Glasgow Owner's Obligation to Maintain Land Free of Nuisance: Obligation to Abate ordinance (§ 215.040)
Chapter 215: Nuisances · Article II. Weeds, High Grass Or Other Vegetation and Debris
In short: Property owners must keep their land free of nuisances banned by this Article without waiting for a City notice, and failing to abate one is unlawful. If a property has more than one owner, each owner can be held in violation and liable.
Our plain-English summary, not the official text or legal advice. The ordinance below is what counts.
It shall be the owner's obligation to keep owner's land within the City free of any nuisance prohibited by this Article without notice from the City. If any such nuisance as defined by this Article is permitted or maintained on the owner's property and owner fails to abate such nuisance, failure to abate the nuisance shall be unlawful. If more than one (1) person owns the property on which the nuisance is alleged to exist, each owner may be declared to be in violation of this Article and each shall be liable for failure to abate the nuisance.
Official source: City of Glasgow official Code of Ordinances (online), § 215.040
Last checked November 1, 2026. The city's official copy controls; this page is a reading copy, not legal advice.