Largo, FL Parking Rules: Abandoned Vehicles (2026)

Section 11-73 defines an 'inoperative vehicle' as any self-propelled vehicle that cannot travel under its own power in its current condition, or any dismantled, discarded, wrecked or partially demolished vehicle, or any vehicle or trailer lacking a visible, currently registered license plate. Section 11-75 makes it unlawful to knowingly leave such a vehicle on a street, right-of-way, alley or highway, or to store one on private property, unless it is kept inside a fully enclosed structure or is part of a lawfully operating business that needs it and keeps it enclosed or in an approved junkyard.

Section 11-76 lays out the removal process: once an owner or occupant receives written notice describing the vehicle, its location, the section violated and the compliance deadline, they have ten days to remove it before the city or its contractor can remove and dispose of it. A removed vehicle is stored for up to 30 days, during which the owner may redeem it by paying the removal and storage charges and proving ownership; after 30 days the city may dispose of it. An owner may request a hearing before the code enforcement board within ten days of the notice, and the city must wait five days after the board sustains a violation before removing the vehicle.

A second violation on the same property by the same owner within 180 days cuts the compliance window from ten days to five. Section 11-82 assigns enforcement to the community standards manager and the chief of police or their designees.