Due to the recent economic crisis’ harmful effect on Florida properties, local government code enforcement officials have concentrated their efforts toward addressing the foreclosure crisis head-on. In order to effectively maintain and stabilize neighborhoods, local government proceedings have attempted to decrease the damaging effects caused by social and economic harm of vacant and abandoned properties contributing to the deterioration of Florida’s neighborhoods. Specifically, the growing use of quasi-judicial proceedings pursuant to Chapter 162 of the Florida Statutes has provided an efficient and timely procedure toward obtaining compliance with local government codes. The Author discusses issues such as code enforcement officers’ search of premises, fundamental and procedural due process, constitutional challenges to code enforcement proceedings, and the privatization and collection of code enforcement liens. The Author discusses in detail the development of code enforcement law by referring to Florida appellate court decisions. This Article seeks to provide legal practitioners with a better understanding of how these quasi-judicial proceedings operate and the future of the law involving local government code enforcement proceedings.