Property Maintenance in Walton County, FL (2026)
2 rules for unincorporated Walton County, Florida.
Verified from official government sources
Property Blight
Walton County treats both storm-damaged unsafe buildings and dilapidated structures as public nuisances. A building loses its integrity below new-construction standards after fire, flood, or wind, or a structure that is simply dilapidated, is prohibited, and the Board can spend county funds to abate it at the owner's expense.
Walton County Dangerous Building Nuisance Rule
Significant RestrictionsWalton County Code § 6-38; Walton County Land Development Code § 7.02.03
Unsafe building shall mean any building or structure that has any of the following conditions as a result of a natural disaster: (1)The building, structure or portion thereof has been damaged by fire, flood, wind or other natural disaster to the extent that the structural integrity is less than it was prior to the damage and is less than the minimum required by the Standard Building Code for ne...
Vacant Lot Maintenance
In unincorporated Walton County, junk, litter and junked or abandoned motor vehicles cannot sit for more than 30 days in a yard, garden, lawn, outbuilding or open area of any private property zoned Estate Residential, Rural Residential, Residential or Mixed Use, whether the lot is built on or vacant. The county's Land Development Code treats an accumulation of junk as a public nuisance that Planning and Development Services can order removed through code enforcement.
Junk and Litter Removal Rule, Walton County
Some RestrictionsWalton County Land Development Code § 7.02.01
It is found and determined that a large amount of junk has and is accumulated in the County and that accumulations of junk constitute a menace to the public health, safety and welfare of the citizens of the county and mar and detract from the natural beauty of the County. ... 1.No owner or occupant shall cause or permit junk, litter, or junked or abandoned motor vehicles to remain in or upon an...
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