Greenwood, IN Property Maintenance: Vacant Lot Maintenance (2026)

Section 6-287(d) of the Greenwood Property Maintenance Code requires that all vacant structures and the premises around them, and all vacant land, be maintained in a clean, safe, secure, healthful and sanitary condition so they do not create a blighting problem, hurt a neighboring property's value or marketability, or threaten public health and safety. That duty sits alongside the nuisance framework in Chapter 6, Article 6: Section 6-271(a) separately declares weeds and rank vegetation, listed by reference to the Purdue Extension and EDDMapS invasive species databases, to be a Nuisance on any public or private property, vacant or not.

When Code Enforcement finds a violation on a vacant lot, Section 6-273 requires a written notice of correction order giving the owner at least ten days to abate the condition, except that a Section 6-271(a) weeds violation gets only seven days, and an Emergency or Safety Concern, such as an unsecured attractive nuisance, gets as little as twenty-four hours. An owner may appeal the Code Enforcement Official's determination to the Board of Public Works and Safety. If the owner does not abate in time, Section 6-274 lets the City abate the nuisance itself and bill the owner twenty-five dollars per inspection, fifty dollars per labor hour, seventy-five dollars per machine hour, actual material costs, and a one hundred dollar penalty for a third citation at the same property in a calendar year.