Property Maintenance in Nevada (2026)
16 rules on the books across Nevada, 9 cities and counties. Select a rule to read the full details.
Severity: Few Restrictions · Light Restrictions · Some Restrictions · Significant Restrictions · Heavy Restrictions
Property Blight
Standards for property appearance including peeling paint, broken windows, junk accumulation, and other conditions the city considers blight.
Henderson
Heavy RestrictionsHenderson code officials can declare a building a public nuisance if it's dangerous, substandard, or an unsecured…
Read full rule →Clark County
Significant RestrictionsClark County code enforcement can order owners to repair or remove dangerous structures and abate other nuisance…
Read full rule →Elko County
Significant RestrictionsIn unincorporated Elko County, Nevada, the Planning Commission can order a property owner to repair, safeguard or…
Read full rule →Las Vegas
Significant RestrictionsLas Vegas Municipal Code Chapter 9.04 lets Code Enforcement declare a "chronically-blighted property" a public nuisance…
Read full rule →North Las Vegas
Significant RestrictionsNorth Las Vegas enforces blighted and dangerous structures under the 1994 Uniform Code for the Abatement of Dangerous…
Read full rule →Reno
Significant RestrictionsReno Municipal Code makes it unlawful for any owner, lessee, or occupant to let a building, including its cellar or…
Read full rule →Lyon County
Some RestrictionsLyon County, Nevada declares any building or structure that is unfit for habitation, unsafe, unsanitary or a fire…
Read full rule →Sparks
Some RestrictionsSparks treats deteriorated, unsecured or junk-cluttered property as a public nuisance under Section 7.16.010, covering…
Read full rule →Washoe County
Some RestrictionsWashoe County treats any dangerous condition or structure, and any property left in a state of disrepair that harms…
Read full rule →Vacant Lot Maintenance
Requirements for maintaining vacant or undeveloped land, including mowing, fencing, and preventing dumping and trespassing.
Clark County
Some RestrictionsCounty code enforcement can order owners of unimproved or vacant lots in unincorporated Clark County to clear weeds and…
Read full rule →Henderson
Some RestrictionsHenderson requires all land, vacant or improved, to stay free of weeds and uncultivated growth over six inches tall…
Read full rule →Las Vegas
Some RestrictionsWeeds, turf grass, or uncultivated plant growth over eight inches tall on a vacant lot counts as a public nuisance…
Read full rule →Lyon County
Some RestrictionsIn unincorporated Lyon County, Nevada, allowing weeds, debris, junk or scrapped materials to accumulate on any yard…
Read full rule →North Las Vegas
Some RestrictionsNorth Las Vegas can order the owner of any real property, improved or vacant, to clear debris, rubbish and refuse or…
Read full rule →Reno
Some RestrictionsReno requires every property owner to keep lots free of weeds, dry grass, dead trees, and debris, whether the lot is…
Read full rule →Washoe County
Some RestrictionsWashoe County treats a partially built structure that stalls for six months or longer, or one partially destroyed by…
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