Lauderhill, FL Code Violation Reporting: Common Violations (2026)
Key Facts
- Dog bite citation
- $100/$250/$500, Sec. 7½-3(a)(1)
- Chapter 6 building violation
- $75/$150/$250
- Garbage/offense violation
- $50/$100/$250
- Abandoned property citation
- $100/$250/$500, Sec. 14-63
- Payment window
- 15 days to city cashier, Sec. 7½-3(f)
- Prosecution cost recovery
- $85 minimum, Sec. 7½-2
Summary
The City of Lauderhill fines its most common code violations on an escalating scale under City Code Sec. 7½-3: a dog bite citation runs $100, $250 or $500 for a first, second or third offense, while Chapter 6 building, fire, garbage, business-license and general offense violations run $50 to $75 for a first offense up to $250 for a third. Code officers, police, city rangers or the building official can issue the citation.
(a)Violations and fines. The following fines are imposed for uniform code citations issued for the following violations of the City Code and the Land Development Regulations, unless a specific penalty is otherwise set out within a specific subsection of the chapter:(1)Code of Ordinances: Offense First Second Third or more Section 4-21, Dog bites $100.00 $250.00 $500.00 Chapter 6, Buildings and Building Regulations 75.00 150.00 250.00 Chapter 9, Fire Protection and Prevention 75.00 150.00 250.00 Chapter 10, Garbage and Trash 50.00 100.00 250.00 Chapter 12, Licenses and Business Regulations 75.00 150.00 250.00 Chapter 14, Offenses and Miscellaneous Provisions 50.00 100.00 250.00 Section 14-63, Abandoned property 100.00 250.00 500.00 Chapter 15, Parks and Recreation 50.00 100.00 250.00
Full Breakdown
Sec. 7½-3(a) sets a printed fine table for uniform code citations: dog bites under Sec. 4-21 cost $100, $250 and $500 for a first, second and third or subsequent offense; Chapter 6, Buildings and Building Regulations, Chapter 9, Fire Protection and Prevention, and Chapter 12, Licenses and Business Regulations each run $75, $150 and $250; Chapter 10, Garbage and Trash, Chapter 14, Offenses and Miscellaneous Provisions, and Chapter 15, Parks and Recreation each run $50, $100 and $250; and an abandoned property citation under Sec.
14-63 runs $100, $250 and $500, the same escalation as Land Development Regulations violations. Sec. 7½-3(b) treats every listed violation as a civil infraction, and Sec. 7½-3(c) lets a code enforcement officer, law enforcement officer, city ranger or building official issue the citation whenever there is reasonable cause to believe a violation occurred. Under Sec. 7½-3(f), the recipient has fifteen days to pay the fine to the city cashier; missing that window sends the citation to the city attorney for filing in county court, which is treated as a contest of the citation.
A recipient may instead contest the citation directly in county court under Sec. 7½-3(e), where a court conviction can impose a fine of up to $500 per violation rather than the printed schedule. Sec. 7½-2 separately lets the city recover a minimum $85 prosecution cost in any case it wins before the code enforcement board.
Violations & Fines
Ignoring a citation's fifteen-day payment window under Sec. 7½-3(f) sends the case to the city attorney for filing in county court as a contested citation. A county court conviction can impose a fine of up to $500 per violation, on top of a minimum $85 prosecution cost the city can recover under Sec. 7½-2, and repeat offenses under the printed fine schedule climb toward $250 to $500 by the third citation.
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