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AL Code § 11-67-9 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only.|Chapter 67 - Abatement of Weeds.|Article 1 - Abatement of Weeds in Class 2 Municipalities.|Division 1 - General Provisions.|Section 11-67-9 - Effect of Resolutions and Account Reports Confirmed Before Enactment of Article.

Section 11-67-9Effect of resolutions and account reports confirmed before enactment of article. All resolutions authorizing abatement or removal of nuisances enacted prior to the passage of this article under the authority of any other act are hereby given full force and effect and the city may proceed to have said nuisances removed or abated by either the city or by a duly authorized private contractor, company, enterprise, or individual. The procedure for confirming the account report shall be in accord with the provisions of this article. All account reports previously confirmed prior to the enactment of this article are hereby given full force and effect and the city may proceed to collect these special assessments in the same manner as provided by prior law. (Acts 1988, No. 88-329, p. 496, §9.)
AL Code § 11-67-10 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only.|Chapter 67 - Abatement of Weeds.|Article 1 - Abatement of Weeds in Class 2 Municipalities.|Division 2 - Abatement of Repeat Nuisance.|Section 11-67-10 - Procedures for Abatement of Repeat Nuisances.

Section 11-67-10Procedures for abatement of repeat nuisances. (a) This section shall apply only in Class 2 municipalities. (b) The city council in any Class 2 municipality may adopt procedures for the abatement of repeat nuisances authorizing the mayor, or his or her designee, without a resolution of the city council, to take actions as necessary to abate overgrown grass and weeds on property that has previously been subject to abatement within the last three years through the procedures in this chapter. The procedures adopted by the city council shall provide for the sending of a letter to the last known address of the property owner or owners by regular United States mail not less than 10 days prior to the order to abate the nuisance. The notice to the owner or owners of the property shall inform the owner or owners of all of the following: (1) That the mayor, or his or her designee, has declared the property to be a nuisance. (2) That the city has previously abated a nuisance on the property. (3) That the reasonable cost of the current abatement shall be assessed and collected as a special assessment and lien against the property. (4) That the property owner or owners may have the nuisance removed at their own expense prior to the arrival of the employees, contractors, or designees assigned by the city to abate the nuisance. (Act 2015-115, §§1, 2.)
AL Code § 11-67-90 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only.|Chapter 67 - Abatement of Weeds.|Article 6 - Abatement of Weeds in Certain Class 6 Municipalities.|Division 1 - Alternate Council Form of Government.|Section 11-67-90 - Article Applicable Only to Certain Class 6 Municipalities.

Section 11-67-90Article applicable only to certain Class 6 municipalities. This division shall apply only to a Class 6 municipality having an alternate council as provided in Section 11-43A-8, under the form of government provided in Article 1, Chapter 43A of this title. (Act 2012-440, p. 1241, §1.)
AL Code § 11-67-91 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only.|Chapter 67 - Abatement of Weeds.|Article 6 - Abatement of Weeds in Certain Class 6 Municipalities.|Division 1 - Alternate Council Form of Government.|Section 11-67-91 - Grass or Weeds May Be Declared Public Nuisance and Abated.

Section 11-67-91Grass or weeds may be declared public nuisance and abated. (a) An abundance of overgrown grass or weeds within the municipality 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 and hazard; or bearing wingy or downy seeds, which when mature, cause the spread of weeds and, when breathed in, cause irritation of 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 growth of grass or weeds, 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 division. (b) This division shall not apply to any of the following: (1) Heavily wooded areas in their natural state which are undeveloped. (2) Farm properties. (3) Properties under current construction. (Act 2012-440, p. 1241, §2.)
AL Code § 11-67-92 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only.|Chapter 67 - Abatement of Weeds.|Article 6 - Abatement of Weeds in Certain Class 6 Municipalities.|Division 1 - Alternate Council Form of Government.|Section 11-67-92 - Notice.

Section 11-67-92Notice. (a) Whenever in the opinion of the city official or any other city employee designated by the city manager, a nuisance exists, the official shall order the owner of the property on which the nuisance is located to abate the condition.  (b) The enforcing official shall give the owner written notice in person or by first class mail. The notice shall apprise the owner of the facts of the alleged nuisance and require the condition be abated within the time stated in the notice or to request a hearing before an administrative official of the city designated by the city manager, to determine whether there has been a violation. (c) The notice shall be sent to that person shown by the records of the county to have been the last person assessed for payment of ad valorem tax on the property where the nuisance is situated. It shall be the responsibility of that person to promptly advise the enforcing official of a change of ownership or interest in the property. (d) The notice shall also be posted in a conspicuous place on the property. (e) The notice shall require the owner to complete abatement of the nuisance within 14 days from the date of notice, provided the enforcing official may stipulate additional time, but in no case more than 28 days. (f) A property owner shall have five days in which to request a hearing before the administrative official to appeal the determination of the enforcing official. After the hearing, the enforcing official shall notify the owner by personal service or by first class mail of the determination of the administrative official. If the administrative official determines that a nuisance exists, the owner shall comply with the initial order to abate issued by the enforcing official, with modifications as may be made by the administrative official. Any person aggrieved by the decision of the administrative official at the hearing, within 10 days, may appeal to the circuit court upon filing with the clerk of the court notice of the appeal and bond for security of costs in the form and amount to be approved by the circuit clerk. Upon filing of the notice of appeal and approval of the bond, the clerk of the court shall serve a copy of the notice of appeal on the clerk of the municipality and the appeal shall be docketed in the court and shall be a preferred case therein. The clerk of the municipality, upon receiving the notice, shall file with the clerk of the court a copy of the findings and determination of the administrative official in its proceedings. Any trials shall be held without jury upon the determination of the administrative official that the weeds are a public nuisance. (Act 2012-440, p. 1241, §3.)
AL Code § 11-67-93 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only.|Chapter 67 - Abatement of Weeds.|Article 6 - Abatement of Weeds in Certain Class 6 Municipalities.|Division 1 - Alternate Council Form of Government.|Section 11-67-93 - Failure to Abate Condition; Assessing Cost of Abatement.

Section 11-67-93Failure to abate condition; assessing cost of abatement. (a) If the owner fails, neglects, or refuses to abate the condition after notice to do so, the enforcing official shall cause the offending grass or weeds to be cut. (b) Upon completion of the abatement work performed by the municipality, including work by contractors employed by the municipality, the enforcing official shall compute the actual expenses, including, but not limited to, total wages paid, value of the use of equipment, advertising expenses, postage, and materials purchased, which were incurred by the municipality as a result of the work. An itemized statement of the expenses shall be given by first class mail to the last known address of the owner of the property. This notice shall be sent at least five days in advance of the city council meeting in which they will consider the assessment of the cost against property. (c) At the time fixed for receiving and considering the statement, the council shall hear the same, together with any objections which may be raised by the owner whose property is liable to be assessed for the work and thereupon make modifications in the statement as they deem necessary, after which a resolution may assess the cost. The cost stated in the resolution shall constitute a lien on the property. The city clerk shall charge the assessments against the respective lots and parcels of land for municipal purposes. Thereafter, the amounts shall be collected at the same time and in the same manner as ordinary municipal assessments are collected, and shall be subject to the same penalties and the same procedure under foreclosure and sale in case of delinquency as provided for ordinary municipal assessments.  (d) The city clerk shall cause a certified copy of the resolution assessing the cost of abatement to be filed for recording in the office of the judge of probate and shall forward a copy to the county tax collector. Upon a filing, the tax collector shall add the amount of the lien to the ad valorem tax bill on the property and shall collect the amount as if it were a tax, using all methods available for collecting ad valorem tax, and remit the amount to the municipality. (Act 2012-440, p. 1241, §4.)
AL Code § 11-67-94 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only.|Chapter 67 - Abatement of Weeds.|Article 6 - Abatement of Weeds in Certain Class 6 Municipalities.|Division 1 - Alternate Council Form of Government.|Section 11-67-94 - Effect of Redemption or Sale.

Section 11-67-94Effect of redemption or sale. Where an assessment is made against a lot or lots or parcel or parcels of land, a subsequent redemption by a person authorized to redeem, or sale by the state, shall not operate to discharge, or in any manner affect the lien of the municipality for the assessment, but a redemptioner or purchaser at a sale by the state of any lot or lots, parcel or parcels of land upon which an assessment has been levied, whether prior to or subsequent to a sale to the state for the nonpayment of taxes, shall take the same subject to the assessment.  (Act 2012-440, p. 1241, §5.)
AL Code § 11-67-95 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only.|Chapter 67 - Abatement of Weeds.|Article 6 - Abatement of Weeds in Certain Class 6 Municipalities.|Division 1 - Alternate Council Form of Government.|Section 11-67-95 - Construction of Division.

Section 11-67-95Construction of division. This division is cumulative in its nature and in addition to any and all power and authority which a municipality may have under any other law. (Act 2012-440, p. 1241, §6.)
AL Code § 11-67-120 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only.|Chapter 67 - Abatement of Weeds.|Article 6 - Abatement of Weeds in Certain Class 6 Municipalities.|Part 2 - Mayor-Council or Manager-Council Form of Government.|Section 11-67-120 - Division Applicable Only to Certain Class 6 Municipalities.

Section 11-67-120Division applicable only to certain Class 6 municipalities. This division shall apply only to a Class 6 municipality adopting the form of government provided in Chapter 44D of this title. (Act 2012-366, p. 915, §1.)
AL Code § 11-67-121 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only.|Chapter 67 - Abatement of Weeds.|Article 6 - Abatement of Weeds in Certain Class 6 Municipalities.|Part 2 - Mayor-Council or Manager-Council Form of Government.|Section 11-67-121 - Grass or Weeds May Be Declared Public Nuisance and Abated.

Section 11-67-121Grass or weeds may be declared public nuisance and abated. (a) An abundance of overgrown grass or weeds within the municipality 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 and hazard; or bearing wingy or downy seeds, which when mature, cause the spread of weeds and, when breathed in, cause irritation of the throat, lungs, and eyes of the public; or hiding debris, such as broken glass or metal, which could inflict injury to persons; or being unsightly; or growth of grass or weeds, 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 division. (b) This division shall not apply to any of the following: (1) Heavily wooded areas in their natural state which are undeveloped. (2) Farm properties. (3) Properties under current construction. (Act 2012-366, p. 915, §2.)
AL Code § 11-67-123 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only.|Chapter 67 - Abatement of Weeds.|Article 6 - Abatement of Weeds in Certain Class 6 Municipalities.|Part 2 - Mayor-Council or Manager-Council Form of Government.|Section 11-67-123 - Failure to Abate Condition; Assessing Cost of Abatement.

Section 11-67-123Failure to abate condition; assessing cost of abatement. (a) If the owner fails, neglects, or refuses to abate the condition after notice to do so, the enforcing official shall cause the offending grass or weeds to be cut.  (b) Upon completion of the abatement work performed by the municipality, including work by contractors employed by the city, the enforcing official shall compute the actual expenses, including, but not limited to, total wages paid, value of the use of equipment, advertising expenses, postage, and materials purchased, which were incurred by the municipality as a result of the work. An itemized statement of the expenses shall be provided by certified letter with signature receipt required to the last known address of the owner of the property. This notice shall be sent at least five days in advance of the time fixed by the city council to consider the assessment of the cost against the property.  (c) At the time fixed for receiving and considering the statement, the council shall hear the same, together with any objections which may be raised by the owner whose property is liable to be assessed for the work and make modifications in the statement as deemed necessary, after which a resolution may assess the cost. The cost stated in the resolution shall constitute a lien on the property. The revenue officer shall charge the assessments against the respective lots or parcels of land for municipal purposes. Thereafter, the amounts shall be collected at the same time and in the same manner as ordinary municipal assessments are collected, and shall be subject to the same penalties and the same procedure under foreclosure and sale in case of delinquency as provided for ordinary municipal assessments.  (d) The revenue officer shall cause a certified copy of the resolution assessing the cost of abatement to be filed for recording in the office of the judge of probate and shall forward a copy to the Lee County Revenue Commissioner. Upon a filing, the Lee County Revenue Commissioner shall add the amount of the lien to the ad valorem tax bill on the property and shall collect the amount as if it were a tax, using all methods available for collecting ad valorem tax, and remit the amount to the municipality. (Act 2012-366, p. 915, §4.)
AL Code § 11-67-124 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only.|Chapter 67 - Abatement of Weeds.|Article 6 - Abatement of Weeds in Certain Class 6 Municipalities.|Part 2 - Mayor-Council or Manager-Council Form of Government.|Section 11-67-124 - Effect of Redemption or Sale.

Section 11-67-124Effect of redemption or sale. Where an assessment is made against a lot or lots or parcel or parcels of land, a subsequent redemption by a person authorized to redeem, or sale by the state, shall not operate to discharge, or in any manner affect the lien of the municipality for the assessment, but a redemptioner or purchaser at a sale by the state of any lot or lots or parcel or parcels of land upon which an assessment has been levied, whether prior to or subsequent to a sale to the state for the nonpayment of taxes, shall take the same subject to the assessment. (Act 2012-366, p. 915, §5.)
AL Code § 11-67-125 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only.|Chapter 67 - Abatement of Weeds.|Article 6 - Abatement of Weeds in Certain Class 6 Municipalities.|Part 2 - Mayor-Council or Manager-Council Form of Government.|Section 11-67-125 - Construction of Division.

Section 11-67-125Construction of division. This division is cumulative in its nature and is in addition to any and all power and authority which a Class 6 municipality may have under any other law. (Act 2012-366, p. 915, §6.)
AL Code § 11-81-110 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 3 - Provisions Applicable to Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Chapter 81 - Municipal and County Bonds.|Article 4 - Public Improvement Bonds.|Division 1 - Bonds for Street and Sidewalk Improvements, Sewer Systems or Other Improvements Generally.|Section 11-81-110 - Issuance Generally; Pledge of Proceeds of Assessments, etc., as Security for Payment.

Section 11-81-110Issuance generally; pledge of proceeds of assessments, etc., as security for payment. (a) For the purpose of providing funds to pay the cost of street and sidewalk improvements, sanitary or storm water sewers or sewer systems, including treatment and disposal plants and water service connections, or other improvements, whether of a like or any different kind, the cost of which, in whole or in part, is proposed to be assessed against the property abutting on said street or sidewalk improved or drained, serviced or benefited by such sanitary or storm water sewer or sewer system or water service connection or served, improved, increased in value or otherwise specially benefited by such improvement, for which purpose the Constitution may now or hereafter permit the issuance of bonds without an election, the governing body of any municipality may, without an election, from time to time, issue bonds of such municipality not in excess of the cost of the improvements as estimated at the time of the issue of the said bonds if said bonds are issued prior to the completion or during the construction of said improvements. If said bonds are issued after the work is completed, such bonds shall not exceed in the aggregate the total cost of the improvements. (b) The governing body of such municipality may pledge as security for such bonds the proceeds of the assessments made or to be made against the property benefited and may transfer and assign for the benefit of the bondholders the lien of the municipality thereon with power to enforce the same. The making of one loan or the issue of one series of bonds shall not exhaust the power of the municipality to provide sufficient funds for the completion of the improvement. (c) No irregularities or technical defects in the proceedings relating to the making of the improvements shall prevent the issue of bonds under subsection (a) of this section. (Acts 1927, No. 478, p. 534; Code 1940, T. 37, §293.)
AL Code § 11-81-111 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 3 - Provisions Applicable to Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Chapter 81 - Municipal and County Bonds.|Article 4 - Public Improvement Bonds.|Division 1 - Bonds for Street and Sidewalk Improvements, Sewer Systems or Other Improvements Generally.|Section 11-81-111 - Maturity and Payment; Sale or Delivery in Payment for Work.

Section 11-81-111Maturity and payment; sale or delivery in payment for work. Such bonds shall be subject to the provisions of Sections 11-81-5 through 11-81-20 and 11-81-22 through 11-81-33 except that they shall be payable in annual installments beginning one year and ending 10 years from the date of the bonds, the amount of no installments to exceed the amount of any other installment by more than $1,000.00 and except that they may either be sold according to Sections 11-81-5 through 11-81-20 and 11-81-22 through 11-81-33 or be delivered at not less than par and accrued interest to the contractor in payment or part payment for the work. (Acts 1927, No. 478, p. 534; Code 1940, T. 37, §294.)
AL Code § 11-81-112 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 3 - Provisions Applicable to Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Chapter 81 - Municipal and County Bonds.|Article 4 - Public Improvement Bonds.|Division 1 - Bonds for Street and Sidewalk Improvements, Sewer Systems or Other Improvements Generally.|Section 11-81-112 - Disposition of Proceeds From Sale.

Section 11-81-112Disposition of proceeds from sale. The proceeds from the sale of bonds authorized to be issued by this division shall be applied only to the payment of the cost of the improvement or improvements designated in the ordinance providing for their issue, but should there be any surplus from any bond issue over and above such cost it shall be applied to the payment of the principal of the bonds. (Acts 1927, No. 478, p. 534; Code 1940, T. 37, §300.)
AL Code § 11-81-113 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 3 - Provisions Applicable to Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Chapter 81 - Municipal and County Bonds.|Article 4 - Public Improvement Bonds.|Division 1 - Bonds for Street and Sidewalk Improvements, Sewer Systems or Other Improvements Generally.|Section 11-81-113 - Grouping of Improvements for Issuance of Bonds.

Section 11-81-113Grouping of improvements for issuance of bonds. Any municipality desiring to issue bonds under this division shall have power to group improvements under two or more improvement ordinances and make one issue of bonds under this division based on the combined estimated costs or combined assessments in respect to such improvements. (Acts 1927, No. 478, p. 534; Code 1940, T. 37, §301.)