Nassau County, FL Code Violation Reporting: Common Violations (2026)

Section 7-93 makes it "unlawful for any person owning, leasing, renting, occupying or having charge of any real property in the county to maintain the property" in any of several listed conditions. The buildings-and-structures category covers: a building or structure "vacant and open to unlawful trespass"; a partially constructed, reconstructed or demolished structure on which work is abandoned, defined as no current permit or no substantially completed work for 180 days; a structure dilapidated or deteriorated from rot, weakened joints, walls, floors, underpinning or roof; exterior walls or roof coverings so deteriorated they no longer provide weather protection and are likely to cause termite infestation or dry rot; broken or missing windows or doors that create a hazard or invite trespassers (with "window" defined to include any opening onto a yard, court or vent shaft); walls, signs, retaining walls, poles or similar objects broken or damaged enough to present a public-safety risk, or a dwelling made unfit for habitation by inadequate maintenance, decay, fire damage, faulty construction or inadequate light, air or sanitation; and any structure the building official determines is "unsafe" or "dangerous" under the current Florida Existing Building Code.

A catch-all miscellaneous category adds any other condition or use the building official reasonably determines threatens public health, safety or welfare because of its condition, use, or hazardous nature. " Enforcement runs through chapter 1's code enforcement provisions and the special magistrate process.