In unincorporated Escambia County, accumulated garbage, inoperable vehicles, and rat- or mosquito-harboring conditions are prohibited nuisances. Owners become liable once a condition persists 48 hours, whether or not they caused it, and Code Enforcement can abate it and lien the property.
Section 42-196 lists prima facie nuisances on unincorporated real property: conditions breeding rats, vermin, flies or mosquitoes; accumulations of garbage or solid waste; and one or more inoperable vehicles on a lot (licensed dealers, junkyards and repair shops exempt; north of Ten Mile Road it applies only to lots three acres or less unless a vehicle is adjacent to a public road). "Inoperable" means incapable of being immediately driven. Abatement under section 42-197 requires removal, or relocating a vehicle to the rear yard behind a six-foot opaque fence. Enforced under Chapter 30.
Code Enforcement issues a written demand; uncorrected nuisances are abated by the county with actual plus administrative costs assessed as a lien bearing 6% interest, and may be prosecuted as a misdemeanor under F.S. § 125.69.
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