MS HB1606

Authorizes Jackson County Board of Supervisors to conduct hearings to determine if property is "blighted," defined as structures damaged by Hurricane Katrina that are unsafe, abandoned, dilapidated, or subject to trespassing and infestation.

Requires the board to provide notice to property owners by mail two weeks before the hearing and by posting on the property and courthouse for at least two weeks.

Allows the county to clean blighted property if the owner fails to do so and assess the actual costs (including administrative and legal costs) plus a penalty up to $10,000 against the property as a lien.

Permits the county to reenter the property up to 6 times per 12 months for structural demolition and up to 12 times per 24 months for grass cutting and debris removal without additional hearings, with costs assessed each time.

Allows the tax collector to sell the property to satisfy the lien like delinquent tax sales, with property owners retaining standard redemption rights and ability to appeal board decisions.