Property Maintenance in St. Lucie County, FL (2026)
2 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 1 city in St. Lucie County, Florida.
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Property Blight
In unincorporated St. Lucie County, accumulated trash, junk, debris, stagnant water, overgrowth, and unsanitary conditions are declared a nuisance under the lot-cleanup ordinance and must be abated by the owner.
St. Lucie County Property Blight & Nuisance Rules
Some RestrictionsSt. Lucie County Code Sec. 38-28(a)
The purpose and intent of this article is to prohibit the following: Accumulation of trash, junk, or debris, living and nonliving plant material, and stagnant water; Excessive and untended growth of grass, weeds, brush, branches, and other overgrowth; ... and The existence of all other objectionable, unsightly or unsanitary matter, materials, and conditions on property whether improved or unimp...
Vacant Lot Maintenance
When a lender files foreclosure on a St. Lucie County property, County Code § 38-27 requires the mortgagee to register the site with code enforcement within ten days of finding it abandoned, name a local agent, and pay a $100 (or $150 commercial/multifamily) annual fee or face code-enforcement penalties.
Vacant Property Registration Rules in St. Lucie County
Significant RestrictionsSt. Lucie County Code § 38-27(a)(1)
Upon the filing of a lis pendens and/or any action to foreclose upon a mortgage or similar instrument, all mortgagees must register with the county code enforcement division, on forms provided by the division, or, when available, electronically, all abandoned real property within ten calendar days after the mortgagee determines the real property is abandoned. The mortgagee must designate and re...
Property Maintenance by City in St. Lucie County
1 cities in St. Lucie County have their own property maintenance rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
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