Middlesex County sets no residential grass-height limit. In New Jersey, overgrown grass and weeds are a municipal property-maintenance matter, so each Middlesex town (New Brunswick, Edison, Woodbridge, Perth Amboy and others) enforces its own maximum lawn height, typically 8 to 12 inches, through its local code.
New Jersey counties have only the powers granted under N.J.S.A. 40A:9-1 et seq., which do not include regulating grass height on private residential lots, so Middlesex County adopts no countywide standard. Under N.J.S.A. 40:48-2.13, each municipality may declare tall grass and weeds a nuisance and order abatement. Most Middlesex towns set a maximum height (commonly 8 to 12 inches) and, after written notice, may cut the property and charge the cost as a municipal lien on the owner's tax bill. Standards, notice periods and fines vary by town, so confirm the threshold in your municipality's property-maintenance chapter. The county maintains only its own parkland, roadsides and open-space parcels, cut by the Office of Parks and Recreation.
Overgrown grass is enforced by each Middlesex town, not the county. After notice, a municipality may cut the lot and bill the owner as a tax lien; fines are set locally.
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