South Fulton, GA Property Maintenance: Vacant Lot Maintenance (2026)

South Fulton's Property Maintenance code (Title 3, Chapter 6, Sec. 3-6005) states that every person — whether owner, tenant, agent, or employee — owning, holding, or occupying property in the city must at all times maintain the property, 'whether a vacant lot or otherwise,' in a clean and sanitary condition, keeping all weeds cut and all wastepaper, trash, and other rubbish cleaned off. The same section imposes a duty to cut and remove undergrowth — such as kudzu, briars, weeds in excess of 24 inches in height, honeysuckle, other vines, and seedlings — whenever that undergrowth becomes a nuisance to persons residing or operating businesses in the area. For undergrowth on an unimproved lot, the planning and zoning director (or designee) may reduce the extent to which the property must be maintained, provided there is no imminent threat to public health and safety. Premises and exterior property must also be kept free of grass, weeds, or uncultivated vegetation over six inches in height, contained so as not to encroach on adjacent properties.