HB598 Alabama 2010 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Randy Hinshaw

Democrat

Co-Sponsors

Oliver RobinsonJohn W. RogersRod Scott

Session

Regular Session 2010

Title

Municipalities, weed abatement, adoption of alternate procedures, Sec. 11-67-60.1 added

Summary

The bill allows municipalities to adopt alternate procedures to declare overgrown grass and weeds a public nuisance and to abate them, with abatement costs collected as weed liens on the property.

What This Bill Does

It lets municipalities adopt alternate procedures by ordinance to declare overgrown grass or weeds a public nuisance and to abate it. After abatement, the costs can be collected as a weed lien in the same way as other weed liens. The lien can be assessed against property including parcels purchased by the State or at tax sales, and redemption or sale does not discharge the lien. An exception says discharge provisions do not apply to property acquired by the State Land Bank through the Department of Revenue.

Who It Affects

• Municipalities (city or town governing bodies): may adopt alternate procedures to declare nuisances and abate them by ordinance.
• Property owners: could face nuisance declarations and abatement costs that become weed liens on their land.
• Purchasers at tax sales or state purchases: liens can attach to their parcels and may survive redemption or sale.
• State Land Bank properties: discharge provisions for liens do not apply to property acquired by the State Land Bank through the Department of Revenue.

Key Provisions

• Authorizes municipal governing bodies to adopt alternate procedures by ordinance to declare overgrown grass or weeds a public nuisance and to abate it.
• Requires abatement costs to be assessed and collected as a weed lien in the same manner as Section 11-67-66.
• Authorizes liens to be assessed against property including parcels purchased by the State or at tax sales, with redemption or sale not discharging the lien.
• Provides that discharge of liens provisions do not apply to property acquired by the State Land Bank through the Department of Revenue.
• Repeals conflicting laws and makes the act effective immediately after governor's approval.

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Subjects

Municipalities