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45-42A-24.01
Section 45-42A-24.01 Weeds may be declared a public nuisance and abated. An abundance of overgrown
grass or weeds within the city which is injurious to the general public health, safety, and
general welfare by providing breeding grounds and shelter for rats, mice, snakes, mosquitoes,
and other vermin, insects, and pests; or attaining heights and dryness so as to constitute
a serious fire threat or hazard; or bearing wingy or downy seeds, when mature, that cause
the spread of weeds and, when breathed, irritation to the throat, lungs, and eyes of the public;
or hiding debris, such as broken glass or metal, which could inflict injury on a person going
upon the property; or being unsightly; or a growth of grass or weeds, including plants of
no value, undesirable, and usually of rank growth; or grass, shrubs, and undergrowth, other
than ornamental plant growth, which exceeds 12 inches in height, may be declared to be a public
nuisance and abated as provided in this part. (Act 2015-35, p....
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45-42A-24.02
Section 45-42A-24.02 Notice ordering abatement; hearing; appeal. (a) For purposes of this part,
the enforcing official shall mean either the mayor or such other city official or employee
as the mayor from time to time may designate. Whenever, in the opinion of the enforcing official,
a public nuisance exists as described in Section 45-42A-24.01, the enforcing official may
serve written notice upon the owner of the property on which the nuisance is located ordering
the abatement of the nuisance. (b) The notice shall require the owner to complete abatement
of the nuisance within 14 days from the date of the notice, provided that the enforcing official
may allow for additional time when it is reasonably required due to the difficulty of the
abatement or other unusual factors tending to necessitate additional time, but in no case
more than 28 days from the date of the notice. (c) The written notice shall require the owner
to abate the condition within the time stated in the notice or to...
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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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45-8-172.06
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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45-44A-40.02
Section 45-44A-40.02 Hearing; appeal. (a) Within the time specified in the notice, but not
more than 30 days from the date the notice is given, any person, firm, association, or corporation
having an interest in the building or structure, accumulation and storage of junk, inoperable
motor vehicles or parts of inoperable motor vehicles, abandoned dwellings and mobile homes,
or litter around property and vacant lots, including, but not limited to, abandoned cars and
appliances may file a written request for a hearing before the city governing body, together
with his or her objections to the finding by the appropriate city official that due to safety
there maybe a public nuisance. The filing of the request shall hold in abeyance any action
on the finding of the city official until determination thereon is made by the governing body.
Upon holding the hearing, which hearing shall be held not less than 10 nor more than 30 days
after the request, or in the event no hearing is timely...
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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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11-67-23
Section 11-67-23 Notice to owner of public hearing; contents; publication in newspaper; posting
of signs and form thereof. After the passage of the resolution, notice of a public hearing
on the matter shall be given by certified mail, return receipt requested, mailed 30 days prior
to the date of the hearing and shall inform the owner of the time, date, and place of the
hearing and the reason for the hearing. The notice shall be mailed to the owner of the property
as the information appears on record in the office of the tax assessor. All notices shall
carry a list of names of persons or private contractors, or both, who perform the work and
are registered with the city clerk. The names shall not constitute a recommendation and the
failure to include a list shall in no way affect the operation of this article. Notice shall
also be given by publication in a newspaper normally read by all segments of the population
published in the county once a week for two consecutive weeks, or if no...
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11-67-4
Section 11-67-4 Notice to owner of public hearing; contents; publication in newspaper; posting
of signs and form thereof. After the passage of said resolution, notice of a public hearing
on the matter shall be given by certified mail, return receipt requested, mailed 30 days prior
to the date of said hearing and shall inform the owner of the time, date, and place of said
hearing and reason therefor. Said notice shall be mailed to the owner of said property as
same appears of record in the tax assessor's office for Mobile County. All notices shall carry
a list of names of persons and/or private contractors who perform such work and are registered
with the city clerk. Such names shall not constitute a recommendation and the failure to include
such a list shall in no wise affect the operation of this article. Notice shall also be given
by publication in a newspaper normally read by all segments of the population published in
Mobile County once a week for two consecutive weeks, or if no...
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2-6B-3
Section 2-6B-3 Nuisance exception requirements; evidence of nuisance. (a) A farm or farm operation
shall not be deemed to be or become a public or private nuisance for purposes of Section 6-5-127,
or any other law, or be deemed in violation of any municipal or county ordinance or resolution
heretofore or hereafter adopted declaring any farm or farm operation a public or private nuisance
other than zoning ordinances applicable thereto, if the farm or farm operation meets all of
the following requirements: (1) The owner of the land or a partner, officer, director, or
other principal thereof, does not act in a careless or wrongful manner, engage in the improper
operation of any farm or farm operation, or fail to act or perform a legal obligation. (2)
The owner of the land, or a partner, officer, director, or other principal thereof, resides
on the farm or actively participates in the operation of the farm, or leases the farm to a
person who resides on the farm or actively participates in...
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24-1-66
Section 24-1-66 Powers and duties of authority generally. (a) An authority shall constitute
a public body and a body corporate and politic exercising public powers, and having all the
powers necessary or convenient to carry out and effectuate the purposes and provisions of
this article, including the following powers in addition to others granted in this article:
(1) To investigate into living, dwelling, and housing conditions and into the means and methods
of improving such conditions; (2) To determine where unsafe or unsanitary dwelling, public
school, or housing conditions exist; (3) To study and make recommendations concerning the
plan of the county in relation to the problem of clearing, replanning, and reconstruction
of areas in which unsafe or unsanitary dwelling, public school, or housing conditions exist,
and the provision of dwelling accommodations for persons of low income, and to cooperate with
the county or any regional planning agency; (4) To prepare, carry out, and...
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