We clear overgrown lots and correct violations to the deadline on your notice — so the fines stop and the property passes re-inspection.
Under Sarasota County Code, Section 54-473, grass and weeds may not exceed 12 inches in height.
Enforcement here runs through the Sarasota County Code Enforcement. The first practical step is confirming which authority issued your notice, because the standard and the correction window are not the same everywhere in Southwest Florida.
Summarised from Sarasota County — Code Enforcement Citizen Guide. Ordinances change — confirm current requirements with the Sarasota County Code Enforcement for your specific property.
Find the correction date on the notice. That date, not the violation, is what drives everything.
Photograph the notice and text or email it. We scope to exactly what is being cited — nothing padded.
Overgrowth cut back, brush and debris hauled off, edges tidied so it reads as maintained.
Photos and records for your file and for re-inspection — useful if you are contesting fines.
No more than 12 inches, under Sarasota County Code Section 54-473.
The county starts with voluntary compliance. If that fails you receive a Notice of Violation, then an Affidavit of Violation, and the case goes before a Special Magistrate — where corrective orders, fines and liens become possible.
Substantially. The early window is the cheapest point to resolve it, and the county's own guidance emphasises resolving matters without formal proceedings.
Yes. Sarasota is the northern end of our service area and we run established routes there for commercial, condo and residential properties.
Send us the notice and we will tell you honestly whether the deadline is achievable.
