Property History

Property Maintenance -- PARCEL ID 14 024000020470 Acres = .77 Vacant Land. Owner Earl McLendon. Please clear the overgrowth in vacant lot. Atlanta's city code requires vacant lots to be clean-cut and neat. Any uncultivated overgrowth exceeding 12 inches—is a violation. This case shows an overgrown vacant lot incl vacant lot overgrowth. Need to cut overgrown weeds,brush fallen tree branches and tree limbs. Property Owner or City of Atlanta must cut overgrowth which is unsightly and encroaching into street right of way over curb line. The Atlanta Police Department Code Enforcement Section is tasked to inspect the property and notify the owner. Violators face nuisance abatement and prosecution in Municipal Court. The municipal code citations for overgrown lots in the city of Atlanta are Section 158-4 and Section 158-5 of the Atlanta City Code of Ordinances. Section 158-4 (Prohibition): This section makes it unlawful for any owner or occupant of any lot, tract, or parcel of land to permit the accumulation of uncultivated vegetation, overgrown weeds, grass, or briars.The 12-Inch Rule: Under enforcement guidelines, a violation occurs when uncultivated growth exceeds a vertical height of 12 inches from the surface of the ground.Section 158-5 through 158-11 (Abatement and Penalties): These sections grant the city the legal authority to enter the property, clear the overgrowth, and place a tax lien against the property to recover all government abatement and administrative costs if the owner ignores the initial citation.