Pompano Beach, FL Property Maintenance: Property Blight (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- City Code § 96.26, Public Nuisances
- Cure period after notice
- 7 days
- Hearing request window
- 5 days from notice
- Hearing board
- City Manager, Public Works Director, Building Official
- Repaint trigger
- 25% surface discoloration or peeling
- Nonpayment consequence
- Property lien plus F.S. § 55.03 interest
Summary
City Code § 96.26 sets uniform minimum maintenance standards for every building and structure in Pompano Beach to eliminate what it calls a blighting influence: an unlawful, offensive, or hazardous condition that hurts surrounding property values or public health, safety, or peace. Owners who let a property fall into that condition face a notice-and-hearing process that can end in a lien.
(A) Purpose. The purpose of this section is to establish uniform minimum standards for the maintenance of property and structures located in the city. The objectives of this section are to improve, preserve and maintain the buildings and structures of the city and to eliminate the blighting influences thereto. ... BLIGHTING INFLUENCE. Any unlawful, offensive or hazardous condition or use of a structure or premises which, by reason of its appearance, directly or indirectly causes, or is likely to cause, an unreasonable interference with a public right or the public health, safety, or peace or a reduction in the value of surrounding properties. ... (E) No person owning, leasing, occupying, or having charge of any premises shall maintain or keep any public nuisance thereon, or shall any such person keep or maintain such premises in a manner causing a blighting influence in the neighborhood in which the premises are located.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: 2026 S-122: Supplement contains: Local legislation current through 2026-35, passed 7-29-26).
Full Breakdown
26(D) spells out concrete triggers: exterior surfaces must stay painted and free of holes or rot; roofs and gutters must be repainted, recovered, or cleaned once 25% or more of an exposed surface becomes discolored or scaling; exterior walls, fences, and stand-alone walls face the same 25% peeling-or-fading threshold; and awnings, marquees, fences, screen enclosures, and similar structures must be kept in a good state of repair. 26(E) makes it unlawful for any owner, lessee, or occupant to keep a premises, including the adjacent swale or sidewalk, in a condition causing a blighting influence in the neighborhood.
32: a Code Enforcement Inspector who finds a violation must notify the owner by certified and regular mail plus a posted notice, giving seven days to correct the condition. The owner has five days from that notice to petition the City Manager for a hearing before a three-person board made up of the City Manager, the Director of Public Works, and the Building Official. If the board finds the nuisance exists, the owner gets an additional seven days to fix it before the city can perform the work itself. 33 allows the city to enforce that assessment without a further Board or Commission hearing.
Violations & Fines
A property that misses its seven-day cure window, and either fails to request the five-day hearing or loses at that hearing, faces city-performed abatement billed back to the owner. If payment is not made within 30 days of the assessment notice, § 96.32 turns the unpaid balance into a recorded lien against the property, plus interest under F.S. § 55.03 and the city's attorney's fees and administration costs, collectible without any further hearing under § 96.33.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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