Titusville, FL Property Maintenance: Property Blight (2026)

Sec. 13-26 targets accumulated debris, rubbish, trash, tin cans, stagnant water, and dead, diseased or damaged trees, along with vines, underbrush, weeds and grass over twelve inches tall, on any lot bordered by improved property or a dedicated street on at least two sides within 250 feet, or within a 25-foot buffer strip on larger parcels. The same conduct is separately barred on sidewalks and the planting strip between sidewalk and street under subsection (b). Once the city manager finds the condition exists, Sec. 13-29 requires written notice by certified mail giving the owner ten calendar days to clean the property, after which the city can do the work itself and bill an administrative charge that climbs from $75 for a first notice to $85 for a second, $150 for a third, and $50 for each notice after that, all becoming a lien on the property if unpaid.

The property owner has ten days to file a written appeal with the city clerk under Sec. 13-31, and the city council's decision on that appeal is final. If the lien goes unpaid thirty days after billing, it accrues interest at ten percent a year and can be foreclosed like a mortgage under Sec. 13-32. As a separate track, Sec. 13-27 lets the city pursue the matter through the Code Enforcement Board, which under the notice form printed in Sec. 13-30 can impose fines up to $250 a day for a first finding and up to $500 a day for repeat violations.

This is a Titusville general-code ordinance, separate from the Land Development Regulations, and applies only inside city limits, not to Brevard County's own nuisance rules on unincorporated land.