MS HB1662

Authorizes Harrison County Board of Supervisors to conduct hearings to determine if property is "blighted," defined as commercial or multifamily structures damaged by Hurricane Katrina that are uninhabitable, neglected, dangerous, or infested with rodents.

Requires the board to notify property owners via United States mail two weeks before hearings and post notice on the property and courthouse for at least two weeks.

Allows the county to clean blighted property if owners fail to do so, and assess actual costs (including employee labor, contractor fees, and administrative/legal costs) plus penalties against the property.

Permits the county to reenter property without additional hearings up to six times per year for structural demolition and up to twelve times per year for grass cutting and debris removal.

Makes assessed costs and penalties a lien against the property that can be enforced through tax sale proceedings, with property owners retaining standard redemption rights.