Gulfport, FL Code Violation Reporting: Common Violations (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing list
- Code § 12-2, 20+ enumerated nuisance conditions
- Common cites
- Trash/debris, vermin harborage, dilapidated structures
- Also covered
- Odors, noise, stagnant water, blocked drainage
- Responsible party
- Property owner or person in control (§ 12-3)
- First violation penalty
- Up to $250.00 per day (§ 12-17)
- Repeat violation penalty
- Up to $500.00 per day (§ 12-17)
Summary
Gulfport's nuisance ordinance, Code Section 12-2, lists the conditions code enforcement most often cites: trash and debris, vermin harborage, dilapidated buildings and fences, foul odors, and disturbing noise, among others. Any of these on public or private property can draw a citation, a hearing before the special master, and daily fines.
The maintaining, using, placing, depositing, leaving, permitting, allowing or causing any of the following items, conditions or things to exist in, on, over or under any public or private property shall constitute a nuisance; provided however that this enumeration shall not be construed to exclude the identification of other nuisances not specifically identified herein: ... (b)Any trash, litter, debris, garbage, bottles, paper, plastic, metal, cans, rags, offal, bricks, concrete, lumber, building materials, dead or decaying trees, plants, fruits, vegetables or animals of any kind;(c)Any condition which provides, or could provide, harborage for rats, mice, snakes, insects or other vermin;(d)Any building or structure, or part thereof, which is in a dilapidated, unsanitary or unsafe condition, or which constitutes a fire hazard, including any fence, or part thereof, which is in a dilapidated, unsafe, or non-perpendicular condition, or on which the paint or exterior coating or surface is peeling, flaking, chalky or moldy.
Full Breakdown
Section 12-2 of the Gulfport Code enumerates the conditions the city treats as nuisances, and the list doubles as a catalog of the most common code complaints residents file. Beyond the weed and vehicle rules addressed elsewhere in the chapter, subsection (b) reaches ordinary trash, litter, debris, garbage, bottles, paper, plastic, metal, cans, rags, offal, bricks, concrete, lumber, building materials, and dead or decaying trees, plants, fruits, vegetables or animals left on a lot. Subsection (c) covers any condition that could harbor rats, mice, snakes, insects or other vermin, and subsection (d) covers a building, structure or fence that is dilapidated, unsanitary, unsafe or a fire hazard, including a fence with peeling, flaking, chalky or moldy paint.
Other items in the same section reach foul odors and emissions, disturbing noise and animal noise, stagnant or algae-choked water that can breed mosquitoes, blocked drainage, animal excrement, and outdoor storage of interior furniture or construction debris not tied to an active building permit. Section 12-3 makes the property owner responsible regardless of who caused the condition, and each day it continues is a separate offense. 00 for a repeat one.
Violations & Fines
Any condition listed in Section 12-2, from accumulated trash to a dilapidated fence, is a nuisance the owner is responsible for correcting under Section 12-3. Continuing violations draw a civil penalty of up to $250.00 per day for a first offense and up to $500.00 per day for a repeat offense under Section 12-17, and the special master can impose a fine of up to $5,000.00 for a violation found irreparable or irreversible.
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