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2023 Code of Alabama › Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations. › Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only. › Chapter 67 - Abatement of Weeds. › Article 4 - Abatement of Weeds in Any Municipality. › Section 11-67-63 - Hearing.

Section 11-67-63
Hearing.
If objections are filed, at the time stated in the notice, the governing body of the municipality shall hear and consider all evidence, objections, and protests regarding the proposed removal of weeds. The governing body of the municipality may continue the hearing from time to time. Upon the conclusion of the hearing, the governing body of the municipality, by resolution, shall decide whether a public nuisance exists and, if so, shall order it to be removed or abated with respect to any property or part thereof described. The governing body, by passage of the resolution, shall be deemed to have acquired jurisdiction to proceed and either to perform or have performed the work of removal or abatement with respect to the property or part thereof. The decision of the governing body on the matter shall be deemed final and conclusive.
(Act 2000-774, p. 1771, §4.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations. › Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only. › Chapter 67 - Abatement of Weeds. › Article 4 - Abatement of Weeds in Any Municipality. › Section 11-67-64 - Abatement of Nuisance.

Section 11-67-64
Abatement of nuisance.
(a) After the governing body passes the resolution finding the conditions of the property to be a nuisance and ordering its abatement, all employees and duly authorized agents of the municipality may enter upon the private property to abate the nuisance.
(b) The governing body may authorize private contractors, companies, enterprises, or individuals to abate and remove the nuisance. The governing body of the municipality, by resolution, shall designate the contractors, companies, enterprises, or individuals who may perform the work. Those persons so designated may enter upon private property for purposes of abating or removing the nuisance. For purposes of this article compliance with the competitive bid law is not required.
(c) Any property owner shall have the right to have any weeds removed at his or her own expense providing the removal is done prior to the commencing of the work by the employees or agents of the municipality to do the removal.
(Act 2000-774, p. 1771, §5.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations. › Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only. › Chapter 67 - Abatement of Weeds. › Article 4 - Abatement of Weeds in Any Municipality. › Section 11-67-65 - Report of Costs.

Section 11-67-65
Report of costs.
Each municipality shall keep an account of the cost of abating or removing the nuisance in front of or on each separate lot or parcel of land where the work is done by its employees, or by a duly authorized private contractor, company, enterprise, or individual, and shall render an itemized report in writing to the governing body of the municipality showing the cost of removing the nuisance on each separate lot, or in front of the lot. Before the report is submitted to the governing body, a copy of the report shall be posted for at least five days prior thereto on or near the chamber door of the governing body, together with a notice of the time when the report shall be submitted to the governing body for confirmation.
(Act 2000-774, p. 1771, §6.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations. › Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only. › Chapter 67 - Abatement of Weeds. › Article 4 - Abatement of Weeds in Any Municipality. › Section 11-67-66 - Confirmation of Report; Weed Liens.

Section 11-67-66
Confirmation of report; weed liens.
At the time fixed for receiving and considering the report, the governing body shall hear the report, together with any objections which may be raised by any of the property owners liable to be assessed for the work of abating the nuisance and thereupon make modifications in the report as deemed necessary, after which by motion or resolution the report shall be confirmed. The amounts of the cost for abating the nuisance in front of or upon the various parcels of land mentioned in the report shall hereinafter be referred to as "weed liens," and shall constitute a weed lien on the property for the amount of the weed liens, respectively. After confirmation of the reports, a copy shall be given to the tax collector or revenue commissioner of the county who, under the "Optional Method of Taxation," is charged with the collection of the municipal taxes pursuant to Article 1, Division 2, Chapter 51, of Title 11. It shall be the duty of the county tax collector or revenue commissioner to add the costs of the respective weed liens to the next regular bills for taxes levied against the respective lots and parcels of land subject to a weed lien, and thereafter, the costs shall be collected at the same time and in the same manner as ordinary municipal ad valorem taxes are collected, and shall be subject to the same penalties and the same procedure under foreclosure and sale in case of delinquency; provided, however, that if the foreclosure and sale is the result of a delinquency caused by a weed lien, the municipality shall reimburse the county tax collector or revenue commissioner for all costs associated with the foreclosure and sale unless the costs are collected at the time of sale as part of the sale.
(Act 2000-774, p. 1771, §7.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations. › Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only. › Chapter 67 - Abatement of Weeds. › Article 4 - Abatement of Weeds in Any Municipality. › Section 11-67-67 - Article Cumulative.

Section 11-67-67
Article cumulative.
This article 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 2000-774, p. 1771, §8.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations. › Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only. › Chapter 67 - Abatement of Weeds. › Article 4 - Abatement of Weeds in Any Municipality. › Section 11-67-68 - Alternate Abatement Procedures; Costs.

Section 11-67-68
Alternate abatement procedures; costs.
(a) In the case of any property on which overgrown grass or weeds have been previously abated or on which abatement has been attempted through the process of posting notice on the property to be abated pursuant to Article 2 or this article, a municipality may adopt procedures different from the procedures provided in Article 2 or this article to abate overgrown grasses and weeds for subsequent abatement.
(b) After the abatement of any overgrown grass or weeds pursuant to the procedures provided in the ordinance adopted pursuant to this section, the reasonable costs of abatement shall be assessed and collected as a weed lien in the same manner as provided in Section 11-67-66. The municipality may assess the reasonable costs authorized against any lot or lots or parcel or parcels of land purchased by the State of Alabama or any purchaser at any sale for the nonpayment of taxes, and where an assessment is made against a lot or lots or parcel or parcels of land, a subsequent redemption thereof by a person authorized to redeem or the sale thereof by the state shall not operate to discharge, or in any manner affect the lien of the municipality for the assessment. A person redeeming the property 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 or purchaser for the nonpayment of taxes, shall take the same subject to the assessment.
(c) Any municipality that adopts or has adopted alternate procedures for the abatement of overgrown grasses or weeds pursuant to any other general or local law may follow those procedures or may follow the procedures provided in this section.
(Act 2014-303, p. 1097, §1.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations. › Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only. › Chapter 67 - Abatement of Weeds. › Article 5 - Abatement of Weeds in Class 7 Municipaities. › Section 11-67-80 - Abatement of Public Nuisance; Costs.

Section 11-67-80
Abatement of public nuisance; costs.
In any Class 7 municipality, in the case of any overgrown grass or weeds which may be abated pursuant to Article 4, commencing at Section 11-67-60, of this chapter, the city council may adopt procedures different from the procedures provided in Article 4 to declare overgrown grass or weeds to be a public nuisance and abated pursuant to the procedures provided in the ordinance. After the abatement of any overgrown grass or weeds pursuant to the procedures provided in the ordinance, the costs of abatement shall be assessed and collected as a weed lien in the same manner as provided in Section 11-67-66. The municipality may assess the costs authorized against any lot or lots or parcel or parcels of land purchased by the State of Alabama or any purchaser at any sale for the nonpayment of taxes, and where an assessment is made against a lot or lots or parcel or parcels of land, a subsequent redemption thereof by a person authorized to redeem or the sale thereof by the state shall not operate to discharge, or in any manner affect the lien of the municipality for the assessment. A person redeeming the property 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 or purchaser for the nonpayment of taxes, shall take the same subject to the assessment.
(Act 2010-562, p. 1139, §1.)
2023 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 11-67-90
Article 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.)
2023 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 11-67-91
Grass 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.)
2023 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 11-67-92
Notice.
(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.)
2023 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 11-67-93
Failure 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.)
2023 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 11-67-94
Effect 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.)
2023 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 11-67-95
Construction 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.)
2023 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 11-67-120
Division 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.)
2023 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 11-67-121
Grass 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.)
2023 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 11-67-122 - Notice.

Section 11-67-122
Notice.
(a) Whenever, in the opinion of the city official or any other city employee designated by the mayor, 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 certified letter with signature of receipt required. The notice shall require the owner to abate the condition within the time stated in the notice or to request a hearing before an administrative official of the city designated by the mayor or council to determine whether there is a nuisance. The notice shall apprise the owner of the facts of the alleged nuisance and shall name the particular date, time, and place for the hearing if requested by the owner.
(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 hearing before the administrative official shall be requested within five days of the date of the notice by the enforcing official. The enforcing official shall notify the owner by personal service or by certified 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.
(g) Any person aggrieved by the decision of the administrative official at the hearing may, within 10 days from receipt of the determination by the administrative official, 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. The clerk of the municipality shall, upon receiving the notice, file with the clerk of the court a copy of the finding and determination of the administrative official in its proceedings. Any trials shall be held without a jury upon the determination of the administrative official that the weeds are a public nuisance.
(Act 2012-366, p. 915, §3.)
2023 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 11-67-123
Failure 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.)
2023 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 11-67-124
Effect 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.)
2023 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 11-67-125
Construction 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.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations. › Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only. › Chapter 67 - Abatement of Weeds. › Article 7 - Abatement of Grass and Weeds in Certain Class 5 Municipalities. › Section 11-67-140 - Article Applicable Only to Certain Class 5 Municipalities.

Section 11-67-140
Article applicable only to certain Class 5 municipalities.
This article shall only apply to a Class 5 municipality with a mayor/commission/city manager form of government.
(Act 2021-138, §1.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations. › Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only. › Chapter 67 - Abatement of Weeds. › Article 7 - Abatement of Grass and Weeds in Certain Class 5 Municipalities. › Section 11-67-141 - Grass or Weeds May Be Declared Public Nuisance and Abated.

Section 11-67-141
Grass 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 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, are declared to be a public nuisance and abated as provided in this article.
(b) This article 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 2021-138, §2.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations. › Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only. › Chapter 67 - Abatement of Weeds. › Article 7 - Abatement of Grass and Weeds in Certain Class 5 Municipalities. › Section 11-67-142 - Definitions.

Section 11-67-142
Definitions.
For the purposes of this article, the following words have the following meanings:
(1) ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICIAL. A person designated by the city manager to hear appeals for the purposes of this article, but the person may not be the same person as the enforcing official.
(2) ENFORCING OFFICIAL. The municipal official or an employee the city manager may designate from time to time.
(3) TAX COLLECTING OFFICIAL. The county tax collector, county revenue commissioner, or other county ad valorem tax collecting official.
(Act 2021-138, §3.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations. › Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only. › Chapter 67 - Abatement of Weeds. › Article 7 - Abatement of Grass and Weeds in Certain Class 5 Municipalities. › Section 11-67-143 - Notice.

Section 11-67-143
Notice.
(a) Whenever in the opinion of the city official or any other city employee designated by the city manager, a nuisance exists, the enforcing 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 10 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.
(g) At the hearing, any interested party shall have the right to present evidence and testimony. The hearing shall be open to the public, and a record of the proceedings shall be kept as a part of the public records of the municipality.
(h) The administrative official shall render a written decision on the merits of the proposed abatement within five days of the conclusion of the hearing. The enforcing official shall notify the owner by personal service or by first class mail of the written determination of the administrative official. If the administrative official determines that a nuisance exists and should be abated, the written determination of the administrative official shall inform the owner that the owner must complete the abatement ordered by the enforcing official within 10 days of the date of the administrative official's decision, or upon such additional time, but in no case more than 28 days from the administrative official's determination. If the administrative official determines that a nuisance does not exist, then the enforcing official's notice to abate the nuisance will be null and void, but that determination shall not bar any subsequent notice concerning the same property.
(Act 2021-138, §4.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations. › Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only. › Chapter 67 - Abatement of Weeds. › Article 7 - Abatement of Grass and Weeds in Certain Class 5 Municipalities. › Section 11-67-144 - Appeal and Review.

Section 11-67-144
Appeal and review.
(a) 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 record, 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.
(b) The circuit court shall not itself hear or accept any further evidence with respect to those issues made the basis of the appeal. The review shall be conducted by the court without a jury and shall be confined to the record. The findings of the administrative official, if supported by substantial evidence, shall be conclusive on appeal. If upon appeal the court finds that the ruling appealed from is unlawful within the meaning of this article, it shall have the power to vacate or modify the same.
(Act 2021-138, §5.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations. › Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only. › Chapter 67 - Abatement of Weeds. › Article 7 - Abatement of Grass and Weeds in Certain Class 5 Municipalities. › Section 11-67-146 - Weed Lien.

Section 11-67-146
Weed lien.
When a weed lien is made against a lot or lots or parcel or parcels of land, a subsequent redemption thereof by a person authorized to redeem, or sale thereof by the state, shall not operate to discharge, or in any manner affect the weed lien of the municipality, but a redemptioner or purchaser at a sale by the state of any lot or lots, parcel or parcels of land upon which a weed lien has been made, whether prior to or subsequent to a sale to the state for the nonpayment of taxes, shall take the same subject to the weed lien.
(Act 2021-138, §7.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations. › Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only. › Chapter 67 - Abatement of Weeds. › Article 7 - Abatement of Grass and Weeds in Certain Class 5 Municipalities. › Section 11-67-147 - Satisfaction of Weed Lien; Notice.

Section 11-67-147
Satisfaction of weed lien; notice.
Upon payment of the weed lien, the city clerk shall notify the county tax collecting official and may file a notice of satisfaction of weed lien in the records of the probate court.
(Act 2021-138, §8.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations. › Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only. › Chapter 67 - Abatement of Weeds. › Article 7 - Abatement of Grass and Weeds in Certain Class 5 Municipalities. › Section 11-67-148 - Construction of Article.

Section 11-67-148
Construction of article.
This article 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 2021-138, §9.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations. › Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only. › Chapter 67A - Abatement of Inoperable Motor Vehicles in Class 1 Municipalities. › Section 11-67A-1 - Applicability.

Section 11-67A-1
Applicability.
This chapter shall apply only to Class 1 municipalities.
(Act 2001-229, p. 269, §1.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations. › Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only. › Chapter 67A - Abatement of Inoperable Motor Vehicles in Class 1 Municipalities. › Section 11-67A-2 - Inoperable Motor Vehicle Defined; Nuisance Exception.

Section 11-67A-2
Inoperable motor vehicle defined; nuisance exception.
For purposes of this chapter, the term "inoperable motor vehicle" shall mean any motor vehicle, trailer, or semi-trailer that has remained on private property and in view of the general public for 30 days or any greater period fixed by the municipality and is inoperable in that one or more of its major mechanical components, including, but not limited to, the engine, transmission, drivetrain, or wheels, are missing or are not functional, or the vehicle otherwise constitutes a nuisance. An inoperable motor vehicle shall not be deemed a nuisance if the motor vehicle has been rendered temporarily incapable of being driven under its own motor power in order to perform ordinary service or repair operations, or if the motor vehicle is on the premises of a place of business engaged in the wrecking or junking of motor vehicles, or primarily engaged in the storage and sale of damaged or theft-recovered vehicles for insurers, or if the motor vehicle is kept in an enclosed building completely shielded from the view of individuals on the adjoining properties.
(Act 2001-229, p. 269, §2.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations. › Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only. › Chapter 67A - Abatement of Inoperable Motor Vehicles in Class 1 Municipalities. › Section 11-67A-3 - Establishment of Procedures; Costs of Removal.

Section 11-67A-3
Establishment of procedures; costs of removal.
Any Class 1 municipality may establish a procedure for the abatement and removal of inoperable motor vehicles from private property as public nuisances. Costs of removal may be assessed against the registered owner of the vehicle if the identity of the owner can be determined or the costs may be assessed against the owner of the property on which the vehicle is stored.
(Act 2001-229, p. 269, §3.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations. › Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only. › Chapter 67A - Abatement of Inoperable Motor Vehicles in Class 1 Municipalities. › Section 11-67A-5 - Notification to Department of Revenue.

Section 11-67A-5
Notification to Department of Revenue.
The municipality shall notify the Department of Revenue of the sale or disposition of the inoperable motor vehicle on a form supplied by the Department of Revenue.
(Act 2001-229, p. 269, §5.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations. › Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only. › Chapter 67A - Abatement of Inoperable Motor Vehicles in Class 1 Municipalities. › Section 11-67A-6 - Administration of Chapter.

Section 11-67A-6
Administration of chapter.
The municipality may contract with any entity, person, or group to impound the inoperable motor vehicle or to carry out other functions necessary to administer the intent of this chapter.
(Act 2001-229, p. 269, §6.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations. › Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only. › Chapter 67A - Abatement of Inoperable Motor Vehicles in Class 1 Municipalities. › Section 11-67A-7 - Liability.

Section 11-67A-7
Liability.
The municipality and no official or employee of the municipality shall be liable for action taken in good faith pursuant to or in furtherance of the objectives of this chapter.
(Act 2001-229, p. 269, §7.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations. › Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only. › Chapter 67B - Abatement of Inoperable Motor Vehicles in Class 5 Municipalities With a Mayor/commission/city Manager Government. › Section 11-67B-1 - Applicability.

Section 11-67B-1
Applicability.
This chapter shall apply only to Class 5 municipalities that have adopted the Mayor/Commission/City Manager form of government.
(Act 2003-358, p. 990, §1.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations. › Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only. › Chapter 67B - Abatement of Inoperable Motor Vehicles in Class 5 Municipalities With a Mayor/commission/city Manager Government. › Section 11-67B-2 - Inoperable Motor Vehicle Defined; Nuisance Exception.

Section 11-67B-2
Inoperable motor vehicle defined; nuisance exception.
For purposes of this chapter, the term "inoperable motor vehicle" shall mean any motor vehicle, trailer, or semi-trailer that has remained on private property and in view of the general public for 30 days or any greater period fixed by the municipality and is inoperable in that one or more of its major mechanical components, including, but not limited to, engine, transmission, drive train, or wheels, are missing or are not functional, or the vehicle otherwise constitutes a nuisance. An inoperable motor vehicle shall not be deemed a nuisance if the motor vehicle has been rendered temporarily incapable of being driven under its own motor power in order to perform ordinary service or repair operations, or if the motor vehicle is on the premises of a place of business engaged in the wrecking or junking of motor vehicles, or primarily engaged in the storage and sale of damaged or theft-recovered vehicles for insurers, or if the motor vehicle is kept in an enclosed building completely shielded from the view of individuals on the adjoining properties.
(Act 2003-358, p. 990, §2.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations. › Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only. › Chapter 67B - Abatement of Inoperable Motor Vehicles in Class 5 Municipalities With a Mayor/commission/city Manager Government. › Section 11-67B-3 - Establishment of Procedures; Costs of Removal.

Section 11-67B-3
Establishment of procedures; costs of removal.
Any Class 5 municipality to which this chapter applies may establish a procedure for the abatement and removal of inoperable motor vehicles from private property as public nuisances. Costs of removal may be assessed against the registered owner of the vehicle if the identity of the owner can be determined or the costs may be assessed against the owner of the property on which the vehicle is stored.
(Act 2003-358, p. 990, §3.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations. › Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only. › Chapter 67B - Abatement of Inoperable Motor Vehicles in Class 5 Municipalities With a Mayor/commission/city Manager Government. › Section 11-67B-4 - Procedures Generally.

Section 11-67B-4
Procedures generally.
Any procedure adopted by the municipality for the abatement and removal of inoperable motor vehicles as public nuisances shall include, but is not limited to, the following:
(1) A provision requiring notice to be sent by certified mail to the last registered owner of record, and notice to all other interested parties by securely affixing to the vehicle notice that a hearing may be requested and that if no hearing is requested, the inoperable motor vehicle will be removed.
(2) A provision requiring that if a request for a hearing is received, a notice giving the time, location, and date of the hearing on the question of abatement and removal of the inoperable motor vehicle as a public nuisance shall be mailed by certified mail, with a five-day return receipt, to the person requesting the hearing.
(3) A provision that the abatement procedure shall not apply to an inoperable motor vehicle that is completely enclosed within a building in a lawful manner where it is not visible from the street or other private property or a motor vehicle that is stored or parked in a lawful manner on private property in connection with the business of an automobile dealer, wholesaler, repairman, or wrecker service for repair or sale.
(4) A provision with a list of names of persons or private contractors, or both, who will perform the work of removing the vehicle.
(5) A provision that the municipality, upon removal, may dispose of the inoperable motor vehicle by sealed bid or auction as adopted by the municipality and the procedure for the sale of the abandoned motor vehicle subject to the rights of any secured party or other holder of a recorded or registered security interest or lien on the motor vehicle who has requested a hearing and verified the existence of the security interest or lien within the time permitted by the procedure adopted by the municipality.
(6) A provision that the owner of the land on which the vehicle is located may remove the vehicle at his or her own expense prior to the removal of the vehicle by the municipality.
(Act 2003-358, p. 990, §4.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations. › Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only. › Chapter 67B - Abatement of Inoperable Motor Vehicles in Class 5 Municipalities With a Mayor/commission/city Manager Government. › Section 11-67B-5 - Notification to Department of Revenue.

Section 11-67B-5
Notification to Department of Revenue.
The municipality shall notify the Department of Revenue of the sale or disposition of the inoperable motor vehicle on a form supplied by the Department of Revenue.
(Act 2003-358, p. 990, §5.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations. › Title 2 - Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only. › Chapter 67B - Abatement of Inoperable Motor Vehicles in Class 5 Municipalities With a Mayor/commission/city Manager Government. › Section 11-67B-6 - Administration of Chapter.

Section 11-67B-6
Administration of chapter.
The municipality may contract with any entity, person, or group to impound the inoperable motor vehicle or to carry out other functions necessary to administer the intent of this chapter.
(Act 2003-358, p. 990, §6.)