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State Housing Codes

Housing codes are the backbone of an effective healthy homes program. The codes set the minimum standards that must be met by all housing – whether existing or new – to protect the health of the residents. Some communities call them property maintenance codes or sanitation codes but their scope and function is similar.

Finding State Housing Codes
Two organizations maintain summaries of state laws that may impact environmental health issues: the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) and the Environmental Law Institute (ELI). The ELI database focuses on indoor air quality.

Finding Local Housing Codes
There are three references that are helpful when searching for local ordinances:

Codes by State

Alabama (AL)

STATE
‎– Fair Housing Law
‎– Landlord and Tenant Act

AUBURN
‎– Adopted Property Maintenance Code

BIRMINGHAM
‎– Adopted Property Maintenance Code

Alaska (AK)

STATE
‎– Housing-Related Federal Legislation

ANCHORAGE
‎– Property Maintenance

Arizona (AZ)

STATE
‎– Residential Landlord and Tenant Act
‎– Residential Landlord and Tenant Act (Chapter 3)
‎– Residential Landlord and Tenant Act (Chapter 10)

MESA
‎– Adopted Property Maintenance Code

SCOTTSDALE
‎– Adopted Property Maintenance Code

TEMPE
‎– Adopted Property Maintenance Code

Arkansas (AR)

STATE
‎– Landlord and Tenant

FORT SMITH
‎– Property Maintenance

LITTLE ROCK
‎– Sanitation Requirements

California (CA)

STATE
‎– Current Regulations
‎– Health and Safety Code

BAKERSFIELD
‎– Maintenance of Property | pdf

LOS ANGELES
‎– Healthy Housing

OAKLAND
‎– Healthy Housing | pdf

SALINAS and MONTEREY COUNTY
‎– Housing Codes | pdf

SAN DIEGO
‎– Affordable Housing Regulation
‎– Lead Paint | pdf

SAN FRANCISCO
‎– Housing Policy

Colorado (CO)

STATE
‎– Colorado Housing Act of 1970
‎– Landlord and Tenant Act
– Unfair Housing Practices

BOULDER
‎– Property Maintenance Code

FORT COLLINS
‎– Property Maintenance Code

PUEBLO
‎– Property Maintenance Code

Connecticut (CT)

STATE
‎– Landlord and Tenant Relations

HARTFORD
‎– Anti-Blight and Property Maintenance Program
‎– Housing Code
– Rehousing Assistance Program

NEW HAVEN
‎– Property Maintenance Ordinance

STAMFORD
‎– Property Maintenance Definitions
‎– Landlord-Tenant Relations

Delaware (DE)

STATE
‎– Delaware State Housing Code

DOVER
‎– Property Maintenance Code

NEWARK
‎– Property Maintenance Code

WILMINGTON
‎– Housing Code

District of Columbia (DC)

DISTRICT
‎– Housing Regulations

Florida (FL)

STATE
‎– Landlord and Tenant Act

MIAMI
‎– Property Maintenance Code

ORLANDO
‎– Property Maintenance Code

TAMPA
‎– Property Maintenance Code

Georgia (GA)

STATE
‎– Buildings and Housing Code

ATLANTA
‎– Property Maintenance Code

MACON
‎– Minimum Health and Safety Standards for Pre-Manufactured Homes

SAVANNAH
‎– Property Maintenance Code

Hawaii (HI)

STATE
‎– Landlord and Tenant Act

HONOLULU
‎– Housing Code

MAUI
‎– Unlawful Maintenance of Property

Idaho (ID)

STATE
‎– Building Code Act

BOISE
‎– Uniform Housing Code

IDAHO FALLS
‎– International Property Maintenance Code

Illinois (IL)

STATE
‎– Landlord and Tenant Act

CHICAGO
‎– Building Code
– Buildings and Construction – Residential Units
– Fair Housing Regulations
– Relocation Plan Ordinance
– Residential Landlords and Tenants

NAPERVILLE
‎– Property Maintenance Code

PEORIA
‎– Property Maintenance Code

Indiana (IN)

STATE
‎– General Codes
‎– Landlord/Tenant Relations

BLOOMINGTON
‎– Property Maintenance Code

INDIANAPOLIS
‎– Property Maintenance Code

SOUTH BEND
‎– Property Maintenance Code

Iowa (IA)

STATE
‎– Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Law

CEDAR RAPIDS
‎– Housing Code

COUNCIL BLUFFS
‎– International Property Maintenance Code

DES MOINES
‎– Rental Property Maintenance Code

Kansas (KS)

STATE
‎– Landlord and Tenant Law

MANHATTAN
‎– International Property Maintenance Code

TOPEKA
‎– International Property Maintenance Code

WICHITA
‎– Housing Code

Kentucky (KY)

STATE
‎– Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act

LEXINGTON-FAYETTE COUNTY
‎– Property Maintenance Code

LOUISVILLE
‎– Property Maintenance Code

Louisiana (LA)

STATE
‎– Housing Maintenance

BATON ROUGE
‎– Maintenance of Property

BOSSIER CITY
‎– Property Maintenance Code

NEW ORLEANS
‎– Minimum Property Maintenance Code

Maine (ME)

STATE
‎– Affordable Housing Covenants

AUGUSTA
‎– Property Maintenance Code

BANGOR
‎– Property Maintenance Code

PORTLAND
‎– Property Maintenance Code

Maryland (MD)

STATE
‎– Landlord and Tenant Law
‎– Minimum Livability Code

ANNAPOLIS
‎– Property Maintenance Code

BALTIMORE
‎– Maintenance of Investment Property

FREDERICK
‎– Property Maintenance Code

Massachusetts (MA)

STATE
‎– Sanitation Code

BROCKTON
‎– Maintenance Code

CAMBRIDGE
‎– Fair Housing

SALEM
‎– Maintenance of Structures and Property

Michigan (MI)

STATE
‎– Housing Law

ANN ARBOR
‎– Sanitation-Housing Code

DETROIT
‎– Affordable Housing Requirements
‎– Property Maintenance Code

LANSING
‎– Property Maintenance Code

Minnesota (MN)

STATE
‎– Landlord and Tenant Relations

DULUTH
‎– Housing, Property Maintenance, and Rental Code

MINNEAPOLIS
‎– Housing Maintenance Code

ST. PAUL
‎– Minimum Property Maintenance Standards

Mississippi (MS)

STATE
‎– Residential Landlord and Tenant Act

BILOXI
‎– Property Maintenance Code

JACKSON
‎– Property Maintenance Code

TUPELO
‎– Property Maintenance Code

Missouri (MO)

STATE
‎– Landlord and Tenant Law

KANSAS CITY
‎– Property Maintenance Code

ST. LOUIS
‎– International Property Maintenance Code

SPRINGFIELD
‎– International Property Maintenance Code

Montana (MT)

STATE
‎– Residential Landlord and Tenant Act

BOZEMAN
‎– Property Owners Association

GREAT FALLS
‎– International Property Maintenance Code

MISSOULA
‎– Installation and Maintenance Code

Nebraska (NE)

STATE
‎– Property Maintenance Code
‎– Landlord Tenant Act

KEARNEY
‎– International Property Maintenance Code

NEBRASKA CITY
‎– International Property Maintenance Code

OMAHA
‎– Property Maintenance Code

Nevada (NV)

STATE
‎– Fair Housing Law
‎– Landlord and Tenant Act

LAS VEGAS
‎– Housing Code

CITY TBD
‎– Adopted Property Maintenance Code

New Hampshire (NH)

STATE
‎– Housing Standards

CONCORD
‎– Housing Maintenance and Occupancy Code

KEENE
‎– Property Maintenance Code

New Jersey (NJ)

STATE
‎– Affordable Housing Law
‎– Landlord and Tenant Act

JERSEY CITY
‎– Property Maintenance Code

NEW BRUNSWICK
‎– Property Maintenance Code

NEWARK
‎‎– Property Maintenance Code

New Mexico (NM)

STATE
‎– Owner-Resident Relations

ALBUQUERQUE
‎– Uniform Housing Code

LAS CRUCES
‎– Housing Code

SANTA FE
‎– Affordable Housing

New York (NY)

STATE
‎– Property Maintenance Code

BELLPORT
‎– Property Maintenance Code

ROCHESTER
‎– Property Maintenance Code

SYRACUSE
‎– Property Maintenance Code

WESTCHESTER COUNTY
‎– Sanitation of Habitable Housing

North Carolina (NC)

STATE
‎– Landlord and Tenant Law

CHARLOTTE
‎– Property Maintenance Code

RALEIGH
‎– Building and Housing Code

WILMINGTON
‎– Property Owners Association

North Dakota (ND)

STATE
‎– Housing Authorities Law

JAMESTOWN
‎– Housing Code

Ohio (OH)

STATE
‎– Landlord and Tenant Law

CINCINNATI
‎– Property Maintenance Code Enforcement

COLUMBUS
‎– Property Maintenance Inspection

DAYTON
‎– Mutual Obligations of Person in Control

Oklahoma (OK)

STATE
‎– Landlord and Tenant Act

NORMAN
‎– Property Maintenance Code

OKLAHOMA CITY
‎– Housing and Property Maintenance Code

TULSA
‎– Property Maintenance Code

Oregon (OR)

STATE
‎– Affordable Housing
‎– Residential Landlord and Tenant Act

OREGON CITY
‎– Housing Code

PORTLAND
‎– Affordable Housing Code

SALEM
‎– Property Maintenance Code

Pennsylvania (PA)

STATE
‎– Property Maintenance

HARRISBURG
‎– Maintenance Requirements

PHILADELPHIA
‎– Preservation of Affordable Housing

PITTSBURGH
‎– International Property Maintenance Code

Rhode Island (RI)

STATE
‎– Residential Landlord and Tenant Act

NEWPORT
‎– Housing Code

PROVIDENCE
‎– Minimum Housing Standards

WARWICK
‎– Minimum Housing Standards

South Carolina (SC)

STATE
‎– Landlord and Tenant Act

CHARLESTON
‎– Minimum Housing Standards

COLUMBIA
‎– Property Maintenance Code

MYRTLE BEACH
‎– Code Adoption

South Dakota (SD)

STATE
‎– Property Maintenance Code

ABERDEEN
‎– Building Regulation

BROOKINGS
‎– Property Maintenance Code

Tennessee (TN)

STATE
‎– Housing Code
‎– Landlord and Tenant Act

CHATTANOOGA
‎– Property Maintenance Code

KNOXVILLE
‎– Building Code

MEMPHIS
‎– Housing Code

Texas (TX)

STATE
‎– Landlord and Tenant Act
‎– Municipal Authority Regulation
‎– Sanitation Codes

AUSTIN
‎– Property Maintenance Code

HOUSTON
‎– Construction Code

SAN ANTONIO
‎– Property Maintenance Code

U.S. Virgin Islands (VI)

TERRITORY
‎– Landlord and Tenant Act

Utah (UT)

STATE
‎– Fair Housing Law

PARK CITY
‎– Uniform Housing Code

SALT LAKE COUNTY
‎– Fair Housing Law

Vermont (VT)

STATE
‎– Fair Housing Law
‎– Landlord and Tenant Act

BURLINGTON
‎– Property Maintenance Code

ESSEX
‎– Property Maintenance Code

MONTPELIER
‎– Adopted Property Maintenance Code

Virginia (VA)

STATE
‎– Property Maintenance Code

NORFOLK
‎– Bureau of Property Maintenance

RICHMOND
‎– International Property Maintenance Code

VIRGINIA BEACH
‎– Housing and Building Maintenance Code

Washington (WA)

STATE
‎– Indoor Air Quality
‎– Integrated Pest Management
‎– Landlord and Tenant Act

SPOKANE COUNTY
‎– Adoption of State Building Code

SEATTLE
‎– Housing Code

West Virginia (WV)

STATE
‎– Landlord and Tenant Act

CHARLESTON
‎– Building Code

HUNTINGTON
‎– Uniform Housing Code

Wisconsin (WI)

STATE
‎– Landlord and Tenant Act

GREEN BAY
‎– Housing Standards

MADISON
‎– Minimum Housing and Property Maintenance Code

MILWAUKEE
‎– County Fair Housing Ordinance

Wyoming (WY)

STATE
‎– Sanitation Code

CHEYENNE
‎– International Property Maintenance Code

LARAMIE
‎– Maintenance by Owners

Latest page update: August 10, 2021.