Alabama § 45-58A-13.22

§ 45-58A-13.22.

(a) If a nuisance is not abated within the time permitted by the enforcing official’s non-suspended notice or, following a hearing attended by the owner, within the time permitted by the administrative official’s determination, then the city may enter upon the property and abate the nuisance or contract for the abatement of the nuisance. However, if an appeal has been filed pursuant to this subpart, then the city may not abate the nuisance until the determination or judgment authorizing abatement becomes final as provided by law.

(b) Upon completion of abatement work by or under contract with the city, the enforcing official shall create an itemized list of the city’s expenses in abating the nuisance, including, but not limited to, the cost of labor, value of the use of equipment, advertising expenses, postage, administrative expenses, legal expenses, or materials purchased.

(c) The itemized statement and a notice of the time fixed by the city council to consider the assessment of the costs against the property shall be sent by first class mail to the last known address of the owner of the property at least five days before the fixed time.

(d) At the fixed time, the city council shall receive and consider the itemized statement and any objections which may be raised by the owner of the property. The council may modify the statement as necessary. Following all due consideration, the council may adopt a resolution assessing the appropriate costs. The costs stated in the resolution shall constitute a lien on the property and shall be referred to as a weed lien on the property.

(e) The city council shall provide a copy of any resolution adopted pursuant to this section to the county revenue commissioner. The county revenue commissioner shall add the costs of the weed lien to the next regular bill for taxes levied against the property subject to the weed lien, and the costs shall be collected and remitted to the city at the same time and in the same manner as ordinary municipal ad valorem taxes are collected and remitted. The weed lien shall be subject to the same penalties and the same procedure under foreclosure and sale in the case of delinquency as ordinary municipal ad valorem taxes. However, in a foreclosure and sale resulting solely due to a delinquency caused by a weed lien, the city shall reimburse the county for all costs associated with the foreclosure and sale unless the costs are collected at the time of the sale as part of the sale.