Wicomico County, MD Code Violation Reporting: How to Report (2026)

Chapter 174, Nuisances, is where a resident's complaint about weeds, junk storage or dangerous conditions on a neighboring property turns into county action. C(1) confirms the mechanism: in investigating any complaint, the properly designated agent of the county may enter upon the property where a nuisance is alleged to exist, at all reasonable times and in a reasonable manner, to inspect and determine if a nuisance actually exists. A requires written notice to the occupier of the premises, and to both the owner and occupier if they differ; if the premises are unoccupied, notice goes to the owner, and if the owner cannot be found, notice is posted on the property itself.

B). Q spells out specific nuisance conditions the complaint process reaches within subdivisions, mobile home parks and apartment projects: uncontrolled weeds taller than 10 inches, left no shorter than six inches of stubble after any required cutting, and unscreened outdoor storage of appliances or construction materials that could pose a health or safety risk. C lets the county assess those abatement costs as a lien on the property, collected the same way as real estate taxes.