MS SB2353

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

Expands the list of items municipalities can remove during property cleaning to include abandoned buildings and slabs (previously limited to dilapidated buildings).

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

Requires municipalities to provide property owners with notice two weeks before hearings (by mail and posted notice) and allows municipalities to reenter property for up to one year after adjudication with only seven days' notice for maintenance cleaning.

Establishes that assessments levied under this section are collected and enforced using the same procedures as municipal ad valorem taxes, including delinquency penalties and property sale procedures.