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| Topic | every other month we get some notice our weeds are too long in the front |
| ParanoidObsessive 05/17/17 4:51:32 PM #5: | DarkwingDidi posted... things like that get checked?by who? Most towns actually have a housing department that checks homes and yards, and neighbors can always call in and complain. On one level it's a property value issue (someone with garbage strewn across their yard or 5ft high weeds bring down the value on the entire area just the same as someone whose house has peeling paint or boarded over windows), but it can also be considered a health issue - ie, high weeds can breed insects or encourage other vermin. You can also theoretically get hassled for having "standing water" in your yard (buckets, garbage cans, or other lids that can collect stagnant water), because mosquitoes and other insects can lay eggs in the water. This is actually a huge deal for me locally, because of both West Nile and Lyme's Disease being local issues. People get paranoid about unkempt yards even above and beyond the aesthetic issues. If I go more than 2 weeks or so without mowing during the summer people start getting a bit twitchy. --- "Wall of Text'D!" --- oldskoolplayr76 "POwned again." --- blight family ... Copied to Clipboard! |
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