Property Maintenance in Flagler County, FL (2026)

2 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 1 city in Flagler County, Florida.

Verified from official government sources

Note: These county rules apply to unincorporated areas of Flagler County. If you live within an incorporated city, that city's own rules apply: see the city list below.

Property Blight

Unincorporated Flagler County can condemn, placard and ultimately order the demolition of any building the Chief Building Official finds unsafe, unfit for human habitation or a hazard. Owners who fail to repair or demolish a condemned structure face county-performed demolition with the cost placed as a lien on the property.

Flagler County Unsafe Structure Abatement Rules

Significant Restrictions

Flagler County Code of Ordinances §§ 8-89, 8-95, 8-104

An unsafe structure is one (1) that is found to be hazardous to the life, health, property or safety of the public or the occupants of the structure by not providing minimum safeguards to protect or warn occupants in the event of fire, or because such structure contains unsafe equipment or is dangerous. ... Upon failure of the owner, owner's authorized agent or person responsible to comply with...

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Vacant Lot Maintenance

Flagler County's lot-maintenance nuisance ordinance reaches a truly vacant, undeveloped lot only if it sits adjacent to a developed lot; a stand-alone vacant parcel not next to development, land used for agriculture, AC-zoned land, coastal dunes, or a lot left in an undisturbed natural state, is exempt. The rule applies only in unincorporated Flagler County.

Vacant Lot Nuisance Rules, Unincorporated Flagler County

Some Restrictions

Flagler County Code of Ordinances, Sec. 22-29 & Sec. 22-31

Notwithstanding any other provision of this article to the contrary, this article shall not apply to any property within the unincorporated area of the county which is used for agricultural purposes or which is classified as AC in article IV of county development ordinance, Ordinance No. 84-3 as amended, on any coastal dune, since vegetation is necessary for the preservation of the dune, or on ...

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Property Maintenance by City in Flagler County

1 cities in Flagler County have their own property maintenance rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.

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1 verified rule • Property Blight

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