Property maintenance across Vermont

What are the rules on junk, derelict cars, and unsightly property?

90 of 277 municipalities in Vermont have an adopted ordinance on property maintenance on file. Each row links the municipality's answer page and, where transcribed, the full text of the document.

MunicipalityAdopted documentKey factsVerified
Alburgh
Town
Town of Alburgh Ordinance to Regulate Nuisance Properties
adopted 2018-11-20
— 2026-09-22
Arlington
Town
Town of Arlington Junk Ordinance (Regulating Outdoor Storage of Junk and Junk Vehicles)
+1 more
— 2026-09-22
Barre
City
Code of Ordinances Ch. 21 - Regulations of Vehicles Permitted on Private Property
+3 more
adopted 2020-06-30
— 2026-09-22
Barre
Town
Code Ch. 5, Art. IV - Regulation of Junk
adopted 2010-07-06
— 2026-09-22
Barton
Town
Joint Zoning Bylaw (Sec 332: Commercial Storage of Abandoned or Wrecked Motor Vehicles)
adopted 2018-08-21
— 2026-09-22
Barton
Village
Joint Zoning Bylaw (Sec 332: Commercial Storage of Abandoned or Wrecked Motor Vehicles)
adopted 2018-08-21
— 2026-09-22
Bellows Falls
Village
Chapter X - Unsafe Building Ordinance
adopted 1990-06-26
— 2026-09-22
Bennington
Town
Article 30: Property Maintenance Ordinance
+2 more
adopted 2016-08-08
— 2026-09-22
Bradford
Town
Town of Bradford Zoning Bylaws (Sec 2.7 Refuse Storage / 2.8 Outdoor Storage of Junk)
adopted 2025-10-09
— 2026-09-22
Brattleboro
Town
Brattleboro Code Chapter 8 - Health, Sanitation, Fire Safety Inspections, and Rental Housing (Nuisances / Vacant Buildings) — 2026-09-22
Burlington
City
Code of Ordinances Chapter 8 - Buildings and Building Construction (Article III, Vacant/Dangerous Buildings) — 2026-09-22
Cambridge
Village
Village of Jeffersonville By-Laws (Chapter 4, Nuisance/Property Maintenance)
adopted 2004-03-01
— 2026-09-22
Canaan
Town
Ordinance Regulating Outdoor Storage of Junk and Junk Vehicles
adopted 2005-11-21
— 2026-09-22
Cavendish
Town
Dangerous and/or Derelict Building Ordinance
+1 more
— 2026-09-22
Chelsea
Town
Ordinance Regulating Outdoor Storage of Junk and Junk Vehicles — 2026-09-22
Chester
Town
Town of Chester Ordinance Regulating Outdoor Storage of Junk and Junk Vehicles — 2026-09-22
Colchester
Town
Development Regulations, Article 2: General Provisions, Section 2.09 (storage of scrap/junk/salvage) — 2026-09-22
Concord
Town
Land Use Regulations, Section 305 (Junkyards and Salvage Yards)
+2 more
adopted 2024-04-02
— 2026-09-22
Corinth
Town
Dilapidated Building Ordinance (amended February 6, 2024)
adopted 2024-02-06
— 2026-09-22
East Montpelier
Town
Land Use & Development Regulations, Section 3.13 (Outdoor Storage)
adopted 2022-07-12
— 2026-09-22
Elmore
Town
Unified Bylaws, Section 3.9 (Open Storage of Junk and Vehicles)
adopted 2020-01-20
— 2026-09-22
Enosburg Falls
Village
Junk and Garbage Ordinance (Section 1005)
adopted 2010-01-26
— 2026-09-22
Essex
Town
Essex Municipal Code Title 5, Chapter 5.16 - Littering
adopted 1996-06-03
— 2026-09-22
Essex Junction
City
Municipal Code Chapter 15 - Ordinance Regulating Vacant Buildings, Blighted Premises and Dangerous Property
+1 more
— 2026-09-22
Franklin
Town
Town of Franklin Ordinance Regulating Outdoor Storage of Junk and Junk Vehicles — 2026-09-22
Greensboro
Town
Ordinance Regulating Dangerous Buildings
+1 more
— 2026-09-22
Halifax
Town
Town of Halifax Ordinance Regulating Outdoor Storage of Junk and Junk Vehicles
adopted 2001-03-20
— 2026-09-22
Hardwick
Town
Dangerous Building Ordinance — 2026-09-22
Hartford
Town
Code Ch. 100 - Dilapidated Buildings
adopted 2011-06-28
— 2026-09-22
Hartland
Town
Town of Hartland Municipal Ordinance - Outdoor Storage of Junk and Junk Vehicles
adopted 2008-12-15
— 2026-09-22
Johnson
Town
Town of Johnson Ordinance to Regulate Dilapidated Buildings and Nuisance Properties — 2026-09-22
Leicester
Town
Leicester Ordinance Regulating Outdoor Storage of Junk and Junk Vehicles — 2026-09-22
Ludlow
Town
Town of Ludlow Mowing of Lots and Willful Obstruction Ordinance, re-adopted February 4, 2008
+2 more
adopted 2008-02-04
— 2026-09-22
Ludlow
Village
Village of Ludlow Mowing of Lots and Willful Obstruction Ordinance, re-adopted April 1, 2008
+1 more
adopted 2008-04-01
— 2026-09-22
Lunenburg
Town
Town of Lunenburg Ordinance Regulating the Outdoor Storage of Junk — 2026-09-22
Lyndon
Town
Town of Lyndon Ordinances Ch. 10 -- Nuisance Structures, Dangerous Buildings — 2026-09-22
Manchester
Town
Manchester Unified Ordinance, Chapter XVI - Public Health and Safety
+1 more
— 2026-09-22
Manchester
Village
Village of Manchester Revised Ordinances of 1984, as Amended, Effective July 1, 2016 - Section V, Dangerous & Unsafe Buildings Ordinance
adopted 2016-07-01
— 2026-09-22
Middlebury
Town
Ordinance for the Regulation of Outdoor Storage of Junk and Junk Vehicles — 2026-09-22
Middlesex
Town
Outdoor Storage of Junk and Junk Vehicles Ordinance
adopted 2004-06-12
— 2026-09-22
Milton
Town
Junk Yard Ordinance
+1 more
adopted 1993-11-27
— 2026-09-22
Montgomery
Town
Town of Montgomery Vacant and Dangerous Buildings Ordinance
adopted 2018-05-21
— 2026-09-22
Montpelier
City
Code Ch. 19 - Regulating Outdoor Storage of Junk and Junk Vehicles
+2 more
adopted 2016-11-09
— 2026-09-22
Mount Holly
Town
Ordinance Regulating Outdoor Storage of Junk and Junk Vehicles — 2026-09-22
Newfane
Town
Ordinance Regulating Outdoor Storage of Junk and Junk Vehicles
+1 more
adopted 2002-03-18
— 2026-09-22
North Bennington
Village
Property Maintenance Ordinance #30
+1 more
adopted 2026-04-07
— 2026-09-22
Northfield
Town
Municipality of Northfield Ordinance for the Control of Litter — 2026-09-22
Orwell
Town
Land Use Regulations, Section 5.17 - Salvage Yard and Junk Storage
adopted 2019-03-05
— 2026-09-22
Pawlet
Town
Junkyard Public Notice / Ordinance (24 V.S.A. Subchapter 10)
+1 more
— 2026-09-22
Peru
Town
Zoning Bylaw Section 839 - Junkyards
adopted 2024-01-17
— 2026-09-22
Pittsford
Town
Town of Pittsford Ordinance Regulating Disposal of Solid Waste and Outdoor Storage of Junk and Junk Vehicles (junk/unsightly-premises provisions)
adopted 2026-08-19
— 2026-09-22
Pomfret
Town
Ordinance Regulating Outdoor Storage of Junk and Junk Vehicles
adopted 2004-07-07
— 2026-09-22
Proctor
Town
Town of Proctor Grounds Maintenance Ordinance (re-adopted November 25, 2024)
+2 more
adopted 2024-11-25
— 2026-09-22
Randolph
Town
Town of Randolph Solid Waste and Junkyard Ordinance, Article IV - Junk Motor Vehicles and Junkyards
adopted 2003-11-04
— 2026-09-22
Readsboro
Town
Dangerous and Vacant Building and Property Ordinance (Blight Ordinance)
+1 more
adopted 2020-05-04
— 2026-09-22
Richford
Town
Richford Housing Code Ordinance — 2026-09-22
Rockingham
Town
Nuisance, Blighted, Unsound, or Abandoned Property Ordinance
adopted 2019-11-19
— 2026-09-22
Roxbury
Town
Ordinance Regulating the Disposal of Solid Waste and the Outdoor Storage of Junk and Junk Vehicles
adopted 2022-12-19
— 2026-09-22
Royalton
Town
Health and Sanitation Nuisance Ordinance — 2026-09-22
Rutland
Town
Public Nuisance Ordinance — 2026-09-22
Sandgate
Town
Sandgate Land Use & Development Bylaw -- Junk Storage (Sec. 5.8)
adopted 2024-05-06
— 2026-09-22
Shrewsbury
Town
Unified Zoning & Subdivision Regulations -- Damaged, Demolished and Unsound Structures (Section 507)
adopted 2022-11-16
— 2026-09-22
South Burlington
City
Code Ch. 14, Art. II - Nuisances — 2026-09-22
Springfield
Town
Code Ch. 12, Art. II - Nuisances — 2026-09-22
St. Albans
City
Public Health and Safety Ordinance (PHSO), City of St. Albans
+3 more
adopted 2022-09-12
— 2026-09-22
St. Albans
Town
Outdoor Storage of Junk and Junk Vehicles Ordinance
adopted 2015-08-24
— 2026-09-22
St. Johnsbury
Town
Code of Civil Ordinances, Town of St. Johnsbury - Chapter 6 Housing (incl. Public Health and Safety Ordinance)
adopted 2017-10-24
— 2026-09-22
Stamford
Town
Zoning Bylaws -- Junk and Waste Material (Sec. 7.10) — 2026-09-22
Stannard
Town
Zoning & Subdivision Regulations -- Outdoor Storage (Section 3.9)
adopted 2009-05-11
— 2026-09-22
Strafford
Town
Town of Strafford Outdoor Storage of Junk and Junk Vehicles Ordinance
adopted 2009-03-18
— 2026-09-22
Sunderland
Town
Town of Sunderland Ordinance Regulating the Outdoor Storage of Junk and Junk Vehicles
adopted 2015-08-17
— 2026-09-22
Sutton
Town
Town of Sutton Ordinance Regulating Solid Waste and Junk (Junk/Nuisance Provisions)
adopted 2018-01-25
— 2026-09-22
Swanton
Town
Public Health & Safety Ordinance
adopted 2026-02-03
— 2026-09-22
Troy
Town
Zoning Bylaw -- Open Storage in Residential Areas (Section 324)
adopted 2022-05-31
— 2026-09-22
Underhill
Town
Town of Underhill Nuisance Ordinance -- Accumulation of Waste, Scrap & Junk / Junkyards / Derelict Vehicles
+1 more
— 2026-09-22
Vershire
Town
Development Ordinance -- Prohibited Land Use Activities (Section 2.8)
adopted 2008-03-06
— 2026-09-22
Wallingford
Town
Wallingford Title 4, Chapter 7: Regulating Outdoor Storage of Junk and Junk Vehicles
adopted 2000-08-21
— 2026-09-22
Washington
Town
Junk Car Ordinance -- Town of Washington
adopted 1983-08-02
— 2026-09-22
Waterford
Town
Junk and Salvage Ordinance — 2026-09-22
West Fairlee
Town
Ordinance on Outdoor Storage of Junk and Vehicles — 2026-09-22
West Rutland
Town
Dilapidated Building Ordinance
adopted 2026-01-09
— 2026-09-22
Westminster
Town
Ordinance Regulating Outdoor Storage of Junk and Junk Vehicles
adopted 2005-10-25
— 2026-09-22
Wheelock
Town
Ordinance Regulating Disposal of Solid Waste and Outdoor Storage of Junk and Junk Vehicles -- Town of Wheelock
adopted 2026-07-21
— 2026-09-22
Whitingham
Town
Ordinance Regulating Outdoor Storage of Junk and Junk Vehicles
adopted 2001-10-03
— 2026-09-22
Williamstown
Town
Vacant Building Ordinance -- Williamstown, VT — 2026-09-22
Wilmington
Town
Vacant Building Ordinance
adopted 2021-12-21
— 2026-09-22
Windham
Town
Dangerous Building Ordinance — 2026-09-22
Windsor
Town
Title 4 - Unsafe Buildings/Unsafe Structures — 2026-09-22
Woodstock
Town
Dangerous and Vacant Building and Property Ordinance (Town and Village of Woodstock) — 2026-09-22
Woodstock
Village
Dangerous and Vacant Building and Property Ordinance (Town and Village of Woodstock) — 2026-09-22

Nothing on file for property maintenance

Absence here is explicit, not a gap: each municipality below was checked, and its status says why there is no document.

Checked, nothing adopted (3) — North Hero (2026-09-22), Thetford (2026-09-22), Winooski (2026-09-22).

Other ordinances on file, none on this topic (144) — Addison, Alburgh, Andover, Athens, Baltimore, Barnard, Barnet, Belvidere, Benson, Berkshire, Berlin, Bethel, Bolton, Brandon, Bridgewater, Bridport, Brighton, Bristol, Brookfield, Brookline, Brownington, Brunswick, Burke, Cabot, Charleston, Charlotte, Chittenden, Clarendon, Coventry, Craftsbury, Danby, Derby, Derby Line, Dorset, Dummerston, Duxbury, Eden, Fair Haven, Fairfax, Fairfield, Fairlee, Ferrisburgh, Fletcher, Glover, Grafton, Grand Isle, Granville, Groton, Guildhall, Guilford, Hancock, Highgate, Hinesburg, Holland, Huntington, Hyde Park, Hyde Park, Isle La Motte, Jacksonville, Jamaica, Jay, Johnson, Killington, Kirby, Landgrove, Lemington, Lincoln, Londonderry, Lowell, Lyndonville, Maidstone, Marlboro, Marshfield, Middletown Springs, Monkton, Moretown, Morgan, Morristown, Morrisville, New Haven, Newbury, Newfane, Newport, Newport, North Troy, Norton, Norwich, Old Bennington, Orleans, Panton, Peacham, Plainfield, Plymouth, Poultney, Pownal, Putney, Reading, Richmond, Ripton, Rochester, Rupert, Rutland, Ryegate, Salisbury, Shaftsbury, Sharon, Sheffield, Shelburne, Sheldon, Shoreham, South Hero, St. George, Starksboro, Stockbridge, Stowe, Stratton, Swanton, Tinmouth, Topsham, Townshend, Tunbridge, Vernon, Waitsfield, Walden, Wardsboro, Warren, Waterbury, Waterville, Weathersfield, Wells, West Burke, West Haven, West Windsor, Westfield, Westford, Westmore, Weybridge, Whiting, Williston, Winhall, Wolcott, Woodbury, Woodford, Worcester.

No ordinances published online (29, verified negatives) — Albany, Albany, Bloomfield, Braintree, Castleton, Cornwall, Danville, Derby Center, Dover, East Haven, Fayston, Georgia, Goshen, Granby, Hubbardton, Irasburg, Jeffersonville, Marshfield, Mount Tabor, Newark, Newbury, Saxtons River, Searsburg, Sudbury, Victory, Waltham, Wells River, Westminster, Weston.

Unconfirmed (11, leads but nothing verified) — Bakersfield, Calais, Cambridge, Enosburgh, Ira, Jericho, Mendon, Orange, Pittsfield, Poultney, Vergennes.

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