MS HB1154

Authorizes municipalities to assess cleaning costs and penalties as either a civil debt or a lien against the property owner, with the lien following the property through title transfers.

Adds "abandoned" buildings and "slabs" to the list of items municipalities can remove when cleaning menaced property.

Removes the $20,000 annual cost limitation for removal of hazardous substances, allowing municipalities to recover actual costs without cap.

Allows municipalities to reenter and maintain cleaned property up to 6 times per year for building removal and up to 12 times per year for grass/debris removal within one year of initial adjudication without additional hearings.

Establishes that assessments levied under this section are collected with municipal property taxes and enforced through the same delinquent tax procedures.