Florida Statute 705.103 sets the procedure for removing abandoned vehicles from public property, while Pinellas County Code Sec. 138-3220 prohibits storing inoperable vehicles on residential property in unincorporated areas.
Abandoned and inoperable vehicle enforcement in Pinellas County is split between state and county law. Florida Statute 705.103 requires law enforcement to notify owners and lienholders, then allows removal of vehicles unlawfully left on public property after five days. On private residential property, Pinellas County Code Sec. 138-3220 requires that stored vehicles be properly registered and in working order; vehicles with cracked windshields, broken lights, flat tires, or expired tags qualify as inoperable. Property maintenance rules also prohibit accumulation of inoperable vehicles, refuse, or noxious items on developed lots in unincorporated Pinellas County, vacant or occupied.
F.S. 705.103 authorizes towing, lien for removal costs, and registration holds; county code enforcement issues escalating daily fines until inoperable vehicles are removed or repaired.
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