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<\/span>The new law governing littering and environmental management also ensure that homeowners take responsibility for cleaning the gutters in front of their homes,” the government has said.<\/p>

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Homeowners who discharge kitchen water and bathwater directly into public gutters are those being targeted<\/g>\u00a0under the law.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is believed that those sources feed grass, moss, and other unwanted vegetation that block the flow of the very water which is discharged.<\/p>

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“The law will, therefore, compel each occupier of the residence fronting on a public gutter to keep that gutter clear of vegetation,” a Cabinet statement said.<\/p>

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It was noted that even in developed countries where resources are plentiful, the law requires each homeowner to keep his sidewalk and gutter clean. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The laws of Antigua and Barbuda will shortly require the same of all those homeowners and tenants that occupy homes with gutters or frontage.<\/p>

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The new law governing littering and environmental management also ensure that homeowners take responsibility for cleaning the gutters in front of their homes,” the government has said. Homeowners who discharge kitchen water and bathwater directly into public gutters are those being targeted\u00a0under the law. 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