I have a customer that doesn't let me cut the grass very often. Like once a month so it's about 12" high when I mow, so occasionally the city sends him a letter. How would the city charge someone $1500 for long grass? I think he has multiple properties and repeat violations or something.
$1500 fine for not cutting grass?
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I have a customer that doesn't let me cut the grass very often. Like once a month so it's about 12" high when I mow, so occasionally the city sends him a letter. How would the city charge someone $1500 for long grass? I think he has multiple properties and repeat violations or something.
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Sounds like a repeat offender plus administration fees etc plus interest
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If that is what the local code says, that is what might be charged for a violation. This new thread addresses a code enforcement action that became "interesting": https://www.lawnsite.com/threads/you-think-your-customers-suck.504913/
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Might be the fine if it doesn't get mowed soon. It's been raining a ton over here, so I'm not sticking my mower in a mud pit where it will just get stuck. I assure you it isn't any higher now than any other time I've mowed it. Cheap ****s.
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How much are you charging? My city charges around $300/mow for weed tickets.
I gained a customer last year that called with 1.5 days left on his weed ticket. He lived out of state. I told him I'll be out by 4pm on the next day for $150. It took me about 20-25 minutes. I now maintain it for $45/cut biweekly that takes me 9-10 minutes/cut. I'm glad I dropped what I was doing during a move last year to do it.
To the OP, if the guy has multiple properties, then he could have multiple weed tickets.
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I think he probably has multiple lawn guys. Seeks out the cheapest guy etc.
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I work for a rental company doing these one off type mows before the city does them for 5x what it's worth. My charge is directly related to the last time I mowed it and how hard it is on my equipment. I'll tell them on the 1 month mows (takes an hour roughly) its 150$ but I could get that down to 65$ bi weekly. People/companies are cheap...cities are starved for cash and look for people with deep pockets. Sounds like he has some late fees.
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Where I am at, the township code says weeds or grass can't be taller than 10" or you will get a notice to mow it or they will and they charge %500 for first time offenses and it goes up quickly from there. You don't have to own multiple props to get hit with that fine either. It goes for all who live within the township and have property, either owned or rented.
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I mowed it. It was only like 10" high which is about average. I've mowed it when it was way longer than that without hearing a complaint.
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Jeez only cutting it once a month, i sure hope this account pays good.
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Usually code compliance officers in municipalities aren't out driving around looking for violations. They respond to complaints, having a duty to do so. But if you get on their radar with a history of non-compliance it pisses them off, so they may make a point of checking even in the absence of a complaint.
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Code enforcement personnel here are the same way usually, but there are some of them that do just drive around looking for violations as part of their daily routine.
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Wish more cities and towns would be out with the book writing tickets, too many people dont care about there own property, theres always that one house on the street that you drive by. Of course im talking about basic up keep, not picking out every fine detail, would also add some more work to the area.
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I'm thinking it's because there are about 4 other properties on the same street as that one and the grass is usually 2ft or longer so they just add my customer to the list while there at it because its right at that 10 or12in limit where they send out a notice. That property is weird too. I swear some years it grows like crazy in the spring then kind of goes dormant. This year it didn't grow much until the last couple months.
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My guess is repeated violations
They escalate
$50 the first time
he's on his fourth year of repeated bi monthly violations
just a guess tho
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Do you think he's actually getting fined?
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Here the bill gets put on the water ( utility)bill and if not paid goes on the property tax bill. Or they shut your water off. Which can force an eviction.
It's the property owner who is responsible.
If the owner is renting it out and it's the renters job yo keep it up. Then they have e to add it to the rent or will have to take it out of their deposit.
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Here it goes on the tax bill, so it's the HO's responsibility matter what. If the renter doesn't keep it maintained, the owner can evict.
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