Property Maintenance in Pinellas County, FL (2026)
2 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 3 cities in Pinellas County, Florida.
Verified from official government sources
Property Blight
In unincorporated Pinellas County (and cities without their own housing code), the county's housing official can order a hazardous or blighted structure secured, repaired, or demolished, with costs charged to the owner as a lien.
Pinellas County Unsafe Structure Abatement
Significant RestrictionsPinellas County Code § 22-278(a)
All unsafe structures and nuisances are hereby declared to be in violation of this article and may be secured, repaired, and/or rehabilitated in accordance with the following procedures: (1) Notice. Whenever the housing official determines that there are reasonable grounds to believe that there has been a violation of any provision of this article... the housing official must give notice of an ...
Vacant Lot Maintenance
In unincorporated Pinellas County, Code § 58-304 makes it illegal to let garbage, refuse, rubbish, junk or debris accumulate, or to let weeds and other plant material grow untended, on any improved or unimproved lot. Incorporated cities such as St. Petersburg and Clearwater enforce their own separate weed and debris ordinances instead.
Pinellas County Vacant Lot Weeds And Debris Ban
Some RestrictionsPinellas County Code § 58-304
No person shall dump or cause to be dumped, or place or cause to be placed, or leave or permit to accumulate any garbage, refuse, rubbish, junk, debris, or similar noxious material of any kind or cause or permit the untended growth or excessive accumulation of weeds or other plant material on any property situate in the unincorporated area of the county, whether improved or unimproved.
Property Maintenance by City in Pinellas County
3 cities in Pinellas County have their own property maintenance rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
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