MS SB2805

Revises notice requirements for counties to inform property owners of unsafe or dilapidated property, requiring notice by certified mail to the property address and tax notice address, plus posting at the property and county courthouse at least two weeks before a hearing.

Requires notice to include language informing property owners that a county adjudication finding property in need of cleaning authorizes reentry for one year without additional hearings, provided seven days' notice is posted before reentry.

Limits county reentry and cleaning to six times per year for removing dilapidated buildings and fences, or twelve times per year for grass cutting and debris removal, with total expenses capped at $20,000 per year or fair market value after cleaning, whichever is less.

Allows counties to collect cleaning costs and penalties up to $1,500 or 50% of actual cost (whichever is greater) either as a civil debt through court action or as a property lien enrolled with the circuit clerk and collected alongside ad valorem taxes.

Becomes effective October 1, 2011.