In unincorporated Osceola County, letting a lot accumulate junk, trash, or garbage is a declared public nuisance. Owners must abate within 15 days of a code notice or the county abates and liens the property. Vacant structures must stay secured and blight-free.
Chapter 23, Article I bars keeping junk, trash, or garbage on any lot except at licensed disposal sites, declaring it a public nuisance abatable by the county. Junk includes dismantled machinery, appliances, scrap, and building debris. A code inspector posts a sign and mails a notice giving 15 days to abate (24 hours for garbage). Unabated conditions are corrected by the county and become a 12%-interest lien on the property. Owners, agents, tenants, and occupants are jointly responsible. The West-192 Redevelopment District (Ch. 23, Art. IV) adds stricter minimum-maintenance standards for commercial property, requiring vacant land and structures to be kept clean, secure, and free of blight.
Code enforcement board fines up to $250/day (first violation) or $500/day (repeat) per Chapter 7; up to $5,000 for irreparable violations. County abatement cost becomes a lien at 12% interest.
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