In an effort to maintain and improve the quality of our Miami-Dade County Neighborhoods, Team Metro Code Compliance Officers routinely patrol your area to ensure compliance with Dade County Code regulations.

Upon verification of a violation of the Code of Miami-Dade County, a Courtesy Warning Notice may be issued. Failure to comply with provisions of the Code of Miami-Dade County can result in you being assessed Civil Penalties.

Additionally, Junk and Trash may also be removed by Miami-Dade County with cumulative penalties assessed to the property owner.

What is Junk and Trash?
Junk and Trash includes rubbish, accumulated garbage, paper, rags, excelsior, cans, bottles, boxes, glass, barrels, plastics, building materials, piping, mattresses, bedding, old, dilapidated motor vehicle parts; motor vehicles; trailers; boats; or other vessels or parts thereof.

Maintaining Junk and Trash on Commercial Property is Illegal
It is unlawful to deposit, store, keep, maintain or to permit Junk or Trash in or on any Lot or on PARCEL or body of water, except in a legally established junk yard or a County authorized commercial Waste Collection Site.

Open Air Storage
It is illegal to place or maintain Junk and Trash under a carport or a front porch that is not completely enclosed with four walls and a roof.

Concealed Junk and Trash
It is illegal to conceal Junk and Trash with tarps or other covering devices or behind fences or walls.

Overgrowth
Vacant lot property owners must maintain or clear property of overgrowth on a regular basis so that it does not exceed 18 inches from the ground for more than 50% of the area to be maintained.

Junk and Trash deposits on Vacant Lots or Overgrowth on Vacant Lots are the property owner's responsibility.

For more information on code enforcement, please contact the Team Metro Office in your neighborhood.

See also:

Sec. 19-5, 19-8, 19-9, 19-10, 19-13, 19-14.