Resources for Neighbors

Here are some handy links and contact information for solving common neighborhood problems.

Report an abandoned vehicle or unmowed lot

Click this online form for reporting overgrown lots or abandoned vehicles. You can also use it to report branches, refuse, or trash on a property. Be sure you have the exact address ready.

Report a malfunctioning streetlight

Call Duke Power at 378-9451 or 1-800- POWERON. An automated answering system will guide you through the process, which includes providing your name, phone number, street address, date, time, and location of the streetlight.

Request a building inspection

If you think a building may fall below the city's property maintenance code, any five citizens can sign a petition to have the city inspect it. Click here for a PDF version of the peitition.

Report a violation of the Historic District Ordinance

Contact Mike Cowhig, the director of the Historic District Progam, at 373-2755, or email him at mike.cowhig@greensboro-nc.gov.

Report a stray animal

Call Guilford County Animal Control at 641-5990.