Property Maintenance in Sumter County, FL (2026)
2 rules for unincorporated Sumter County, Florida.
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Property Blight
A dwelling, building, or structure that is unsafe under Sumter County's Unsafe Building and Abatement Code and endangers health or safety is a prima facie nuisance under Code § 6-104(3); if the owner won't fix it, § 6-107 lets the county demolish it and lien the property for the cost.
Sumter County Unsafe Building Nuisance Rule
Significant RestrictionsSumter County Code §§ 6-104(3), 6-107
(3)The existence of any dwelling, house, building, structure or real property, or premises on which a dwelling, house, building or other structure is located which is unsafe, (as defined in the Unsafe Building and Abatement Code) and a menace to the health, safety, or general welfare of the residents of Sumter County. ... The board shall take the minimum action necessary to abate the nuisance, ...
Vacant Lot Maintenance
Unincorporated Sumter County treats rubbish, trash, or garbage left to accumulate on any lot, including vacant land, as a prima facie nuisance under Code § 6-104(2), and the administrative officer must give the owner written notice and a deadline to clean it up under § 6-105 before the county can act.
Sumter County Vacant Lot Nuisance Rules
Some RestrictionsSumter County Code §§ 6-104(2), 6-105
The following conditions, existing, permitted, maintained, or caused by any individual, organization or corporation on real property in Sumter County shall constitute prima facie evidence of maintaining a nuisance, injurious to health, which such conditions shall not be deemed to be all inclusive: ... (2)The accumulation of rubbish, trash, garbage, or other solid waste materials in violation of...
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