Vacant lot owners must keep their land clear. Tenn. Code Ann. § 5-1-115 lets Williamson County order removal of overgrown grass, brush, and accumulated debris that endangers health or safety, then lien the cost if ignored.
An empty parcel in Williamson County is not beyond reach. Under Tenn. Code Ann. § 5-1-115, the county can act when a lot's overgrown trees, vines, grass, and underbrush or its accumulation of debris, trash, and garbage endangers public health, safety, or welfare or invites rats and vermin. The owner gets written notice to remedy the condition; if nothing is done, the county abates it and liens the parcel for the cost. As farmland across the county gives way to subdivisions, weedy or debris-strewn holding lots draw complaints, and city codes in Franklin and Brentwood require the same upkeep on vacant land.
A neglected vacant lot draws written notice under Tenn. Code Ann. § 5-1-115; unremedied, the county clears it and liens the parcel for the cost, with parallel fines inside the cities.
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