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

Section 6-104(4) of the Sumter County Code makes it a nuisance to accumulate more than one inoperable vehicle on an individual lot or parcel at any one time anywhere in the unincorporated area. The rule exempts three situations: vehicles at a duly licensed junk or salvage yard, vehicles under repair at a duly licensed automotive repair shop, and agricultural equipment stored on parcels larger than one acre. Unlike the county's other nuisance conditions, § 6-105 spells out the only two acceptable ways to cure an inoperable-vehicle violation: complete removal of the vehicles from the property, or relocating them to the rear yard behind a minimum six-foot, opaque, permanent fence of wood or similar material built to fully conceal them from every surrounding property.

A partial cleanup or a shorter or see-through fence does not satisfy the ordinance. As with any nuisance under Article V, the administrative officer must first send written notice by certified mail and post notice on the property under § 6-105, specifying the deadline to comply, and the owner may appeal that notice to the Board of County Commissioners within 20 days under § 6-106. 08.