LAS VEGAS (FOX5) — A district court judge has granted a temporary restraining order in a lawsuit over the removal of “non-functional grass.”
A group of valley homeowners filed the lawsuit, claiming the ban on “non-functional grass” in their community led to their trees dying. The Southern Nevada Water Authority is now enforcing a state law requiring the removal of non-functioning turf by the end of this year.
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The homeowners argue that the turf is functional because it helps keep their trees alive. The ruling prohibits SNWA from designating any turf as functional or non-functional, as the case continues.
An emergency hearing has been filed for next week.
FOX5 is awaiting a response from the Southern Nevada Water Authority.
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