Florida law provides a framework for code enforcement, but each local jurisdiction—counties, cities, and towns—can adopt its own procedures. This guide outlines the general process, but property ...

The recent call to action came as Town Council members expressed frustration over the number of code violations they said are ...

Code inspections, months-long delays and fines are causing frustrations for some residents of Lauderdale Lakes. CBS News Miami investigated the matter and uncovered budgeted plans to raise revenue ...

Palm Beach County has settled a lawsuit alleging it improperly collected interest and collection fees from companies and individuals cited for code enforcement violations. The cost to taxpayers: more ...

A fed-up Florida homeowner battling a whopping $165,000 in fines for nitpicky property violations — including a cracked driveway and a toppled fence — is dragging her case to the state’s Supreme Court ...

A South Florida woman was cited for a code violation and another and another. Some were legit, some were not. So she asked<a class="excerpt-read-more" href=" More ...

Sandy Martinez, a single mom in Lantana, Florida, is taking her town to the Florida Supreme Court to fight $165,000 in “outrageous” and “unconstitutional” fines for things like parking on her own ...

The bill would use the new $10,000 fine for out-of-compliance law enforcement to compensate the aggrieved families.