Lucas County has no countywide vacant-lot code. In unincorporated areas, township trustees may abate overgrown vegetation, garbage and debris under ORC 505.87. Cities enforce their own vacant-lot standards.
Whether a vacant lot must be mowed and cleared depends on where it sits. In unincorporated Lucas County townships, ORC 505.87 authorizes trustees to control or remove vegetation, garbage, refuse and debris the board deems a nuisance, then assess the cost to the owner. Along shared boundaries, ORC 971.33-971.35 covers cutting noxious weeds within four feet of a line fence. Incorporated cities (Toledo, Maumee, Oregon, Sylvania) run their own lot-maintenance and weed codes. Report a neglected vacant lot to the city code office or, in townships, to the trustees.
Township abatement cost is certified to the county auditor and collected on the property-tax bill (ORC 505.87). City fines vary.
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