Declaration; notice.
Houston Code of Ordinances § 10-542
in effectSec. 10-542. - Declaration; notice.
Visual blight is declared to be a public nuisance. whenever the neighborhood protection official becomes aware of the existence of visual blight on any lot or parcel of real estate in the city, the neighborhood protection official shall provide the property owner with written notice identifying the visual blight and directing its abatement. The notice shall be sent in accordance with article XI of this chapter; however, the time allowed for abatement of the nuisance shall not be less than ten business days. The notice shall further state that the owner may request a hearing as described in section 10-543 of this Code.
(Ord. No. 94-1163, § 2, 11-2-94; Ord. No. 98-613, § 47, 8-5-98; Ord. No. 06-1055, § 1, 10-18-06)
Source: City of Houston, Code of Ordinances and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/tx/houston/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=COOR_CH10BUNEPR_ARTXIVABUNVIBL_S10-542DENOFetched: 10/26/2026
