Largo, FL Property Maintenance: Property Blight (2026)

Section 11-47 of the Largo Code bars anyone in charge of private property, whether owner, tenant or lessee, from keeping totes, tarps, cleaning supplies, dismantled or non-operative appliances, building materials, furniture, machinery, vehicle parts, scrap metal or discarded mailboxes outside of a legally constructed, fully enclosed structure. Items that are stored outside must be kept operable and functional, and may not be stored in numbers that create a public safety hazard or nuisance. The same section separately bans erecting a pole-and-covering tent or temporary structure to serve as outdoor storage or a temporary carport, except for shade sails over patio areas in the side or rear yard.

Section 11-46 defines 'debris' broadly to include household items, inoperative machinery or automobiles, garbage, junk, scrap lumber, pipe, metal, plumbing fixtures, insulation, construction equipment, tanks, barrels, drums, and inoperative boats or bicycles. Under Section 11-49, the city manager or a designated inspector who finds a violation must mail and post a notice of violation giving at least ten business days to comply, and if the owner does not abate the condition or request a commission hearing, the city may perform the cleanup itself and place the cost as a lien on the property.

Section 11-50 lets that lien draw 12 percent annual interest and be foreclosed after one year unpaid. Section 11-83 separately authorizes a notice to appear carrying a fine under the county's uniform fine schedule as an alternative to administrative abatement.