County identifies top code violations: high grass, open storage and inoperable vehicles

Jul 24, 2026

DeKalb officials said high weeds and grass, open storage of indoor items and inoperable/unregistered vehicles are the county’s top code complaints this season and that repeat offenders increasingly will receive citations rather than warnings.

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DeKalb County code compliance officials listed their most common summer complaints and said the department is shifting from repeated warning notices to more citations for habitual violators. “We have a high weeds and grass problem. We have an open storage problem, and we have a raggedy vehicle problem,” the Director said, adding that more than 80% of violations are repeats.

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