Gainesville, FL Code Violation Reporting: Response Times (2026)

After a code inspector's correction period lapses, or immediately for a repeat or urgent violation, the inspector asks the code enforcement board for a hearing, and the board's clerical staff schedules it. Section 2-390 sets the notice methods: certified mail with return receipt, hand delivery by a sheriff, officer, or code inspector, leaving the notice with a resident age 15 or older at the violator's usual residence, or leaving it with a manager at commercial premises. Standard notice under Section 2-390(a) must be given at least seven days before the hearing, not counting the hearing day itself; the board may add publication once weekly for four consecutive weeks, or posting at least ten days ahead at the property and at city hall.

At the hearing, Section 2-387 allows relaxed evidence rules but requires fundamental due process, sworn testimony, and a decision by majority vote with at least four of the seven board members participating. The signed order is filed with the board's clerk and, per subsection (d), mailed or hand-delivered to the violator within five working days of the hearing. 1 if the deadline is missed. Section 2-389 then gives any aggrieved party, including the city, 30 days from the date the order is executed to appeal to the Alachua County circuit court, with review limited to the existing hearing record rather than a new trial.