5 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 1 city in Guilford County, North Carolina.
Verified from official government sources
Guilford County runs no curbside program in unincorporated areas, so it sets no county-wide trash-bin storage or screening rule. Your licensed private hauler dictates the cart, and inside Greensboro or High Point the city's bin rules apply. County law only bars uncovered loads and improper dumping.
Guilford County has no general property-blight or minimum-housing code for unincorporated land beyond its solid-waste nuisance rules. Blighted-structure and general property-maintenance enforcement is a city power in NC, so Greensboro or High Point handles it inside their limits, not the county.
Guilford County treats dumping on vacant land as a solid-waste public nuisance and can remove junked or abandoned vehicles from private property once declared a health or safety hazard. There is no county overgrown-grass rule for vacant lots; that is a city power.
NC Gen. Stat. 153A-132(b)(2)
A 'junked motor vehicle' is an abandoned motor vehicle that also: a. Is partially dismantled or wrecked; or b. Cannot be self-propelled or moved in the manner in which it originally was intended to move; or c. Is more than five years old and appears to be worth less than one hundred dollars ($100.00); or d. Does not display a current license plate.
Guilford County has no county-wide garage-sale permit or frequency limit for unincorporated homes. Yard sales are unregulated by the county. If you live inside Greensboro or High Point, that city may require a permit or cap how many sales you hold per year.
Guilford County sets no maximum grass or weed height for private property in unincorporated areas. NC counties are not required to regulate lawn height, and Guilford has not adopted one, so this is handled by your city. Greensboro and High Point enforce overgrowth limits inside their limits.
1 cities in Guilford County have their own property maintenance rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
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