Coral Springs, FL Property Maintenance: Property Blight (2026)

Section 8-20.2 of the Coral Springs Code sets the exterior-maintenance floor for every building in the city. Wall surfaces, perimeter walls and fences must stay free of faded or chipped paint and in good repair; the repaint trigger is objective: once 25 percent or more of any exposed wall surface is discolored or peeling, the owner must repaint, recover or clean it. The same 25-percent trigger applies separately to roofs and gutters under subsection (b). Non-residential exterior paint colors need Department of Community Development approval under the architectural guidelines, and approved repainting must be finished within 60 calendar days of the color approval; painting perimeter walls or fences white skips the color-application step entirely. Subsection (d) bars using the premises to display or store goods, material or equipment so as to create a nuisance, and subsection (e) makes the owner primarily responsible for upkeep even if maintenance duties were assigned to or accepted by a property manager or tenant.

Enforcement runs through the article's shared notice process. A code officer who finds a violation issues a written notice of violation under Section 8-21 that cites the Code section violated and gives the owner 15 calendar days to fix it; notice can be served by certified mail, hand delivery to anyone 15 or older at the address, or posting on the property and at City Hall. If the owner misses the deadline, the city manager's designee may correct the condition and bill the owner under Section 8-22, with a 30-day payment window. Unpaid charges become a recorded lien against the property under Section 8-22.1, and the city attorney may foreclose that lien under Section 8-22.2, adding attorney's fees and costs to the amount owed. An aggrieved owner can appeal any notice of violation or imposed charge under Section 8-23 by filing a letter with the community services department within 30 calendar days.