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Who takes care of the weeds and litter in my neighborhood?: Residents are responsible for weeds and litter on their own property to the right-of-way. The Streets & Right-of-Way (ROW) Division takes care of weeds and litter in City right-of-way, when it is not in front of a home or business. Sometimes Home Owners Associations (HOAs) are responsible for the weeds along roads. To see which roads the Streets & ROW Division maintains versus an HOA, visit our VisionView map.

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Weeds, Litter, and Graffiti

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1. Who takes care of the weeds and litter in my neighborhood?: Residents are responsible for weeds and litter on their own property to the right-of-way. The Streets & Right-of-Way (ROW) Division takes care of weeds and litter in City right-of-way, when it is not in front of a home or business. Sometimes Home Owners Associations (HOAs) are responsible for the weeds along roads. To see which roads the Streets & ROW Division maintains versus an HOA, visit our VisionView map.

2. My neighbor’s yard is full of litter and/or lots of weeds. Who takes care of that?: Your neighbor is responsible for weeds and litter in their yard. Even if the lot is vacant. Please contact report the violation on our Report Rio Rancho application.

3. Who takes care of graffiti?: There are various entities that can take care of graffiti, depending on its location. Please see the Graffiti Section page for details and who to contact.