Florida Code Enforcement Statutory and Regulatory Authority 

Florida Statutes

Florida Statutes providing Florida counties and municipalities with the substantive and procedural authority to engage in code enforcement activities and operations include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Florida Statutes Title XI (County Organization and Intergovernmental Relations) Chapter 162 (County or Municipal Code Enforcement) Part 1 (Local Government Code Enforcement Boards)
• Florida Statutes Title XI (County Organization and Intergovernmental Relations) ​Chapter 125 (County Government) Part II (Self-Government) Section 125.69 (Penalties; Enforcement by Code Inspectors)
  
• Florida Statutes Title XII (Municipalities) Chapter 166 (Municipalities) Part I (General Provisions) Section 166.0415 (Enforcement by code inspectors; citations)
  
• Florida Statutes Title XXXII (Regulation of Professions and Occupations) Chapter 468 (Miscellaneous Occupations and Professions) Part XII (Building Code Administrators and Inspectors)
• Florida Statutes Title XXXII (Regulation of Professions and Occupations) Chapter 489 (Contracting) Part I (Construction Contracting) Section 489.127 (Prohibitions; penalties)
• Florida Statutes Title XXXII (Regulation of Professions and Occupations) Chapter 489 (Contracting) Part II (Electrical and Alarm System Contracting) Section 489.531 (Prohibitions; penalties)
• Florida Statutes Title XXXIII (Regulation of Trade, Commerce, Investments, and Solicitations) Chapter 553 (Building Construction Standards)
• Florida Statutes Title XL (Real and Personal Property) Chapter 705 (Lost or Abandoned Property) Section 705.1015 (County or municipal code inspectors or code enforcement officers; duties)

Florida County and Municipal Regulations

​In addition to statutes enacted by the Florida Legislature, Florida counties and municipalities promulgate various municipal code provisions presenting legal authority involving substantive and procedural aspects of code enforcement actions within their geographic boundaries. Following are examples of southwest Florida county and municipality regulations related to code enforcement activities and operations.

Lee County Municipal Code links:

• Lee County Land Development Code
• Lee County Code of Ordinances

Lee County Code Enforcement links:

• Lee County Code Enforcement

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​[POTENTIAL LIABILITIES]
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[First offense]
[Repeat offenses]
[Costs of action for city/county]
[Fines]
[Liens]
​[Appeals]

Code enforcement judgments may be void or voidable

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[If a Code Enforcement judgment judgment has been entered against you, and if you failed to appeal the code enforcement judgment within 30 days of rendition of the Code Enforcement judgment, it may be advisable for you to obtain a legal opinion regarding whether the code enforcement judgment is either voidable or void under the law. Contact S. Alan Johnson, Esq. at sajLAW to discuss whether legal action to contest the enforceability of a code enforcement judgment entered against you would be a viable strategy in your case.

Failure to properly defend your code enforcement case
​may have serious financial consequences

For information regarding the potential liability associated with the imposition of code enforcement fines and liens against your real property, visit our CE liability page to access archived copies of code enforcement liens filed within the public records of your south Florida county.