Grass and weeds; permits City of Newport News to require property owner to cut if excessively high. (HB1912)

Introduced By

Del. Mamye BaCote (D-Newport News) with support from 18 copatrons, whose average partisan position is:

Those copatrons are Del. Ward Armstrong (D-Martinsville), Del. William Barlow (D-Smithfield), Del. Danny Bowling (D-Oakwood), Del. Bob Brink (D-Arlington), Del. David Englin (D-Alexandria), Del. Charniele Herring (D-Alexandria), Del. Algie Howell (D-Norfolk), Del. Delores McQuinn (D-Richmond), Del. Joe Morrissey (I-Highland Springs), Del. David Poisson (D-Sterling), Del. Jim Shuler (D-Blacksburg), Del. Mark Sickles (D-Alexandria), Del. David Toscano (D-Charlottesville), Del. Roslyn Tyler (D-Jarratt), Del. Jeion Ward (D-Hampton), Del. Vivian Watts (D-Annandale), Sen. Roz Dance (D-Petersburg), Sen. Jennifer McClellan (D-Richmond)

Description

High grass and weeds; civil penalty. Permits the City of Newport News to require that owners of occupied property cut grass, weeds, and other foreign growth on the property and if a property owner, after reasonable notice, fails to do so the City may cut such grass, weeds, or other foreign growth and the cost and expenses thereof shall be chargeable to and paid by the owner of the property. Read the Bill »

Outcome

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