Daytona Beach, FL Property Maintenance: Property Blight (2026)
Key Facts
- Registration deadline
- 10 days after abandonment determined
- Annual registration fee
- $150.00
- Registration validity
- 1 calendar year
- Sign posting size
- 18 in. x 24 in. minimum
- Inspection frequency
- monthly by local agent
- Enforcement forum
- code enforcement board / special magistrate
Summary
Daytona Beach declares foreclosed, abandoned real property a public nuisance and forces mortgagees to register it. City Code Sec. 22-46 requires registration with Code Enforcement within ten days of a property being found abandoned, a $150.00 annual fee, and a named local agent responsible for maintenance and security.
(a)Upon the filing of a lis pendens or an action to foreclose on a mortgage or similar instrument, all mortgagees must register with the City of Daytona Beach Code Enforcement Department, on forms provided by the department or, when available, electronically, all abandoned real property within ten days after the mortgagee determines the property is abandoned. The mortgagee must designate and retain a local individual or local property management company as the local agent responsible for the security and maintenance of the property.( ... b)All property registrations are valid for one calendar year. An annual registration fee of $150.00, or such other amount established by the city commission by resolution, shall accompany each registration form.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 78 | Land Development Code: Supplement 36).
Full Breakdown
Article III of Chapter 22 targets foreclosure-abandoned property specifically. Section 22-44 finds that abandoned real property under foreclosure is unsightly, unsafe and a public nuisance, and declares its abatement necessary under the city's police power. 00 fee (or another amount set by city commission resolution). Section 22-47 makes owners responsible for maintaining abandoned property to sanitary and building code standards, with monthly inspections by the local agent. Section 22-48 sets security requirements: windows, doors and gates must be closed and locked, broken windows reglazed or replaced, and any pool or spa kept filtered and clear, drained and secured, or filled in; commercial and company-owned abandoned properties must post an 18-inch by 24-inch sign with the local agent's name and a 24-hour contact number.
Section 22-49 authorizes city inspections, and Section 22-50 lets the city enforcement board or special magistrate order additional measures such as an on-site security guard, and treats continuing noncompliance as a public nuisance the city can abate at the owner's expense, with each day a separate offense.
Violations & Fines
An owner who violates Article III is punished under the general penalty in Sec. 1-14 of the City Code, and the article is separately enforceable through the city's code enforcement board or special magistrate under Land Development Code Article 3 and F.S. ch. 162. Each day a violation continues is a separate offense, and the city may abate the nuisance itself and bill the owner for the cost.
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