Under Fla. Stat. 705.103, abandoned and derelict vehicles on public or private property can be taken into custody and removed after notice. Hernando County code separately bars storing inoperable, unlicensed, or junk vehicles in open view.
Florida law, Fla. Stat. 705.103, lets law enforcement take custody of lost or abandoned property, including derelict vehicles, and remove it, with a notice period before a declared derelict or nuisance vehicle is disposed of. Hernando County enforces this alongside its own code, which prohibits storing any wrecked, dismantled, partially dismantled, junk, or inoperable motor vehicle, trailer, or boat in open view on residential property. A vehicle generally counts as inoperable if it lacks a current license tag, has flat tires, or cannot be driven. Unlicensed and junk vehicles must be kept inside a completely enclosed building. Inoperable and junk vehicles rank among the county's most common code complaints.
Illegal storage brings county code enforcement with a cure period and daily fines under Florida's code-enforcement law, plus towing and impound of an abandoned vehicle at the owner's expense.
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