HB340 Alabama 2014 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Steve McMillan Representative

Republican

Co-Sponsor

Dan Williams

Session

Regular Session 2014

Title

Municipalities, weeds, abatement, alternative procedures to declare a public nuisance after prior abatement

Description

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.

This bill would authorize municipalities by ordinance to adopt alternate procedures to declare overgrown grass or weeds to be a public nuisance and abated after a previous abatement procedure under the existing law for the same property has been followed. Thereafter, the costs may be assessed against the property in the same manner as provided above.

The bill would also provide exceptions.

Subjects

Municipalities