Code lien on a Largo house? There’s a waiver process.

1. Apply. Request an application from the City; the items highlighted on it must be notarized.
2. Attach the paperwork: receipts for the non-refundable application fee and the special inspection fee, a copy of the purchase contract or recorded deed, the Pinellas County Property Appraiser printout showing who owns the property and, for a company or trust, its state or recorded documents.
3. Inspection within 10 business days. Staff inspect the property inside and out — both are mandatory, and the applicant or their designee must be there. Staff list what has to be fixed on an exhibit to the agreement (Exhibit B).
4. Sign within 5 business days. Sign the Lien Release and Code Compliance Agreement (notarized) and mail it with Exhibit B to the Board Support Specialist, City of Largo / Code Enforcement Board, 201 Highland Avenue, Largo, FL 33770.
5. Two 90-day clocks. 90 calendar days to obtain every required building permit, and 90 calendar days to complete all the compliance work, with final inspections and a Certificate of Completion. Confirm with the City how the two periods line up.
6. One extension, maybe. A single extension of up to 90 days can be requested. Only the Development Controls Officer can approve it, a performance bond may be required, and there is no appeal.
7. Release recorded. When everything is done on time, a Satisfaction and Release of Lien is signed by the Mayor and City Clerk and recorded in the Pinellas County Official Records.

About the fee: the City’s lien waiver pages list the fees differently, so confirm the current amount with the Community Standards Division before you apply.

Mid-county has a patchwork of city and unincorporated addresses. In unincorporated Pinellas, Pinellas County Code Enforcement handles code cases; inside another city, that city’s own code office does. The Largo code file we hold is from December 2025, so we don’t quote its numbers here; the other cities’ figures are on our code lien data page.

We buy Largo houses as-is, for our own account, from AL’s office at 433 Central Ave in downtown St. Petersburg. The lien payoffs we know about are shown in the offer math, and a licensed Florida title company settles them at closing. Closing is typically 7–21 days once the title work is clear, or on the date you pick. We’re not real estate agents and not attorneys, and this page is general information, not legal advice. If any foreclosure has been filed on the property, or the fines are disputed, talk to a Florida attorney first.

• City of Largo Community Standards, Lien Waiver Process — www.largo.com (read October 16, 2026)