Winter Haven Minimum Property Maintenance Standards Sec. 302.1 (Ord. O-10-15) prohibits owners and occupants from keeping old or broken lumber, rusted/unused equipment, discarded refrigerators, stoves, old pipe, or other discarded articles in any yard or open area for more than five days.
MPMS Sec. 302.1 sets a 5-day removal requirement for unsightly discarded items. The section also bars open storage of abandoned, untagged, or inoperative motor vehicles and discarded appliances unless authorized by zoning. Section 302.7 requires fences, walls, and accessory structures be maintained structurally sound. Section 302.9 prohibits willful damage, mutilation, or defacement of any exterior surface by graffiti - the owner is responsible for restoration. Winter Haven Code Compliance routinely cites for accumulated yard debris, junk vehicles, and graffiti. Abandoned-property cases proceed under Ordinance O-09-40.
Code Compliance citations under MPMS Sec. 106.3 (declaration of nuisance) - typical first notice gives 10 days to abate. After 30 days unpaid the city may abate the nuisance, bill the owner, and record a special assessment lien on the property. Daily fines up to $250 through Special Magistrate under FS Ch. 162.
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