Westland, MI Property Maintenance: Vacant Lot Maintenance (2026)
Key Facts
- Citation
- §§ 106-93: 106-94
- Cure period
- 10 days after certified notice
- Late penalty
- 30% added to unpaid bill
- Applies to
- every lot, vacant or built
Summary
Westland requires every landowner to prevent noxious weeds from growing on their lot; unchecked growth is declared a public nuisance and the city can cut them and bill the owner.
No owner, occupant, agent or other person in charge of any lot or parcel of land shall permit or allow any noxious weeds to grow thereon. The presence of any such noxious weeds upon any lot or parcel of land is hereby declared to be a public nuisance... The owners of any land in the city on which noxious weeds are found growing shall have the duty to destroy such noxious weeds before they reach a seed-bearing stage and shall prevent such noxious weeds from perpetuating themselves and becoming a detriment to public health.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 66).
Full Breakdown
Chapter 106, Article IV of the Westland Code (§§ 106-91, 106-99, from 1981 Code §§ 40-1, 40-9) bars any owner, occupant or agent of a city lot, improved or vacant, from letting noxious weeds, as defined by the Michigan Department of Agriculture's list, grow on the property; their presence is a declared public nuisance. A city-appointed commissioner of noxious weeds publishes an annual cutting notice, then mails certified notice to owners who miss it. If weeds aren't cut within ten days, the commissioner may enter the land, destroy them, and bill the owner plus a § 46-1 administrative fee; unpaid bills go on the tax roll with a 30 percent penalty.
Violations & Fines
Letting noxious weeds grow on any lot, vacant or occupied, is a declared public nuisance; after notice, the city can enter, cut them, bill the owner an administrative fee, and add a 30% penalty to unpaid bills.
Frequently Asked Questions
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