Oklahoma § 21-1048 - Storage or accumulation of wrecked or abandoned motor

§ 21-1048. Storage or accumulation of wrecked or abandoned motor

vehicle or part thereof within view of preexisting residence or

adjoining property - Farm-related vehicles excepted.

No person, firm, partnership or corporation shall with malice or

without valid business purpose store, accumulate, allow to

accumulate, or allow to remain stored or accumulated after receipt

of notice as is hereinafter provided, any wrecked or abandoned motor

vehicle, or any recyclable or nonrecyclable hulk or part of a motor

vehicle within view of any preexisting residence or adjoining

property situated outside the territorial limits of any incorporated

municipality. Any homeowner or adjoining property owner aggrieved

by any violation of this section may order the removal of any motor

vehicle, hulk or part stored in violation hereof upon thirty (30)

days' written notice to the owner of the land where such motor

vehicle, hulk or part is stored. Upon the failure of the offending

party to comply with said order, the aggrieved party may obtain

injunctive and mandamus relief for the removal of matter so stored

or accumulated or for screening of the matter so stored or

accumulated from view from the adjoining property from the district

court of the county where the residence is situated and, further;

shall be entitled to recover reasonable attorneys' fees, court costs

and other reasonable expenses of bringing suit.

Provided, nothing within this section shall prohibit the

accumulation or storage of farm-related vehicles upon any property

currently used for agricultural or ranching-related purposes.

Added by Laws 1980, c. 273, § 18, emerg. eff. June 9, 1980. Amended

by Laws 1993, c. 113, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.