Daytona Beach, FL Property Maintenance: Vacant Lot Maintenance (2026)

Section 78-111(a) declares it a prohibited public nuisance for weeds, trash, undergrowth, brush, filth, garbage, or other refuse to accumulate on any lot, tract, or parcel of land in the city if the condition has caused or may reasonably cause the property to become infested by rodents, vermin, or wild animals, to become a mosquito breeding ground, to threaten public health, safety, or welfare, to cause disease, or to impair the economic welfare of adjacent property. Once the city manager determines a nuisance exists, § 78-111(b) requires written notice to the owner describing the facts of the nuisance and giving ten days from mailing either to remove the condition or to request a hearing.

Notice goes out by registered or certified mail to the address on the county's last complete tax roll under § 78-111(c). If the owner does nothing within the ten days, § 78-111(d) lets the city remove the condition and place a lien on the property for the cost. A requested hearing under § 78-111(e) goes before a board made up of the deputy city manager, the public works director, and the risk manager, who decide whether the nuisance exists and, if so, order removal within ten more days before the city acts and liens the property.

If the same nuisance recurs within 12 months of the original notice, § 78-111(f) lets the city remove it again immediately without any further notice, at the owner's expense.