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45-37A-350
Section 45-37A-350 Civil action by municipality regarding condition of real property. In the
City of Mountain Brook in Jefferson County, whenever by reason of the dilapidated, deteriorated,
unsafe, or unhealthful condition of real property or any improvements situated thereupon,
the municipality files a civil action in any court of the state to compel the owner or occupant
of real property to bring the property or improvements into compliance with any statute, ordinance,
or regulation establishing, governing, or regulating public health, sanitation, safety, welfare,
or minimum standards of human habitability, or to abate or eliminate a public nuisance created
by the conditions, the city, if it prevails in the civil action, may recover as a part of
its costs in the action its actual and reasonable attorney's fees and litigation expenses
incurred in connection therewith upon a showing by the city that the city afforded the defendant
a reasonable opportunity to voluntarily correct or cure...
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45-41-170.01
Section 45-41-170.01 Public nuisance - Premises. It is unlawful and constitutes a public nuisance
for the owner or the person designated by the owner in charge or in control of a building,
lot, junkyard, or other premises, within the unincorporated territory of Lee County to fail
to keep the building, lot, junkyard, or premises clean and free from junk and litter, including,
but not limited to, discarded tires, and any materials within which water may accumulate or
which may shelter or encourage the growth of insects or rodents, or materials which generate
obnoxious odors, or which offend the aesthetics of the community, and which thereby cause
a substantial diminution in the value of other property nearby or which threaten the health
and safety of any citizen. (Act 99-411, p. 733, ยง2.)...
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45-45-173.01
Section 45-45-173.01 Public nuisance - Premises. (a) It shall be unlawful and constitute a
public nuisance for the owner or other person in charge or control of a building, lot, junkyard,
or other premises, within the unincorporated territory of Madison County to fail to keep the
lot, junkyard, or premises clean and free from garbage, refuse, litter, junk, debris, salvaged
materials, household furniture, trash, used motor vehicle tires, inoperable motor vehicles,
kitchen and other household appliances, rags, paper, cardboard, and other nondecorative matter,
including any materials within which water may accumulate or which may shelter or encourage
the growth of insects or rodents, or materials which generate obnoxious odors, or which offend
the esthetics of the community and thereby cause a substantial diminution in the value of
other property nearby, or which threaten the health and safety of any citizen. (b) This part
shall not apply to any company, corporation, or business currently...
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45-49-170.51
Section 45-49-170.51 Public nuisance - Premises. (a) It shall be unlawful and constitute a
public nuisance for the owner or other person in charge or control of a building, lot, junkyard,
or other premises, within the unincorporated territory of Mobile County to fail to keep the
lot, junkyard, or premises clean and free from garbage, refuse, litter, junk, debris, salvaged
materials, household furniture, trash, used motor vehicle tires, inoperable motor vehicles,
kitchen and other household appliances, rags, paper, cardboard, and other nondecorative matter,
including any materials within which water may accumulate or which may shelter or encourage
the growth of insects or rodents, or materials which generate obnoxious odors, or which offend
the esthetics of the community, and which thereby cause a substantial diminution in the value
of other property nearby or which threaten the health and safety of any citizen. (b) This
subpart shall not apply to any company, corporation, or business...
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45-8-172.06
Section 45-8-172.06 Accounting of cost for abatement of nuisance; report; civil action to abate
or enjoin nuisance. (a) The city or county governing body shall keep an account of the cost
of abating the nuisance and render an itemized report in writing showing the cost of removing
the nuisance on each separate lot, or in front thereof, or both. Before the report is submitted,
a copy shall be mailed to the owner or owners of the property at least three days before the
report shall be submitted. (b) In addition to the other provisions of this part, outside of
the corporate limits of a municipality, this part may be enforced by the county commission
by the commencement of a civil action to abate or enjoin any public nuisance as defined by
this part. Prior to commencing a civil action to enforce this part, the county commission
shall give reasonable notice to the owner of the land to abate any alleged nuisance and the
owner of the land may request a reasonable time to abate or have abated...
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6-5-155.3
Section 6-5-155.3 Contents of complaint; supporting affidavits. (a) The complaint or an affidavit
attached thereto shall describe the adverse impact associated with the drug-related nuisance
upon the surrounding neighborhood. Adverse impact includes, without limitation, the presence
of any one or more of the following conditions: (1) Diminished property value. (2) Increased
fear of residents to walk through or in public areas, including sidewalks, streets, alleys,
and parks. (3) Increased volume of vehicular and pedestrian traffic to and from the property.
(4) An increase in the number of ambulance or police calls to the property which are related
to the use of drugs, or to violence stemming from drug-related activity. (5) Bothersome solicitors
or approaches by strangers wishing to sell drugs, or the aggressive solicitation of alms,
on or near the property. (6) The display of dangerous weapons on or near the property. (7)
Investigative purchases of drugs by law enforcement officers on...
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6-5-156.4
Section 6-5-156.4 Violation of court order; additional orders necessary to abatement; suspension
or cancellation of order. (a) A violation of any court order issued pursuant to this division
is punishable as a contempt of court by a fine of not less than five hundred dollars ($500)
nor more than seventy-five thousand dollars ($75,000), or by imprisonment for not more than
one year, or both. Evidence concerning the duration and repetitive nature of the violations
shall be considered by the court in determining the penalty for contempt. (b) Upon finding
that a defendant has willfully violated an order issued pursuant to this division, the court
may issue any additional orders necessary to abate the drug-related nuisance or to carry out
the punishment for contempt. (c) The court may suspend the effectiveness of an order of abatement
for no more than 90 days if the owner of the property establishes that he or she had no knowledge
of the drug-related nuisance, and could not reasonably be...
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6-5-160.4
Section 6-5-160.4 Violation, suspension, cancellation of abatement order. (a) A violation of
any court order issued pursuant to this division is punishable as a contempt of court by a
fine of not less than five hundred dollars ($500) nor more than thirty thousand dollars ($30,000),
or by imprisonment for not more than one year, or both. At least one-half of all fines collected
as punishment for contempt shall be paid into the general fund of the county if the action
against the defendant was commenced by the county governing body or a county government agency.
Evidence concerning the duration and repetitive nature of the violations shall be considered
by the court in determining the penalty for contempt. (b) Upon finding that a defendant has
willfully violated an order issued pursuant to this division, the court may issue any additional
orders necessary to abate the nuisance or to carry out the punishment for contempt. (c) The
court may suspend the effectiveness of an order of...
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11-51-12
Section 11-51-12 Filing of list in circuit court; entry of civil actions for assessments on
trial docket; issuance, execution, and return of summons notifying owners of institution of
proceedings against property generally. Such lists shall be filed with the register or clerk
of the circuit court. The register or clerk shall cause to be entered on the trial docket
in such court in a well-bound book kept for that purpose a civil action for each assessment
of property of the city or town against such property so assessed. Said docket shall show
the amount of the taxes sought to be collected, a description of the property and the name
of the owner, if known. Upon the filing of the certificate, the register or clerk is directed
to issue a summons, as in other civil actions, containing a description of the property and
notifying each owner of the filing of the proceedings against his property. Only one summons,
however, shall be necessary if two or more pieces of property are assessed to...
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11-53B-3
Section 11-53B-3 Notice from appropriate city official; failure to comply. (a) Whenever the
appropriate city official, as defined herein, shall find that any building, structure, part
of building or structure, party wall, or foundation situated in the city is unsafe to the
extent that it is a public nuisance, the official shall give the person or persons, firm,
association, or corporation who is the record owner, notice to remedy the unsafe condition
of the building or structure by certified or registered mail to the owner's last known address
and to the owner at the address of the property. A copy of all notices, orders, and other
communications required by this chapter to be given to the owner of the property, or to the
owner of an interest in the property, or to the person last assessing the property for state
taxes, also shall be given to all mortgagees of record by certified or registered mail to
the address set forth in the mortgage, or if no address for the mortgagee is set...
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