There is no Morris County weed ordinance. New Jersey municipalities regulate weeds, brush, and noxious growth through their property-maintenance codes. In Morristown, code enforcement can order brush, weeds, ragweed, and poison ivy removed on notice.
Weed control in New Jersey is municipal. Most Morris County towns bar the accumulation of brush, weeds, ragweed, poison ivy, poison sumac, and other obnoxious growths on private lots and give the local code-enforcement officer authority to serve a notice to abate. Morristown's code prohibits such growth on private lands and, when the Director of Code Enforcement deems removal necessary for public health, safety, or to eliminate a fire hazard, requires the owner to clear it within 10 days of the notice, after which the town may enter and remove it at the owner's cost. Thresholds and timelines differ by municipality.
Municipal enforcement: failure to comply with a written abatement notice lets the town clear the property and bill the owner (often added to the tax bill as a lien), plus possible municipal-court penalties.
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