Property Maintenance in Hillsborough County, FL (2026)
2 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 1 city in Hillsborough County, Florida.
Verified from official government sources
Property Blight
Under Sec. 8-62, the county's Building Director or Housing Assistance Director can order an owner to repair, restore, or demolish an unsafe building anywhere in unincorporated Hillsborough County. Sec. 8-59 defines an unsafe, nuisance building as one so damaged that repair costs exceed 50 percent of its post-repair value, and the county can demolish it and lien the property if the owner ignores the order.
Hillsborough County Unsafe Building Abatement
Significant RestrictionsSec. 8-62, Hillsborough County Code of Ordinances, Part A (Order of condemnation--Scope)
Either the Director of Building or the Director of the Housing Assistance Department may order the vacation, demolition, or removal of any unsafe building or structure as herein defined, and may order the repair, restoration, or replacement of any part or parts of any building in Hillsborough County, Florida, outside any municipality when any such part or parts by reason of fire, age, decay, de...
Vacant Lot Maintenance
Hillsborough County treats overgrowth exceeding 24 inches on abandoned or vacant land as an 'imminent health threat,' letting Code Enforcement abate it immediately without standard notice delays.
Hillsborough County Vacant Lot Overgrowth Rule
Significant RestrictionsSec. 8-172.
Imminent health threat means one of the following public nuisance conditions: an unsecured structure, an unsecured swimming pool, overgrowth exceeding 24 inches in height, or any public nuisance within a one-mile radius of a school, park, public playground or bus stop, which, in the reasonable judgment of the Code Enforcement Department Director, represents an imminent risk of causing injur...
Property Maintenance by City in Hillsborough County
1 cities in Hillsborough County have their own property maintenance rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
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