Perris, CA Property Maintenance: Property Blight (2026)
Key Facts
- Remedy
- Repair, vacate, or demolition order
- Hearing body
- Board of Zoning Adjustment
- Cost recovery
- Special assessment lien on property
- Appeal path
- To Perris City Council
Summary
Perris can order a dilapidated, unsafe, or dangerous building repaired, vacated, or demolished as a public nuisance, following inspection, written notice, and a Board of Zoning Adjustment hearing under the city's unsafe-buildings code.
It is the purpose of the provisions of this chapter to provide a just, equitable, and practicable method, to be cumulative with and in addition to any other remedy available at law, whereby buildings or structures which are dilapidated, unsafe, dangerous, unsanitary, or are a menace to the life, limb, health, morals, property, safety and general welfare of the people of the city, or which tend to constitute a fire hazard, may be required to be repaired, vacated or demolished.(b)The provisions of this chapter shall apply to all buildings, structures, or nuisances, as defined in section 16.12.020 which are now in existence, or which may hereafter be constructed or maintained in the city. (Code 1972, § 16.12.010; Ord. No. 929, § 2 (part), 1992)
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 13).
Full Breakdown
Chapter 16.12 of the Perris Municipal Code exists to abate buildings that are dilapidated, unsafe, dangerous, unsanitary, or a menace to life, health, property, or safety, treating them as a public nuisance to be repaired, vacated, or demolished. The process runs from inspection (§ 16.12.030) through a written notice of nuisance, a hearing before the city's Board of Zoning Adjustment (§ 16.12.090), and a formal abatement order (§ 16.12.100), with appeal to the city council. If the city advances repair or demolition costs, they become a special assessment lien on the property under § 16.12.170.
Violations & Fines
Failing to comply with a repair, vacate, or demolition order is unlawful under § 16.12.220; removing a posted notice or resolution is also unlawful, and unpaid abatement costs become a lien collected like property taxes.
Frequently Asked Questions
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