SB396 Alabama 2010 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

J.T. WaggonerSenator

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2010

Title

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

Summary

SB396 authorizes municipalities to adopt alternate ordinances to declare overgrown grass and weeds a public nuisance and to abate them.

What This Bill Does

The bill adds a new section allowing municipal governing bodies to create alternate procedures by ordinance for declaring overgrown grass or weeds a public nuisance and for their abatement. After abatement, the costs are collected as a weed lien in the same way as other weed liens. It also lets those abatement costs be assessed against land owned by the State or by purchasers at tax sales, and the lien remains enforceable even after redemption or sale; the redemption or sale must still take the lien into account. The act takes effect immediately after passage and Governor’s approval.

Who It Affects

• Municipalities and their governing bodies - can adopt alternative procedures by ordinance for nuisance declaration and abatement.
• Property owners or landowners within municipalities - may be assessed abatement costs via weed liens.
• State of Alabama and private purchasers who own land purchased at tax sales - abatement costs can be placed as weed liens on their property.
• People redeeming property or buyers at tax sales - redemption or sale is subject to the existing lien and does not discharge it.

Key Provisions

• Adds Section 11-67-60.1 to authorize municipalities to adopt alternate procedures by ordinance for declaring overgrown grass/weeds as a public nuisance and for abatement.
• After abatement under the ordinance, costs are assessed and collected as a weed lien in the same manner as described in Section 11-67-66.
• Allows abatement costs to be assessed against land owned by the State or land purchased at a tax sale by nonstate purchasers, with the lien remaining after redemption or sale.
• Redemption or sale of affected property remains subject to the lien; such actions do not discharge the lien.
• Conflicts with existing laws are repealed where applicable; the act becomes effective immediately upon passage and governor's approval.

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Subjects

Municipalities