Upland, CA Property Maintenance: Property Blight (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- UMC § 8.12.020(E)
- Hearing notice
- required before nuisance finding is final
- Appeal window
- 10 days to city council
- Unpaid abatement cost
- becomes a lien on the property
- Severe cases
- Ch. 15.20 dangerous buildings code applies
Summary
Upland Municipal Code Section 8.12.020(E) declares deteriorating, partially destroyed, or unsecured buildings a public nuisance, covering peeling paint, broken windows, sagging garage doors, and graffiti. The city manager can order rehabilitation, repair, demolition, or removal after a noticed hearing under the same chapter.
E. Buildings and Structures. It is unlawful to allow any of the following conditions to exist on any property in the city: 1. Buildings or structures which are partially destroyed or permitted to remain in a state of incomplete construction for an unreasonable period of time or deserted, as determined by the chief building official; ... 3. Buildings or structures with peeling, blistering, or otherwise deteriorating paint or unpainted surfaces leading to dry rot, warping, or lack of weather protection; ... 6. Buildings or structures whose exteriors, porches, steps, stairs, railings, walls, devices, fences, driveways, trash enclosures, walkways or other items not limited by omission in this listing that are cracked, broken, defective, deteriorating, or in disrepair, rendering these items unusable for their purpose or unsightly or constituting an attractive nuisance or hazardous condition; ... 8. Maintenance of any premises in such condition as to be detrimental to the public health, safety or general welfare, or in such manner as to constitute a public nuisance as defined by Civil Code Section 3480;
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4480959; v4 updated 2025-09-22).
Full Breakdown
020(E) lists the physical conditions that make a structure a public nuisance in Upland: buildings partially destroyed or left in incomplete construction for an unreasonable period, vacant structures with openings that can't be secured against trespassers, peeling or blistering paint leading to dry rot or warping, roofs with loose or missing tiles or shingles, broken or missing windows and doors that create an attractive nuisance, cracked or deteriorating porches, steps, fences, driveways, and trash enclosures, garage doors too damaged to open or close, graffiti, and, as a catch-all, any condition detrimental to public health or safety under Civil Code Section 3480.
Enforcement does not stop at that list. 060 requires notice and an opportunity for a public hearing before the nuisance finding becomes final. 110(B). 150 turns the cost into a special assessment lien recorded against the property, collected the same way as delinquent property taxes. 12 hearing process.
Violations & Fines
Maintaining a blighted building after receiving notice is a misdemeanor under Section 8.12.030, punishable by a fine of up to $50.00 or up to 30 days in county jail, or both, and each day of continued noncompliance can be charged separately. If the owner does not complete court-ordered or city-manager-ordered repairs, the city may abate the condition itself and record the cost as a lien on the property under Section 8.12.150.
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