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Code Violation Reporting in Nassau County, FL (2026)

2 rules for unincorporated Nassau County, Florida.

Verified from official government sources

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

How to Report

In unincorporated Nassau County you cannot report a code violation anonymously. County Code § 1-58(b) requires anyone reporting a potential code or ordinance violation to give their name and address before a code officer can open an enforcement case, unless the condition is an imminent threat to health, safety or welfare.

How to Report Code Violations in Nassau County

Some Restrictions

Nassau County Code § 1-58(b)

(b)A code officer may not initiate enforcement proceedings for a potential violation of a duly enacted code or ordinance by way of an anonymous complaint. A person who reports a potential violation of a code or an ordinance must provide his or her name and address to the county before an enforcement proceeding may occur. This section does not apply if the code officer has reason to believe that...

Common Violations

Nassau County's Unsafe Building Abatement Code spells out the exact property conditions that count as unlawful nuisances in the unincorporated area, from vacant buildings open to trespass to broken windows and deteriorated roofs. Code enforcement, working with the building official, uses this list to decide what to cite and refer for abatement.

Common Code Violations, Nassau County

Some Restrictions

Nassau County Code § 7-93

It shall be unlawful for any person owning, leasing, renting, occupying or having charge of any real property in the county to maintain the property or to allow the property to be maintained in a manner such that any of the following conditions are found to exist thereon as determined by the building official ... (1)Buildings and structures.a.Any building or structure which is vacant and open t...

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