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

Putnam County Code § 8-187(a) lists the specific conditions that its code enforcement division treats as substandard-premises violations, and three of the most commonly cited sit at items (4) through (6): the existence of any physical health hazard as determined by the county health officer or the manager of codes enforcement, or as defined by statute or ordinance; a building or structure left open at a door or window so its interior is exposed to the elements or accessible to trespassers; and the existence or maintenance of a public nuisance as defined in Sec.

8-174. Section 8-174 in turn defines a public nuisance broadly to include any nuisance known at common law or in equity, an attractive nuisance to children such as a vacant open structure or abandoned wells, whatever is dangerous to human life or detrimental to health, insufficient ventilation or illumination, and uncleanliness as determined by the county health officer or the manager of codes enforcement. The manager of codes enforcement, within the department of planning and development services, is the office authorized under Sec. 8-189 to inspect a property on reasonable cause and pursue these violations, either with the owner or occupant's consent or by obtaining an administrative search warrant.

A case proceeds to the special magistrate for a compliance order, with an appeal available to the circuit court within 30 days of the magistrate's decision under Sec. 8-190.