Deerfield Beach, FL Landscaping Rules: Weed Ordinances (2026)

" Item (3) separately covers excessive or untended growth of weeds, grass, undergrowth, or brush on an improved or unimproved lot within 100 feet of any improved property, if the growth could attract rodents, vermin, snakes, or breeding mosquitoes, pose a fire hazard, or impair adjoining property values. Under Section 34-129, once a nuisance inspector finds the growth exceeds the limit, the owner gets ten days to cut it, with a written request able to secure an additional ten days depending on hardship and severity.

If uncorrected, the inspector schedules a hearing before a special magistrate; failing to respond or appear is deemed an admission that the nuisance exists. Section 34-130 lets the magistrate order the city to cut the vegetation if the owner does not, with the cost billed as a special assessment lien bearing 12 percent annual interest, ranked equal to tax liens and superior to mortgages. Section 34-127(c) allows the city to abate a repeat overgrown-lot violation on the same property within 12 months without sending a new notice, so long as the original order allowed for it.