Pasco County, FL Parking Rules: Abandoned Vehicles (2026)

Section 106-54 of the Pasco County Abandoned Motor Vehicles Ordinance makes it a violation for any person, firm, or corporation to keep, dump, store, place, or deposit an inoperative, unlicensed, unregistered, abandoned, junked, disabled, wrecked, or otherwise unused motor vehicle on any property, street, or highway in the unincorporated county. The section defines an inoperative vehicle broadly: one in a state of disrepair incapable of immediate self-powered movement, one missing or lacking properly attached parts required to run, or one presumed incapable of lawful operation because it lacks a current state registration tag.

Two narrow carve-outs apply: a vehicle stored in a licensed junkyard, or one kept entirely inside a completely enclosed garage or carport under section 106-57, is exempt, provided that enclosed storage belongs to the property's own owner or occupier and is not a commercial repair operation. The county adopted the ordinance, per its stated purpose in section 106-52, because such vehicles impede traffic, invite plundering, create fire and health hazards, and reduce the value of neighboring private property. Section 106-55 makes liability joint and several: both the vehicle's owner and the owner or person in control of the property where it sits can be cited. 69, or through the county's code enforcement board, per section 106-58, and each day the vehicle remains is a separate violation.