Hernando County holds vacant-lot owners responsible for mowing, weed and debris control, and keeping the parcel from becoming a dumping ground. Grass over 18 inches near improved property draws a notice, then abatement and a lien.
Owners of vacant and undeveloped lots in unincorporated Hernando County must keep them maintained - mowed and cleared of overgrown grass and weeds (over 18 inches within 100 feet of improved property is a violation outside agricultural and rural zones), free of trash, and not harboring illegal dumping. Empty parcels in the platted Spring Hill and Royal Highlands stretches are magnets for dumping and debris, so code compliance watches them. The owner gets a written notice with a deadline; if the lot isn't cleared, the county mows or cleans it and bills the owner, attaching a lien for the mowing and administrative costs when unpaid.
A written notice sets a compliance deadline. Uncleared lots are mowed or cleaned by the county at the owner's expense, commonly a few hundred dollars, with a lien for unpaid costs.
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