The county's Minimum Housing Code does not set a numeric grass height, but requires every yard and exterior area to be kept free of overgrown vegetation that harms public health or breeds pests. Fayetteville and other towns enforce their own vegetation standards inside city limits.
Cumberland County Code Sec. 4-72(d) makes overgrown vegetative growth that is detrimental to health or provides pest breeding places a violation of the Minimum Housing Code for unincorporated land, rather than fixing an exact height. Complaints go to Planning & Inspections (910-321-6636). Inside Fayetteville, Hope Mills, and Spring Lake, city code enforcement addresses tall grass and weeds under municipal property-maintenance rules. Right-to-farm protections (NCGS 106-701) shield bona fide agricultural operations from nuisance claims over vegetation.
County: uncorrected overgrowth nuisance is a misdemeanor (G.S. 14-4) and civil penalty up to $250.00 per day. The county may abate and lien the cost against the property.
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