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MS HB1393
Bill
Status
3/13/2019
Primary Sponsor
Missy Warren McGee
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AI Summary
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Allows municipalities with populations over 25,000 to mail notice only to the tax address (rather than both tax and property addresses) when cleaning vacant property of one acre or less that costs $250 or less to clean.
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Extends the reentry period for municipalities to clean menaced property from one year to two years, and changes the trigger from "after initial cleaning" to "following initial determination and notification of a menacing condition."
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Permits municipalities to assess actual costs, administrative costs, and penalties each time property is subsequently cleaned, with penalties up to $100 or 100% of actual cost for subsection (2) properties.
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Changes the filing location for liens on cleanup costs from the circuit clerk to the chancery clerk of the county.
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Maintains aggregate annual cleanup expense limits of $1,000 per year for subsection (2) properties and allows municipalities to conduct cleanup without hearing if proper notice is provided.
Legislative Description
Municipal menaced property that is one acre or less; make certain clarifying revisions regarding.
Last Action
Died On Calendar
3/13/2019