SB273 Alabama 2014 Session

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

Relating to municipalities; authorizing municipalities to adopt alternate procedures to abate overgrown grass and weeds as a public nuisance and abated after a previous abatement procedure under the existing law for the same property has been followed; providing for the assessment of the costs of abatement as a weed lien; and to provide exceptions under certain conditions.