Property Maintenance in New York (2026)

The Town of Clay bans letting a building or structure become dangerous or unsafe under Code § 86-2, and empowers the…

When a residential structure in Islip is deemed unsafe under the New York State Property Maintenance and Fire Codes, a…

Syracuse's director of code enforcement can label a building "unfit premises" under Revised General Ordinances § 27-115…

Albany's Bureau of Code Enforcement can designate a decayed, unsafe, or overcrowded building unfit for habitation…

Outside the Village of Williamsville, Amherst's Building Commissioner inspects any structure that is severely…

Brookhaven designates a property blighted once it racks up 100 points on a checklist running from broken windows to…

Cayuga County's Code Enforcement Officer can inspect any building or structure that appears unsafe, revoke its…

Clarkstown's unsafe-buildings chapter lets the Building Inspector investigate dangerous, fire-damaged, or…

When a Colonie building is dangerous, unsafe, or an attractive nuisance to trespassers, § 62-29 requires the Building…

Glen Cove treats any building meeting the defects listed in City Code Section 112-2, from major structural damage to…

Greece's Unsafe Buildings and Collapsed Structures Law (Ch. 75) lets the Town Board order a dangerous or dilapidated…

When Greenburgh's Building Inspector finds a building or structure dangerous or unsafe, Chapter 340, Demolition, gives…

Chapter 127 of the Village of Hamburg Code lets the Board of Trustees order a dangerous or unsafe building repaired or…

Hempstead declares any structurally unsafe, unsanitary, fire-hazardous or otherwise dangerous building illegal under §…

Huntington scores properties on a point system to designate them as officially 'Blighted' under Chapter 156, Article…

In the Town of Irondequoit, Monroe County, New York, an unsafe building goes before the Town Board, which can order…

Monroe County's Health Director can order owners to repair or vacate any building found insanitary or unfit for human…

Mount Vernon's Commissioner of Buildings can order repair, vacation or demolition of any building that leans, is…

New York City's Department of Buildings can declare any structurally compromised, fire-hazardous, or dangerous building…

Owners of a vacant, blighted or otherwise unsafe building in North Hempstead must register it with the Building…

The City of Oneida, Madison County, New York can declare an unsafe, dangerous, or unsightly building a public nuisance…

Orange County's Commissioner of Health can declare a dilapidated, unsanitary or vermin-infested dwelling unfit for…

Oyster Bay's Commissioner of Planning and Development can order a dangerous, vacant or abandoned building sealed…

When Ramapo's Building Inspector finds a structure unsafe or dangerous, he must have it examined by a licensed…

Rochester's Municipal Code declares any building, structure or vacant area that violates the Property Conservation…

Inside the Village of Spring Valley, Code § 23-10 declares any building with structural failure, fire damage, or unsafe…

Schenectady's Building Inspector can declare a structurally unsafe, dilapidated, or dangerous building illegal and…

Smithtown declares any structurally unsafe, unsanitary, fire-hazardous or dilapidated building unlawful and requires…

In the Village of Southampton, a building that is structurally unsafe, dangerous, unsanitary or a hazard from…

The Town of Tonawanda's Code Enforcement Officer can order an owner to repair or remove a dangerous or unsafe building…

In the City of Troy, New York, a building that is structurally unsafe, unsanitary, a fire hazard or dangerous through…

Ulster County can condemn, order repaired, or demolish any building or structure found unsafe or unfit for human…

In the Town of Union outside the Villages of Endicott and Johnson City, Chapter 88 puts unsafe buildings under Town…

Westchester County's Health Department can order the abatement, suppression or removal of any property condition it…

Yonkers can force the owner of a structurally unstable, fire-damaged or otherwise dangerous building to repair, remove…

Owners of business, industrial, multiple-residence and senior-residence properties in the Town of Babylon must keep…

When a property owner repeatedly fails to comply with Buffalo's building and property maintenance codes, the…

Cheektowaga's Unsafe Buildings Law lets the Town order the repair or demolition of any building that's structurally…

New Rochelle orders owners to repair or remove any building that endangers public health, safety or welfare, including…

When a town, village or city in Saratoga County demolishes or remediates a dangerous building, the County can front the…

In the Town of Southampton outside the villages, Chapter 261 requires every improved property, except bona fide…

Hempstead bars anyone in possession of vacant, unimproved land from letting weeds or brush exceed 8 inches, letting…

Any mortgagee holding a defaulted mortgage on Islip real estate must register the property with the Town within 10 days…

Saratoga Springs requires the owner of every vacant building to register it with the Office of Code Administration…

Albany requires every vacant lot in the city to stay clean and free of litter, debris and hazards, with ground cover…

Amherst requires vacant land and vacant structures to be kept in a clean, safe, secure, and sanitary condition so they…

Undeveloped parcels in the Town of Babylon can't grow weeds, brush or grass past two feet: a looser cap than the…

Brookhaven's Property Maintenance chapter requires yards, courts, play areas and vacant lots to be kept clean and…

Buffalo requires every yard, court, and vacant lot in the City, whether privately owned or built on, to stay clean and…

Cheektowaga requires yards, courts and vacant lots to be kept clean and free of hazards, enforced the same way as every…

In the Town of Clay, owners of any real property, including vacant and unimproved lots, cannot permit, maintain…

Town of Colonie Code § 62-45 applies to every parcel in Town, occupied or vacant, and requires all land be kept free of…

Glen Cove bans weeds, grass or rank vegetation over 12 inches average height on any occupied or unoccupied lot under…

Owners of vacant and undeveloped lots in the Town of Greece must clear combustible waste, refuse and heavy undergrowth…

In the Village of Hamburg, NY, § 182-6 requires yards, courts and vacant lots to be kept clean and free of physical…

In the Town of Irondequoit, the owner of an unimproved residential lot must maintain the entire lot if it sits in a…

Mount Vernon's Commissioner of Public Works can enter any property, public or private, to remove accumulated rubbish…

New Rochelle requires owners of vacant lots in commercial or mixed-use districts to install a wrought-iron fence and…

New York City law requires every owner of a vacant lot to keep it and the abutting sidewalk free of garbage, refuse…

Town Code § 28-22A(4) requires yards, courts, and vacant lots to be kept clean and free of physical hazards, rodent…

The City of Oneida, Madison County, New York bars any lot owner, agent or occupant from letting garbage, rubbish, waste…

Every parcel in the unincorporated Town, vacant or built on, must be kept under Chapter 135's eight-inch cap on lawns…

Rochester requires every vacant lot owner to keep the lot in a safe and sanitary condition and free of refuse, high…

Owners of occupied or unoccupied lots in Schenectady cannot let weeds, grass, or noxious growth stand over one foot…

Smithtown's Property Maintenance Ordinance makes every owner, tenant or occupier responsible for cutting, trimming or…

Syracuse requires every yard, court and vacant lot to be kept free of hazards, illegally stored trash, debris and…

Owners of every parcel of real property in the Town of Tonawanda, including vacant and unimproved lots, must remove…

In the City of Troy, New York, § 188-12 bars any person from throwing or depositing litter on any open or vacant…

In the Town of Union outside the Villages of Endicott and Johnson City, weeds, tall grass or other objectionable…

Every owner, lessee or contractor in control of a vacant lot in Yonkers must keep it clean, free of standing water and…

In the City of Troy, New York, the owner or occupant of a lot must clear all snow and ice from the full width of the…

Albany property owners and occupants must clear snow and ice from sidewalks within 24 hours after a snowfall ends, or…

Property owners and tenants in the Town of Babylon must clear sidewalks of snow and ice within four hours after…

Brookhaven Code Section 38-9 puts the job of clearing adjacent sidewalks on the property owner, tenant or occupant…

Every Buffalo property owner or occupant must clear snow and ice off the sidewalk fronting their premises before 9:00…

Cheektowaga makes property owners and occupants jointly responsible for clearing snow, ice and debris from the sidewalk…

Clarkstown property owners must clear snow and ice from their abutting sidewalk within 36 hours of it falling or…

In the Town of Clay, the owner or occupant of any property fronting or abutting a street must maintain and repair the…

Glen Cove property owners and occupants must clear snow, ice, dirt and debris from the sidewalks, gutters and drains…

Greenburgh landowners and occupants must clear snow, ice, dirt or other obstructions from their abutting sidewalk…

Snow and ice on a sidewalk in the Village of Hamburg must be removed within 24 hours after the end of a snowfall under…

Every homeowner, occupant and business in unincorporated Hempstead must keep the sidewalk in front of the property free…

Huntington property owners must clear snow and ice from the sidewalk fronting their land within 24 hours for…

Town Code § 47A-17 requires every Islip property owner or occupant to keep the sidewalk in front of the lot free of…

Mount Vernon gives property owners and lessees just 12 hours after snow stops falling, or ice forms, to clear the…

New Rochelle property owners must clear new ice and freshly fallen snow from abutting sidewalks before 12:00 noon each…

NYC property owners must clear snow and ice from abutting sidewalks within 4 daytime hours after snow stops falling, or…

North Hempstead property owners, tenants and occupants must clear snow, ice, dirt or debris from the sidewalk fronting…

Property owners in the Town of Oyster Bay must clear snow and ice from their abutting sidewalk within six hours after…

Owners and occupants of property next to a Ramapo sidewalk have 12 hours to clear snow, ice, dirt or other obstruction…

In Rochester, the owner of a building or lot must clear snow and ice from adjoining sidewalks by 9:00 a.m. when snow…

Saratoga Springs requires the owner, occupant, or person in charge of any lot to clear snow and ice from the abutting…

Schenectady gives every property owner 24 hours after snow, sleet or freezing rain stops to clear the abutting sidewalk…

Smithtown's Property Maintenance Ordinance requires every property owner to keep steps, walks, driveways and parking…

In the Village of Southampton, § 95-10 makes the owner or occupant of a house or building, and the owner of any vacant…

Syracuse requires the owner, agent, or occupant fronting any park, street, or alley to clear the abutting sidewalk of…

Owners and occupants of property next to a Town of Tonawanda sidewalk must keep it free and clear of snow, ice, dirt…

Town of Union Code § 178-26 requires snow and ice to be removed within five hours from the time it accumulates, or…

Yonkers owners must clear snow and ice from the sidewalk in front of their property, and from a three-foot ring around…