In a effort to retain the quality of neighborhoods with foreclosure properties, Loudoun County has begun to mow the grass and clean up the lawn for abandoned houses and is billing the homeowner for the expenses incurred in doing so.

Abandoned homes with unkept lawns and litter and are a distraction to the neighborhood.  Un-mowed grass is a good breeding ground for ticks and Lyme disease.

Empty homes can also be a breeding ground for mosquitoes.  Unattended swimming pools, bird baths and overflowing gutters are nesting eggs for mosquitoes, the carriers of West Nile Virus.

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