Pembroke Pines, FL Property Maintenance: Property Blight (2026)

95(B) opens with the City Commission's findings that structures used for residential and nonresidential use are or may become in the future substandard with respect to structure, equipment or maintenance, and that deterioration and lack of maintenance constitute a menace to the health, safety, welfare, and reasonable comfort of residents and can spread blight and depress neighborhood values if left unchecked. To prevent that, the code sets detailed minimum standards: division (K) requires exterior walls facing a right-of-way to be free of graffiti and loose material and to have damaged cornices, trim, and windows repaired to match the original construction; division (O) requires every structure and accessory structure, including fences and pool decks, to be kept free of broken glass, loose shingles, and crumbling stone or brick; division (P) bars holes or damaged finish that lets in rain, cold, or vermin; and division (Q) requires roofs to be kept safe, secure, and watertight.

Enforcement runs through division (S), which authorizes the Code Enforcement Division and the Building, Planning & Zoning, and Engineering Departments, defined together as the enforcing agency, to inspect covered buildings at reasonable hours, and requires owners, operators, and occupants to give inspectors free access and requested information. 013(C) of the code, in addition to any other remedy, and division (V) makes any violation of the section punishable as provided by law.