Genesee County has no countywide grass-height limit. Tall grass and noxious weeds are controlled by your city, village or township under Michigan's Noxious Weed Act (Act 359 of 1941, MCL 247.61 et seq.), which lets local governments destroy weeds and lien the owner for the cost.
Under Michigan's Noxious Weed Act, the governing body of any city, village or township may appoint a commissioner of noxious weeds. The landowner must destroy noxious weeds before they seed; if the owner refuses, the commissioner enters the land, destroys the weeds, and the municipality obtains a lien for the expense. Typical grass-height caps (often 8 to 12 inches) are set in each community's own ordinance, not the county code. Genesee County itself does not set a residential lawn-height standard. Report overgrown grass to the code enforcement office of the specific municipality where the property is located.
The local weed commissioner may cut non-compliant weeds/grass and assess the cost as a lien against the land under MCL 247.61 et seq.; fines are set by municipal ordinance.
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