No New Jersey statute caps lawn height. Across Gloucester County towns like Deptford, Washington Township, and Glassboro, each municipal property-maintenance code sets the limit, commonly ordering grass and weeds cut once they pass 10 to 12 inches.
New Jersey sets no statewide maximum grass height, so the rule that binds an address is its municipality's property-maintenance ordinance. Every Gloucester County property sits inside a town, and municipalities from Monroe to West Deptford adopt height limits, typically 10 or 12 inches, treating a taller lawn as a nuisance. Enforcement runs through the code or property-maintenance officer, who issues written notice and a correction deadline before the town cuts the lot and bills the owner. Working farms in the agricultural southeast, wooded parcels, wetland buffers, and deliberate meadow plantings are generally exempt from these mow-it standards, which target neglected turf rather than managed land.
The municipal code officer issues written notice with a cutting deadline. If ignored, the town mows the lot and charges the cost to the owner as a lien, plus a fine set by the local ordinance.
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