SB207 Alabama 2013 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

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

To amend Section 11-67-80 of the Code of Alabama 1975, relating to municipalities and authorizing Class municipalities to adopt alternate procedures to abate overgrown grass and weeds as a public nuisance and providing for the assessment of the costs of abatement as a weed lien, to provide that the law would be applicable to all municipalities.