Springdale, AR Property Maintenance: Property Blight (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing definition
- § 91-37.1, unsafe structures
- Enforcement action
- Condemnation + "Condemned" placard
- Vacant structures
- City may close, lien costs
- Penalty
- Prosecution under § 91-30
Summary
Springdale's code official can condemn and placard any structure that is dangerous, dilapidated, or at risk of collapse under the city's Property Maintenance Code.
An unsafe structure is one that is found to be dangerous to the life, health, property or safety of the public or the occupants of the structure by not providing minimum safeguards to protect or warn occupants in the event of fire, or because such structure contains unsafe equipment or is so damaged, decayed, dilapidated, structurally unsafe or of such faulty construction or unstable foundation, that partial or complete collapse is possible.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 145).
Full Breakdown
Springdale Code of Ordinances § 91-37.1 defines an "unsafe structure" as one dangerous to life, health, property or public safety because it lacks fire safeguards, has unsafe equipment, or is so damaged, decayed, dilapidated, structurally unsafe, or poorly built that partial or complete collapse is possible. Under § 91-37 the code official condemns such structures, and §§ 91-39–91-40 require posted notice and a "Condemned" placard; occupying or operating condemned equipment after placarding is separately prohibited by § 91-40.2. Vacant condemned structures may be ordered closed and secured under § 91-38, with the city's costs charged against the property as a lien.
Violations & Fines
Occupying a condemned structure or removing its placard without approval is prosecutable under § 91-30, each continuing day a separate offense; the city can also lien the property for emergency repair or securing costs.
Frequently Asked Questions
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