Navajo County, AZ Property Maintenance: Vacant Lot Maintenance (2026)

§ 11-268 and lets the Board of Supervisors compel an owner, lessee, or occupant of buildings, grounds, or lots in the unincorporated county to remove rubbish, trash, weeds, filth, debris, or dilapidated buildings that constitute a hazard to public health and safety, whether the hazard sits on the lot itself, a contiguous sidewalk, street, or alley. 1 sets the timeline: the responsible party must remove or abate the nuisance within thirty calendar days after the County Attorney serves a Notice to Abate or Enjoin, which must be delivered personally or by certified mail at least thirty days before the compliance date and must state the estimated removal cost.

Anyone served can appeal to the Board within fifteen days by filing a written Notice of Appeal explaining why they should not have to comply; the Board hears the appeal informally at its next regular meeting and its decision is final. If the owner still does not comply, the county may remove or abate the nuisance itself and assess the actual cost, plus inspection, legal, and incidental costs, as a lien against the property. An unpaid assessment becomes delinquent, can be recorded with the Navajo County Recorder, accrues interest at the statutory judgment rate, and takes priority over every lien except general taxes and prior recorded mortgages; the county can eventually foreclose to collect it.

Separately, Section 2203 makes it a Class 1 Misdemeanor for anyone to dump rubbish, trash, filth, or debris on someone else's property without permission, on top of liability for the removal cost.