Tustin, CA Property Maintenance: Property Blight (2026)

Tustin is an incorporated city in Orange County (population roughly 80,000), so its own Tustin City Code and Code Enforcement Division govern property maintenance, not Orange County. Per the city, Tustin has adopted the International Property Maintenance Code (the 2018 edition with local additions, amendments and deletions) as part of its building regulations to set minimum standards for property upkeep. The Code Enforcement Division states it works to ensure that 'the condition of neighborhoods and property values are maintained through personalized contact, education of codes and standards and fair enforcement of laws.' Among the matters it enforces are property maintenance requirements, the Uniform Housing Code, water quality laws, zoning, signs, noise, and construction without permits. The City Code declares unsafe sites, buildings, structures, or equipment to be public nuisances that may be abated by repair, rehabilitation, removal, or demolition; a vacant structure not secured against entry is deemed unsafe. Tustin also runs a free graffiti removal program for graffiti visible from the public right-of-way or a commercial parking lot open to the public, while roof and parapet graffiti must be removed by the owner. Code enforcement uses administrative citations for violations. Report concerns to Code Enforcement north of I-5 at 714-573-3135 or south of I-5 at 714-573-3134.