Indiana law (IC 36-7-10.1-3) lets Lake County require owners to cut weeds and rank vegetation on unincorporated land. Any adopted height limit is enforced by the county; incorporated cities like Gary, Hammond, and Crown Point set their own grass-height rules.
Indiana counties do not have a statewide grass-height number. Instead IC 36-7-10.1-3 authorizes the county legislative body to adopt a weed and rank-vegetation ordinance for unincorporated Lake County that must name the enforcing department, define weeds and rank vegetation, and specify the height at which they become a violation. Most of Lake County is incorporated, so if your parcel lies inside Gary, Hammond, East Chicago, Merrillville, Schererville, or Crown Point, that city or town's own code (commonly an 8-to-10-inch limit) governs, not the county.
County or municipal code enforcement issues notice to cut; if ignored, the government abates and the cost is placed on the tax duplicate as a lien under IC 36-7-10.1.
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