Forsyth County sets no fixed inch limit for grass; overgrowth is handled as a nuisance under O.C.G.A. §41-2-5, with the magistrate court ordering abatement in unincorporated areas. Most subdivision lawns answer to HOA covenants first.
Forsyth County, a home-rule county whose only city is Cumming, treats an overgrown lot as a public nuisance rather than fixing a single height number. Under O.C.G.A. §41-2-5 a nuisance in the unincorporated county goes to the magistrate court, which can order it abated, and Forsyth County Code Compliance works complaints first. Warm, humid summers push fescue and Bermuda fast across this Lake Lanier exurb, but the practical lawn standard for most homes sits in the HOA covenant, not the county code. Vacant and neglected lots draw the county's attention soonest.
A nuisance lot draws written notice and a cure deadline; ignore it and the county can abate the growth and assess the cost as a lien. HOA covenant breaches are enforced separately by the association.
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