Property Maintenance in Texas (2026)

Lewisville can declare a building a 'substandard structure' under City Code §§ 4-243 and 4-246 when damage…

Abilene's Building Official can condemn any structure that is dilapidated, structurally hazardous, or infested with…

Cameron County's housing code bars anyone from occupying or renting out a dwelling once the Building Official has…

Carrollton's Substandard Structures Abatement Code lets the Designated City Official (the City Manager or a delegate)…

Cedar Park declares any dilapidated or unsafe building a public nuisance, subject to repair, vacation, securing…

Corpus Christi's code official can order an owner to repair, vacate, or demolish a substandard structure through the…

A structure that fails Farmersville's minimum property standards and qualifies as an urban nuisance can be ordered…

Georgetown declares any 'dangerous building or structure,' one that's unsecured, unsafe, or more than 33 to 50 percent…

Killeen's Board of Adjustment can order a dangerous or substandard building repaired, secured, vacated, or demolished…

Leander treats any unsafe, dilapidated, or vacant-and-unsecured building as a public nuisance under Article 3.04 and…

Parker declares any building meeting its dangerous-structure definition, including one 50 percent or more damaged or…

Plano's 8-member Building Standards Commission can declare a structure substandard, order repairs, require demolition…

Article XII of the Sugar Land Code lets the city order any dangerous building vacated, secured, repaired, or…

A Taylor building counts as 'substandard' under Sec. 5-37 if weather damage, fire damage, or missing plumbing leaves it…

Texarkana's Building and Standards Commission can declare a home or structure a public nuisance, order it repaired…

Waco's Minimum Building Standards Code declares any unsafe, unsanitary, or unsecured vacant building illegal and lets…

Allen enforces the International Property Maintenance Code, adopted with local amendments through the Allen Land…

Amarillo prohibits property blight including excessive vegetation, junk accumulations, and unlawful debris. Chapter 8-3…

Arlington actively enforces property blight standards through its Code Compliance division. Property owners must…

Austin Code Department aggressively enforces property maintenance standards under City Code Chapters 6-1 (Public Health…

Baytown actively enforces property maintenance standards under its nuisance and blight ordinances. Properties with junk…

Brownsville runs blighted structures through a seven-member Building and Standards Commission that holds an evidentiary…

Bryan's Building Standards Commission can order unsafe or dangerous buildings vacated, secured, repaired, or…

Celina bans maintaining a dilapidated, unsecured, or unfit-for-habitation building and can order the owner to secure…

Conroe Sec. 26-33 prohibits accumulation of garbage, rubbish, appliances, furniture, and tires unless entirely…

TX HSC Chapter 343 declares certain property conditions public nuisances: junk vehicles, excessive weeds, rubbish…

Denton Code of Ordinances Chapter 28 (Property Maintenance) and Chapter 18 (Health and Sanitation) establish…

Edinburg declares structurally unsafe or unfit buildings public nuisances and can order them repaired, vacated, or…

El Paso actively enforces property blight and nuisance abatement through Code Enforcement under Title 9 of the…

A structurally unsafe, dilapidated, or fire-hazard building on unincorporated county land is a public nuisance the…

Frisco adopts the International Property Maintenance Code with local amendments. Conditions such as peeling paint…

Fulshear has adopted the 2015 International Property Maintenance Code and enforces violations through its Code…

Garland actively enforces property maintenance standards through its Code Compliance Division. Properties must be kept…

Grand Prairie Ch. 29 prohibits accumulation of rubbish, junk, and unsightly matter on property. Code Compliance…

Harlingen's § 103-4 declares any substandard structure a public nuisance and unlawful, then routes it through the code…

Harris County orders owners to repair or demolish structurally unsafe buildings under its Neighborhood Nuisance…

Laredo enforces the International Property Maintenance Code against blighted properties including accumulated junk…

Little Elm enforces strict property maintenance standards under the IPMC and local code. Properties must be free of…

Longview declares buildings that endanger health, safety, or welfare public nuisances, subject to court-ordered…

Lubbock enforces property maintenance standards through Chapter 10 of the Code of Ordinances, addressing dilapidated…

Mission enforces dangerous and substandard buildings under the 1985 Standard Unsafe Building Abatement Code, adopted by…

Missouri City prohibits grass and weeds taller than nine inches, junked or inoperable vehicles visible from public…

New Braunfels can order repair or demolition of any building that's unsafe, unsanitary, or structurally dangerous under…

Odessa can order vacation, repair, or demolition of any building that's dilapidated, unsafe, or unsecured from…

Pasadena Code Enforcement actively combats property blight including junk vehicles, dilapidated buildings, trash…

Pearland prohibits grass and weeds taller than nine inches and other offensive conditions on developed and undeveloped…

Pflugerville declares any building that falls below the city's minimum standards a public nuisance. The Building and…

Pharr declares any substandard building a public nuisance and can order the owner to repair, vacate, or demolish it…

Rockwall can order owners to repair, demolish, or remove any building found dangerous, dilapidated, or fire-hazardous…

Rowlett's Property Maintenance Code requires every vacant building, structure or lot in the city, Dallas and Rockwall…

San Angelo prohibits accumulations of junk, debris, and unsightly matter and unsanitary conditions on any property…

San Antonio enforces property blight standards through the San Antonio Property Maintenance Code (SAPMC, effective May…

San Marcos can order dilapidated, substandard buildings vacated, secured, repaired, or demolished under its Unsafe…

Shenandoah, Texas bans leaving unsightly or unsanitary personal property, junk, machinery or equipment on any lot for…

Temple declares any substandard or dangerous building a public nuisance, subject to a Building Standards Commission…

A building that is structurally unsafe, unsanitary, dilapidated, storm damaged, or abandoned is a public nuisance under…

Tyler's Chapter 18 declares accumulations of rubbish, junk, debris, and overgrown vegetation on a property a public…

Victoria's Building and Standards Commission can order owners to vacate, secure, repair, or demolish buildings that are…

Wichita Falls declares any dangerous or dilapidated building a public nuisance and can order it repaired, vacated, or…

Beaumont enforces property maintenance standards to prevent blight. Unmaintained properties with peeling paint, broken…

Bellaire enforces strict property maintenance standards to preserve its residential character. Properties must be kept…

Bexar County enforces property nuisance rules under Texas Health and Safety Code Chapters 341 and 342. Accumulated…

Cedar Hill enforces property maintenance standards prohibiting tall grass over 12 inches, junked vehicles, accumulated…

College Station enforces property maintenance standards to prevent blight. Unmaintained properties with peeling paint…

Converse enforces property maintenance under Texas Local Gov Code 214.001. Blighted conditions including structural…

Dallas City Code Chapter 27 (Minimum Property Standards) addresses property blight and nuisance conditions. Sec. 27-11…

DeSoto enforces a property maintenance code to prevent blight, protect public health and safety, and preserve…

Fort Worth aggressively enforces property maintenance standards through Code Compliance. Chapter 10 of the Code of…

Texas counties cannot zone, but state law bans public nuisances in unincorporated areas: accumulated rubbish, junk…

Guadalupe County cannot zone, so its main blight tool outside city limits is nuisance abatement. Accumulated rubbish…

Haltom City abates blighted properties under its nuisance chapter and the IPMC. Overgrown lots, junked vehicles, and…

In unincorporated Hidalgo County, blighted property is addressed under Texas Health & Safety Code Chapter 343. The…

Houston Code Chapter 10, Art. XI (Neighborhood Nuisances) and Community Code Enforcement address property blight…

Humble enforces property maintenance standards to prevent blight. Properties must be kept free of accumulated junk…

Katy treats high weeds, accumulated rubbish, and unsanitary conditions as nuisances when weeds exceed nine inches or…

Keller code enforcement addresses blight like overgrown vegetation, junk, inoperable vehicles, and dilapidated…

La Porte enforces property maintenance standards prohibiting conditions such as junk accumulation, peeling paint…

Mansfield prohibits accumulations of trash, junk, abandoned vehicles, overgrown weeds, and dilapidated structures…

McKinney enforces International Property Maintenance Code (IPMC) with local amendments through Code Services. Blighted…

Mesquite enforces TX H&S Ch. 342 nuisance abatement: junk, debris, inoperable vehicles, overgrown lots, and dilapidated…

Midland's boom-bust oil economy creates property maintenance challenges. During busts, properties may be neglected. The…

NRH Code Compliance enforces property blight rules including rules against tall grass and weeds (over 12 inches), junk…

Richardson enforces property maintenance standards under Chapter 14 (Nuisances) and minimum property standards…

Rosenberg requires all property to be kept free of weeds, grass, brush, or other vegetation taller than twelve inches…

Tarrant County addresses blight under Texas Local Government Code Chapter 343. Rubbish, stagnant water, weeds over 12…

Tomball enforces property maintenance standards to prevent blight including requirements for exterior maintenance, junk…

Universal City prohibits junk accumulation, inoperable vehicles, high weeds over 12 inches, and structural dilapidation…

In unincorporated Williamson County, junked vehicles, accumulated rubbish, and dilapidated buildings are public…

Denton County has limited authority to address property blight in unincorporated areas. Texas Health and Safety Code…

Grapevine's property maintenance code treats blighted conditions, including peeling paint, rotting wood, broken…

Irving enforces property maintenance standards through Chapter 24 (Offenses) and property maintenance provisions of the…

Mcallen enforces property maintenance standards to prevent blight. Unmaintained properties with peeling paint, broken…

Texas Health and Safety Code Sec. 342.004 lets San Antonio require every property owner to keep real property free of…

Texas Health and Safety Code § 342.004 lets Abilene require every property owner to keep vacant and occupied lots free…

Amarillo requires owners of vacant lots to keep grass and weeds below 8 inches and free of accumulated trash or debris…

Vacant lots in Austin must be maintained under City Code Chapter 6-1 (Public Health) and Chapter 13-1 (Minimum Property…

Baytown requires vacant lot owners to maintain their property by keeping grass and weeds below 12 inches, removing junk…

Carrollton makes the owner or occupant of every unimproved lot responsible for mowing and clearing trash regardless of…

Cedar Park requires owners of any lot, improved or vacant, to keep it free of trash, debris, stagnant water, and fire…

Corpus Christi bans letting litter, solid waste, or abandoned appliances pile up on any lot in the city, occupied or…

Dallas City Code Sec. 18-13 makes it an offense for an owner, occupant, or person in control of any occupied or…

El Paso requires owners of vacant lots to maintain their property free of weeds, rubbish, and debris. Title 9 of the…

Farmersville lets grass above 12 inches on any real property, improved or vacant, count as a fire-hazard nuisance, and…

Fort Worth requires owners of vacant lots to maintain their property. Chapter 10 of the Code of Ordinances requires…

Texas Health and Safety Code lets Garland force any landowner to keep a lot free of weeds, brush, and public nuisance…

Harris County enforces minimum property standards on vacant lots through the Community Services Department. Violations…

Owners of vacant lots in Katy must keep weeds under nine inches and prevent rubbish, stagnant water, or pest harborage…

Texas law lets Killeen require owners of vacant and unimproved lots to keep them clear of weeds, brush and nuisance…

Laredo requires owners and lessees of any lot or premises, vacant or not, to stay free of weeds, rubbish, and…

League City Section 54-33 requires owners of vacant lots to prevent accumulation of rubbish and maintain weeds below 12…

Vacant lot owners in Live Oak must keep vegetation trimmed and remove trash. The city may abate overgrown lots and…

Lubbock caps grass and weeds at 8 inches average height on every lot, occupied or not, and bans nuisance conditions on…

Texas Health & Safety Code § 342.004 lets Midland require owners of vacant and unimproved lots to keep the property…

Missouri City requires owners of vacant lots to keep grass and weeds below nine inches, remove debris and abandoned…

Parker's zoning code requires every tract of land, platted or not, to be kept clear of debris and mowed below 12…

Pasadena Code Enforcement addresses vacant lot maintenance including overgrown vegetation, accumulated debris, junk…

Vacant-lot owners in San Angelo must keep grass, weeds, and brush under 12 inches and free of junk and dumping. The…

Sugar Land caps weeds, grass, and other vegetation at nine inches on any lot of two acres or less. Larger tracts must…

Vacant and unimproved lots in Taylor are not automatically held to the citywide 12-inch weed limit. Sec. 18-30 exempts…

Any vacant or unimproved lot in unincorporated Travis County must be kept free of stagnant water, weeds over 36 inches…

Tyler prohibits uncultivated vegetation taller than twelve inches on any lot, including vacant ones, inside the city or…

Waco prohibits dumping or letting litter, junk, rubbish, or garbage pile up on any lot, whether occupied, unoccupied…

Vacant lots in Allen must be mowed and free of debris, high weeds, and nuisances. Grass and weeds exceeding 12 inches…

Vacant lots in Bellaire must be maintained to the same standards as improved properties. Owners must keep vegetation…

Owners of vacant lots in Cedar Hill must keep grass and weeds under 12 inches, prevent dumping, and maintain drainage…

College Station requires vacant lot owners to maintain their property including regular mowing, weed control, trash…

Collin County may enforce overgrown vegetation and nuisance conditions on vacant lots under Health and Safety Code…

Vacant lots in Conroe must comply with Sec. 26-33 weed and brush clearance requirements. Vegetation exceeding 12 inches…

Converse requires owners of vacant lots to keep grass and weeds under 12 inches and remove accumulated trash. Authority…

TX HSC Chapter 343 nuisance abatement applies to vacant lots: weeds over 36 inches, rubbish accumulation, and stagnant…

Denton Code of Ordinances Chapters 18 and 28 require owners of vacant lots to maintain their property free of tall…

DeSoto requires owners of vacant lots and undeveloped parcels to maintain their properties under the same property…

Euless vacant lot owners must keep vegetation under 12 inches and remove debris. The city can cut lots and place liens…

Frisco requires owners of vacant lots to maintain grass and weeds under 12 inches tall and keep lots free of trash…

There is no general county grass-height ordinance. The one weed lever is Tex. Health & Safety Code §343.011(c)(4)…

Vacant and weedy lots in unincorporated Hidalgo County are regulated as public nuisances under Texas Health & Safety…

Houston requires vacant lot owners to maintain their property free of overgrown vegetation, trash accumulation, and…

Humble requires owners of vacant lots to maintain them in a clean and mowed condition. Vegetation must not exceed city…

Irving requires vacant lot owners to maintain their properties free of high weeds, trash, and hazardous conditions…

Owners of vacant lots in La Porte must maintain the property by keeping vegetation mowed, preventing trash…

Lewisville requires owners of vacant lots to maintain the property free of weeds, brush, rubbish, and debris under Code…

Little Elm requires vacant lot owners to keep vegetation below 12 inches and prevent dumping. The town can mow and…

Owners of vacant lots in Mansfield must keep weeds and grass below 12 inches and remove trash and debris. The city can…

Mcallen requires vacant lot owners to maintain their property including regular mowing, weed control, trash removal…

Vacant lots in McKinney must be kept free of weeds, grass over 12 inches, trash, and debris. Owners receive 10-day cure…

Vacant lots in Mesquite must be kept mowed (grass under 12 inches), free of debris, and secured. Owners are billed for…

Vacant lots in NRH must be kept free of tall weeds, debris, and hazards. Grass height limits (12 inches) apply to…

Pearland extends weed and nuisance enforcement to undeveloped land that abuts developed properties, requiring vacant…

Plano requires vacant lots to be maintained free of tall weeds, overgrown vegetation, debris, and trash. Grass and…

Owners of vacant lots in Richardson must keep grass and weeds under 12 inches, remove trash and debris, and secure the…

Vacant lots in Rosenberg must comply with the same vegetation height limits and refuse storage rules as occupied…

Owners of vacant lots in Stafford must keep grass and weeds cut and remove debris, or face mowing liens after notice…

Vacant lot owners in Tarrant County must keep lots free of weeds over 12 inches, rubbish, and junked vehicles under…

Tomball requires vacant lots to be maintained free of weeds, tall grass, debris, and dumped materials. Owners must mow…

Owners of vacant lots must keep weeds and grass below 12 inches, remove trash and debris, and secure the property…

Overgrown weeds on a vacant lot in unincorporated Williamson County are a public nuisance under Tex. Health & Safety…

Beaumont requires vacant lot owners to maintain their property including regular mowing, weed control, trash removal…

Denton County has limited authority to regulate vacant lot conditions in unincorporated areas. Under Texas Health and…

Montgomery County has limited authority over vacant lots in unincorporated areas since Texas counties cannot zone or…

Amarillo property owners must clear sidewalk snow and ice fast: two business hours in business districts, and the same…

Carrollton's Code of Ordinances requires any owner, tenant or occupant whose own water creates ice or a hazardous slick…

Dallas requires every property owner, tenant, or occupant to clear snow and ice from the sidewalk fronting their…

Brownsville sits at the southern tip of Texas and has no snow-removal ordinance. Sidewalk duty here covers litter and…

Snow is rare in San Angelo, and the city has no snow-removal ordinance. Property owners must instead keep sidewalks…