Columbia County enforces overgrown grass and weeds as a public nuisance countywide, including the unincorporated Evans and Martinez communities. State law O.C.G.A. §41-2-5 lets the county order abatement after written notice, then mow and lien the property for the cost.
Overgrown lawns and vacant lots in unincorporated Columbia County, including Evans and Martinez, fall under the county's nuisance authority. Georgia Code O.C.G.A. §41-2-5 empowers the county to declare overgrown vegetation a public nuisance and to abate it. Code Enforcement inspects on complaint, issues a written notice giving the owner a set period to cut the growth, and if the owner does not comply the county mows the lot and bills the cost. Unpaid abatement charges become a lien recorded against the property. Georgia sets no statewide grass-height number, so the trigger is the nuisance standard, not a fixed inch limit.
Written notice to cut within the stated period. If ignored, the county abates and bills the owner, and unpaid charges become a lien on the property.
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