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MS HB1342

Bill

Official Source

Status

Failed

1/31/2017

Primary Sponsor

Bill Kinkade

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Origin

House of Representatives

2017 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Amends Section 17-1-19 of the Mississippi Code of 1972 to expand remedies available to counties and municipalities for zoning violations.

  • Authorizes local governing authorities to recover actual costs incurred in enforcing zoning laws, ordinances, and regulations against violators.

  • Allows recovery of actual costs to bring a violator into compliance with a court order when the violator fails or refuses to comply and when attorney's fees and litigation costs are involved.

  • Takes effect July 1, 2017.

Legislative Description

Governing authorities of counties and cities; authorize to recover actual costs of enforcing ordinance, zoning law or regulation.

Last Action

Died In Committee

1/31/2017

Committee Referrals

Judiciary A1/16/2017

Full Bill Text

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