Unincorporated Lee County sets no fixed grass-height number; its local nuisance law targets junk, pests, and blight rather than an inch count. Auburn and Opelika enforce a roughly 12-inch limit and can mow and lien overgrown lots.
Unincorporated Lee County has no ordinance fixing a maximum lawn height. Enforcement runs through the county's local nuisance law, Ala. Code § 45-41-170.01, which targets premises that shelter insects or rodents or offend community aesthetics rather than a specific measurement. Inside the cities it is stricter: Opelika's code-compliance standard treats weeds or vegetative growth over 12 inches as a violation, and Auburn enforces a similar limit under the state weed-abatement statute, Ala. Code § 11-67-60. After written notice, a city can mow an overgrown lot and bill the owner, recording unpaid costs as a lien.
Cities give written notice and time to cut. Ignore it and Opelika or Auburn may mow the lot and bill you, with unpaid abatement costs recorded as a lien on the property.
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