Rochester enforces property maintenance standards requiring grass and weeds to be maintained below 10 inches. The Department of Environmental Services issues notices and can contract mowing with costs billed to the property owner.
The property maintenance code requires all properties to keep grass and weeds below 10 inches. After a complaint or proactive inspection, Code Enforcement issues a notice giving the owner a period to comply. If the owner fails to mow, the city contracts the work and bills the property owner. Unpaid costs become a lien on the property. Repeat offenders face escalating enforcement actions.
First violation receives a notice to mow within 10-14 days. Failure to comply: county mows and bills $200–$800 plus $150 admin fee. Repeat violations within 12 months face $100–$500 fines.
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