Hollywood, FL Parking Rules: Abandoned Vehicles (2026)
Key Facts
- Prohibited
- unusable vehicles on any premises
- Unusable includes
- missing wheels/tires, propped on blocks
- Max daily fine
- $250 (up to $500 recurring)
- Total fine cap
- $7,500
Summary
Hollywood bans keeping any unusable vehicle, meaning one missing wheels, tires or required parts, or otherwise incapable of operating under its own power, on a yard, lawn or premises anywhere in the city. Violations run through the city's nuisance penalty scheme with fines up to $250 a day.
(A) It shall be unlawful for any person to cause or permit junk, scrap metal, scrap lumber, wastepaper products, discarded building materials, or any unusable vehicle, vehicles, abandoned parts, machinery or machinery parts, or other waste materials, to be in or upon any yard, garden, lawn, outbuilding, or premises in the city. (B) For the purposes of this chapter, UNUSABLE VEHICLE or VEHICLES shall be defined as vehicles which have any of the wheels or tires dismantled or uninflated or which are missing any parts required by motor vehicle law for travel on public streets, or which are in such condition that would render said vehicle incapable of normal operating under its own power, including being supported above existing grade level by any means whatsoever, including but not limited to concrete blocks, jacks, hoists, or similar devices.
Full Breakdown
01 makes it unlawful for any person to cause or permit junk, scrap metal, scrap lumber, wastepaper products, discarded building materials, or any unusable vehicle, abandoned parts, machinery or other waste materials to be in or upon any yard, garden, lawn, outbuilding, or premises in the city. Division (B) defines an UNUSABLE VEHICLE specifically as one with any wheels or tires dismantled or uninflated, one missing parts required by motor vehicle law for travel on public streets, or one in a condition rendering it incapable of normal operation under its own power, including a vehicle propped above grade on concrete blocks, jacks, hoists, or similar devices.
That reaches the classic driveway project car up on blocks even if it is not literally junked. 50: Code Compliance can inspect, issue notice, and if the owner fails to remove the vehicle, the city may abate it directly and lien the property for the cost.
Violations & Fines
Under § 101.99, a violation carries the maximum penalties allowed by F.S. § 893.138 once declared a public nuisance by the special magistrate: fines up to $250 per day, up to $500 per day for recurring nuisances, recovery of the city's investigation and attorney's fees, and a lien against the property, with total fines capped at $7,500; general provisions violations are also subject to citation under § 36.27.
Frequently Asked Questions
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