PROPERTY MAINTENANCE - Removal of Fire and Health Hazards and Weeds

Town of Hanover

New York State Town Law

Article 64 Section 4 Paragraph 5-a

5-a.   Removal of Fire and Health Hazards and Weeds.

         The Town Board may require the owners of land to cut, trim or remove from the land owned by them brush, grass, rubbish, or weeds or to spray poisonous shrubs or weeds on such land, and upon default may cause such grass, brush, rubbish or weeds to be cut, trimmed or removed and such poisonous shrubs or weeds to be sprayed by the Town and the total expense of such cutting, trimming, removal or spraying may be assessed by the Town Board on the real property on which such brush, grass, rubbish, weeds or poisonous shrubs or weeds were found, and the expense so assessed shall constitute a lien and charge on the real property which is levied until paid or otherwise satisfied or discharged and shall be collected in the same manner and at the same Town charges. If the owner of said lands is a nonresident notice to so cut, trim or remove such brush, grass, rubbish or weeds or to spray such poisonous shrubs or weeds mailed to such owner addressed to his last known address shall be sufficient service thereof. The provisions of this subsection shall not apply within the property lines so any lands or highways easements owned by another Municipal Corporation or Political Subdivision of the State.