Determine the Need for Property Maintenance
Residential Property
To help determine if your residential property needs repairs or maintenance, review these items on a regular basis.
Yards
- Missing ground cover, bare spots
- Overgrown/diseased vegetation
- Tall grass or weeds over eight inches
- Inoperable or unlicensed vehicles
- Deteriorating or damaged fencing
- Cracked or deteriorating driveways
- Cracked or deteriorating concrete or asphalt surfaces
- Improper outside storage, including garbage and trash
- Animal wastes
Roofs
- Broken or missing shingles
- Deteriorating roofing materials
- Missing or deteriorated soffits and soffit screens
- Missing or deteriorated trim boards
- Awnings and canopies in good repair and properly anchored
- Chimneys and vents are structurally sound, properly functioning and in
good repair
Walls (Interior and Exterior)
- Broken or deteriorating siding/brick
- Holes/ broken walls or foundations
- Fading, peeling or flaking paint
- Rusted metal
- Broken shutters
- Missing or deteriorating trim
- Broken or deteriorating decorative features
Windows and Doors
- Broken, cracked or loose glazing
- Deteriorated or missing trim, frame, sash or sills
- Deteriorated doors
- Weather tight closures at doors, windows and skylights
- Fading, peeling or flaking paint
- Screens at doors and windows properly installed and in good repair
Gutters and Downspouts
- Missing or broken sections
- Securely anchored
- Rusting or deterioration
- Fading, peeling or flaking paint
- Improper discharge of downspouts
Balconies, Porches and Steps
- Broken or deteriorated floor boards
- Missing or deteriorated posts or railings
- Broken concrete or bricks
- Faded, peeling or flaking paint
- Broken or missing stair treads or risers
Commercial Property
To help determine if your commercial property needs repairs or maintenance, review these items on a regular basis.
Yards
- Overgrown or diseased vegetation
- Tall grass or weeds over eight inches
- Deteriorated or damaged fencing and walls
- Deteriorating steps, driveways, walkways or parking lots
- Cracked or broken concrete
- Improper storage of garbage and trash
- Deteriorated or obsolete signage, including frames/ supports
- Lighting in good repair and properly maintained
- Drainage of roofs and paved surfaces shall not cause a public
nuisance
Roofs
- Deteriorating or missing roofing materials
- Missing or deteriorated soffits and soffit screens
- Missing or deteriorated trim boards
- Awnings and canopies in good repair and properly anchored
- Chimneys structurally sound and in good repair
- Vents in good repair and properly functioning
- Properly screened rooftop equipment
Walls (Interior and Exterior)
- Broken, rusting or deteriorating walls: siding, brick, etc.
- Holes or major cracks in walls or foundations
- Fading, peeling or flaking paint
- Rusted metal
- Missing or deteriorating trim
- Broken or deteriorating decorative features
- Deteriorated or obsolete wall signage
Windows and Doors
- Broken, cracked or loose glazing
- Deteriorated or missing trim, frame, sash or sills
- Deteriorated doors
- Weather tight closures at doors, windows and skylights
- Fading, peeling or flaking paint
- Rusted metal
Gutters and Downspouts
- Missing or broken sections
- Rusting or deterioration
- Fading, peeling or flaking paint
- Securely anchored
- Improper discharge of downspouts
Balconies, Porches and Steps
- Broken or deteriorated floor boards
- Missing or deteriorated posts or railings
- Broken concrete or brick
- Faded, peeling or flaking paint
- Broken or missing stair treads or risers
The listed items are intended as general guides to assist with reviewing maintenance needs.
They are representative only of the more typical code concerns and are not meant to be a complete account of code requirements.