Ala. Code § 11-67-68 (1975) Alternate Abatement Procedures; Costs

• Library: Alabama Statutes
• Edition: 2023
• Currency: Current with legislation from the 2023 Regular and Special Sessions.
• Year: 2023
• Citation: Ala. Code § 11-67-68 (1975)

(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 parce...

(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.