Vacant lot owners must keep sidewalks clear of snow, ice, and debris under Chapter 103, and must prevent weeds, debris, and illegal dumping on the lot itself. City may clean and lien.
Yonkers Chapter 103 Article II explicitly extends sidewalk snow/ice clearing duties to every owner of a vacant lot. The City Maintenance Division is tasked with cleaning weeds and debris from vacant city-owned lots and maintaining property-line fences to prevent illegal dumping; private owners have equivalent maintenance duties under the Housing and Building Maintenance Code. Lots must be kept free from overgrown vegetation and refuse nuisances.
Notice to abate issued; if not cured, city performs work and bills owner plus admin fees, placed as a tax lien.
Yonkers, NY
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Yonkers, NY
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