Vacant Property Compliance Map

Boarded to Built · Vacant Property Compliance

Is Your City Covered?

Over 550 U.S. cities have vacant property ordinances. Some require weekly inspections. Some require nothing at all. Find out where your city stands — and what it means for your property.

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Four Levels of Municipal Oversight

Not all vacant property ordinances are created equal. The tier your city falls into determines what you’re required to do — and what your risk exposure is if you don’t.

01

Weekly or Bi-Weekly Mandate

City ordinance requires frequent, documented inspections — often by a licensed local operator. The highest standard of municipal oversight. Your city has seen what happens when nobody watches and wrote the law accordingly.

Examples: Palm Springs CA · Newark NJ · Hayward CA
02

Monthly Monitoring Program

City operates an active monitoring program with monthly inspections, fees per property, and escalating penalties. Seattle charges up to $542/month and requires three consecutive clean inspections to exit.

Examples: Seattle WA · Minneapolis MN
03

Registration + Periodic Inspection

City requires registration, fees, insurance, and maintenance plans — with semi-annual or periodic city inspections. The most common ordinance tier in the U.S. Compliance-focused, not intelligence-focused.

Examples: Chicago IL · Dallas TX · Cleveland OH · Baltimore MD · Philadelphia PA · Detroit MI · Los Angeles CA · Denver CO
04

No Ordinance or Minimal Requirements

City has no formal vacant property registration or monitoring requirement. The problem exists — the law hasn’t caught up. Risk is real regardless of whether it’s required. This is where B2B’s Pilot 150 program creates the standard cities don’t yet have.

Examples: Nashville TN · Durham NC · Jackson MS · Many mid-size Southern cities

Where 40+ Cities Stand

Filter by tier to find cities with requirements similar to yours.

City Tier Key Requirement Owner Risk if Non-Compliant