Maintenance of vacant and abandoned lots is a municipal responsibility in Essex County. Each town enforces clearing, mowing, and securing of empty parcels under its property-maintenance code and New Jersey's Abandoned Properties Rehabilitation Act.
New Jersey law places vacant-lot upkeep with municipalities, so there is no countywide Essex County vacant-lot ordinance. Under the Abandoned Properties Rehabilitation Act (N.J.S.A. 55:19-78 et seq.) and local property-maintenance codes, towns like Newark and Irvington may require owners to clear debris, cut vegetation, secure openings, and register vacant buildings. Municipalities may abate nuisances themselves and place a lien on the property for the cost. Vacant-lot complaints go to the town's code-enforcement office; the county's authority is limited to solid-waste coordination through the ECUA, not lot maintenance.
Owners of neglected vacant lots receive municipal abatement notices; failure to comply leads to town-performed cleanup billed as a lien, plus daily fines under local ordinance. Vacant-property registration fees may also apply.
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