First time landlord. How should I handle the yard maintenance?

[Khris Clymer]

I am going to rent out my former house that has maybe 2000sq ft of grass to mow. The problem is much of the yard seems to have dead grass, so it's not very nice or appealing. There's a sprinkler system that I turned on which is helping revive some of the grass, but it's probably not enough. There is no HOA in this neighborhood.

Recommendations on what to do with the yard? Should I get the yard fixed up, replacing dead grass, or do renters typically not care about the yard at all? I was planning on including water in my rental charge to encourage using the sprinklers. Also, should the renter pay for lawn-mowing?

Thanks in advance.