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

Under Sec. 9-3 of the Tampa Code, when a code enforcement officer issues a notice of violation, that notice must "[d]irect the violator to correct the violation(s) or condition(s) within a time period of no more than twenty-one (21) calendar days," after which the violator becomes subject to enforcement under any method in Chapter 9. That 21-day cap is a ceiling, not a guarantee: officers can and do set shorter windows depending on the violation. Sec. 5 with no advance correction time. Sec. 9-107 builds the same tiers into the board process: ordinary violations get notice-then-correct-then-hearing-if-uncorrected, while repeat violations only require notifying the violator of the finding before scheduling a CEB or special magistrate hearing.

Once a compliance order is entered, Sec. 9-110(c) requires the code enforcement officer to inspect the property "on the day following the deadline or as soon thereafter as reasonable" to check compliance, with a written inspection report served on the violator if the property is still out of compliance. Sec. 9-3(f) lets a violator who cannot meet the deadline notify the officer of a hardship before time runs out; if the city finds the hardship valid, the officer may extend the correction period. Fines for missing a compliance deadline run up to $1,000/day for a first violation and $5,000/day for a repeat violation under Sec. 9-110(d).