Daytona Beach, FL Rental Property Rules: Repairs & Habitability (2026)

B. City staff, acting as the IPMC's code official, issue correction notices for substandard dwelling units and structures. 2's notice form: every notice must be in writing, describe the property, state which provisions were violated and why, include a correction order with a reasonable repair deadline, tell the owner about the right to appeal to the City's Board of Building Codes, and warn that the City can file a lien. Where the correction order follows an IPMC Section 110 unsafe-structure finding, the Code guarantees the owner or agent a minimum of 20 days from service of the notice to complete the repairs needed to bring the dwelling unit into compliance.

If the City itself abates a dangerous condition under IPMC Sections 108, 109, or 110, every dollar spent, including title-search, engineering, mailing, closing, repair, demolition, and recording costs, becomes a lien against the property that accrues statutory interest until paid; the City can also collect it through any other lawful means. Appeals from a code official's decision go to the Board of Building Codes rather than the generic IPMC appeals board, and hearings before that board are open to the public with a quorum of two-thirds of the members.