Plantation, FL Property Maintenance: Property Blight (2026)
Key Facts
- Overgrowth Limit
- Twelve inches or three months' growth
- Trigger Zone
- Within 500 feet of a structure
- Notice Period
- Fourteen days by certified letter
- Lien
- Coequal with taxes, eight percent interest
- Overhanging Growth
- Trim within ten days of notice
Summary
Plantation prohibits grass, weeds or brush over twelve inches or more than three months' growth within 500 feet of a structure, and can mow the property itself and record a lien for the cost.
The city shall have the power to compel the abatement and removal of all nuisances within the city or upon property owned by the city beyond its limits, at the expense of the person or persons causing the same, or of the owner or occupant of the ground or premises whereon the same may be. The city shall have the power and authority to affix, impose and record liens on real property for the cost and expenses incurred by the city in removing and abating all nuisances which are located or have been located thereon or caused by the owners or occupants thereof; to require all lands, lots and other premises within the city to be kept clean, sanitary and free from weeds, or to make them so at the expense of the owners or occupants thereof
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 30 Update 1).
Full Breakdown
Sec. 11-8 sets the concrete standard: if your land sits within 500 feet of a residential, commercial, industrial or public structure, you may not let grass, weeds or brush pass three months' growth or reach twelve inches. The city sends a certified letter giving fourteen days to clear it. If you do not, the city mows and assesses the cost against the land by resolution. That lien is coequal with state, county, district and municipal taxes, superior to other liens, and accrues eight percent simple interest. Sec. 11-1 gives the broader power to compel abatement of any nuisance and lien the property for the cost.
Violations & Fines
Ignoring the fourteen-day notice lets the city mow and lien the land at eight percent interest. Cases referred to the code enforcement board carry fines up to $1,000 per day, or $5,000 per day for a repeat violation.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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