5 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 1 city in Greenville County, South Carolina.
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Unincorporated Greenville County has no countywide curbside garbage collection, so there is no single container-setout rule; residents self-haul or hire a private hauler. County Code §9-123 makes each property owner responsible for keeping the property free of litter and accumulated trash.
In unincorporated Greenville County, deteriorated and substandard property is regulated by the County's Code Enforcement Division under the adopted International Property Maintenance Code. Enforcement covers junkyards, nuisance signs, substandard housing, and property maintenance. Inside Greenville, Greer, Mauldin, Simpsonville and other cities, the municipal code applies.
Owners of vacant lots in unincorporated Greenville County must keep them free of overgrown weeds, rank vegetation, junk and litter. Under the County's Environmental Ordinance a homeowner has 20 days to clean up a reported overgrown lot; the Housing Code allows 60 days.
Unincorporated Greenville County does not have a specific garage-sale or yard-sale permit ordinance. Occasional residential yard sales are generally allowed without a county permit. If you live inside Greenville, Greer, Mauldin, Simpsonville or another city, check that city's rules, which may require a permit.
In unincorporated Greenville County, overgrown grass, weeds, and rank vegetation on a lot are a code violation. After a complaint, the owner has 20 days under the County's Environmental Ordinance to cut the growth. Cities set their own grass-height limits inside their limits.
1 cities in Greenville County have their own property maintenance rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
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