Under existing general law, all municipalities may abate overgrown grass or weeds as a nuisance and the cost of the abatement may be assessed against the property as a weed lien. The procedures generally provide for notice on the property and notice to the owner. Thereafter, the owner may request a hearing before the council and the council is required to approve the abatement.
Also, under existing law, a Class municipality by ordinance may adopt alternate procedures to declare overgrown grass or weeds to be a public nuisance and abated. Thereafter, the costs may be assessed against the property in the same manner as provided above.
This bill would provide that the law relating to Class 7 municipalities would apply to all municipalities.
Pending third reading on day 25 Favorable from County and Municipal Government
Read for the second time and placed on the calendar
Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on County and Municipal Government
Engrossed
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 494
Pittman motion to Adopt adopted Roll Call 493
Pittman Amendment Offered
Third Reading Passed
Read for the second time and placed on the calendar
Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Governmental Affairs
Source: Alabama Legislature