MS SB2099

County boards of supervisors may conduct hearings on their own motion or upon petition signed by a majority of residents within 750 feet of property alleged to be a menace to public health and safety.

Property owners must receive notice by U.S. mail two weeks before hearing and notice must be posted on the property and county courthouse for at least two weeks.

After adjudication that property is a menace, county may clean the property and assess actual costs plus a penalty up to $1,500 or 50% of actual cost, whichever is greater, with a $20,000 per year aggregate limit.

County may reenter property up to six times per year to remove buildings and fences, and up to twelve times per year to cut grass and remove debris, without additional hearings if proper notice is posted.

Establishes procedures for county to store, post notice, and auction personal property removed from adjudicated properties, with proceeds applied to cleaning costs and remaining funds returned to known owners or placed in county general fund.