The City of Seminole Code Enforcement Division addresses blighted property conditions, including overgrowth, abandoned vehicles, junk accumulation, and unsafe structures, through Chapter 22 nuisance provisions and Florida Statute 162 administrative penalties.
Seminole Code Enforcement, operating under the Building Department at City Hall, investigates property conditions that constitute a nuisance, including high grass and weeds, accumulated debris, junk, inoperable vehicles, dilapidated fencing, peeling paint, and structures unfit for occupancy. The process begins with a courtesy notice followed by a formal Notice of Violation specifying the cited code section and a compliance deadline. Unresolved cases are scheduled before the Code Enforcement Special Magistrate, who may impose daily fines under Florida Statute Chapter 162 of up to $250 per day for first violations and $500 per day for repeat violations, plus liens and city abatement.
Continued blight may result in special magistrate fines up to $500 per day, recordable liens, foreclosure on accrued liens, and city-contracted abatement assessed against the property.
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