nuisance property, as defined by Paragraph 6.01.020(2) of this Chapter, Neighborhood Services or its designee shall notify the person in charge of the property in writing that the property is in danger of being declared a chronic nuisance property. ... d.a demand that the person in charge respond to Neighborhood Services or its designee within ten (10) days of service of the chronic nuisance notice to discuss the nuisance activities and create a plan to abate the nuisance; ... (c)Abatement agreement/approved plan to abate.(1)The person in charge shall enter into an abatement agreement or otherwise produce a plan approved by Neighborhood Services or its designee to abate the nuisance within fifteen (15) days of the issuance of the chronic nuisance notice.
Full Breakdown
Under Parker Municipal Code Section 6.01.110, once documentation confirms a chronic nuisance property as defined in Section 6.01.020, Neighborhood Services serves the person in charge a notice describing the nuisance activity, warning of penalties, and demanding a response within 10 days to build a plan to abate. The person in charge must sign an abatement agreement, or Neighborhood Services must approve an alternative plan, within 15 days of the notice, spelling out corrective action such as tenant screening, added security, physical crime-prevention improvements, or eviction of the person causing the nuisance.
The Town offers assistance to persons in charge who have known mental or physical disabilities so they can take the required corrective steps. If the plan is not followed, the Town may file a verified complaint and motion for a temporary restraining order in Municipal Court, which has jurisdiction under Article XX Section 6 of the Colorado Constitution and Sections 1.2 and 8.1 of the Parker Home Rule Charter; the Town need only prove chronic nuisance status by a preponderance of the evidence, and police reports and Town affidavits are admissible even without a criminal conviction. The Town may also record a cease and desist order or notice of lis pendens against the property to warn any prospective buyer.
Violations & Fines
Failing to respond to a chronic nuisance notice within 10 days or to sign an abatement agreement within 15 days exposes the owner to a Municipal Court abatement action; contempt of a resulting court order or injunction can be fined up to $499 per day under the Chapter 6.01 general penalty in Section 6.01.100, with each day of noncompliance a separate offense, and the Town may recover its abatement costs plus a 15% administrative fee as a lien on the property.
Frequently Asked Questions
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