MS SB3073

Authorizes Jackson County Board of Supervisors to conduct hearings to determine if residential property is "blighted," defined as structures damaged by Hurricane Katrina that are uninhabitable, abandoned, or dangerous to the community.

Requires the board to notify property owners by certified mail and public posting at least two weeks before a hearing, and to inform owners that a blighted determination allows the county to re-enter the property for one year with only seven days' notice.

Permits the county to clean blighted property if owners fail to do so, with costs becoming a lien against the property; the county may re-enter up to six times annually to remove structures and up to twelve times annually for grass cutting and debris removal.

Allows the county to enforce the assessment lien by selling the property for delinquent taxes through the tax collector, with property owners retaining standard tax sale redemption rights.

Exempts state-owned property from county cleaning actions without prior notice and permits appeals of board decisions under standard procedures.