REO lawn maintenance

[James Mirror]

I won the auction for a foreclosure property at a sheriff sale. The property has gone through the confirmation of sale stage -- hence the break down of who gets what (county, bank, sheriff, etc) from the sale has been approved by the court. I plan to close in about 25 days (the bank's lawyer is fine with this).

I noticed today that a letter from the city has been posted on the property that the lawn needs to be mowed within seven days or the city will get it done and charge the cost to the house. What should I do? Will I be required to pay the city mowing cost (likely to be high) given that the breakdown of the proceeds has been approved by the court? This breakdown obviously does not include the future lawn mowing cost from the city.

It should be the bank's responsibility to mow the lawn, given that I have not closed on the hosue. Should I pay for the lawn to be mowed to avoid potential hassel and high costs in the future?

Thanks in advance.