Code Violation Reporting in Tampa, FL (2026)
2 verified code violation reporting rules for Tampa, Florida, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Response Times
Tampa gives most code violators up to 21 calendar days to fix a cited problem before a hearing is scheduled, but serious, repeat, or irreparable violations can go straight to a hearing with no correction window at all.
Tampa Code Violation Correction Window
Some RestrictionsTampa, FL Code of Ordinances § 9-3(b)(5), (c)
The notice shall: ... Direct the violator to correct the violation(s) or condition(s) within a time period of no more than twenty-one (21) calendar days; and Advise the violator that if the violation(s) is not corrected within the time allotted, then the violator is subject to enforcement for the violation(s) using any of the methods of this chapter. Notice not required. Whenever it is determin...
Common Violations
Tampa's code enforcement catch-all, Sec. 19-47, lets the city cite any property for conditions that are offensive or noxious, odors, gases, dust, smoke, vibration, or noise, including barking dogs and crowing roosters, or that are simply an eyesore to neighbors. It's the section behind the majority of reported violation complaints.
Tampa Public Nuisance Violation Standards
Some RestrictionsTampa Code § 19-47
Nothing shall be allowable on the premises within the corporate limits of the city provided for in this chapter that shall in any way be offensive or noxious by reason of the emission of odors, gases, dust, smoke, light, vibration or noise (including the crowing of cocks, barking of dogs or any noises emanating from any animal or fowl), nor shall anything be constructed or maintained that would...
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