HB 2620 - Protect Property Rights Act

• Real property registration by municipalities is declared a statewide concern and is prohibited, with any conflicting municipal ordinances declared null and void and unenforceable.

• Municipalities may still create lists of property owners and designate their addresses for public safety purposes, and may enforce occupancy standards established by ordinance and state law.

• Abandoned buildings (unoccupied and declared unsecured or dilapidated under existing law) constitute public nuisances and municipalities may abate them through regulatory, police, and fire protection actions.

• Property owners of abandoned buildings must be given at least 10 days' notice and a hearing before abatement; municipalities may assess actual quarterly costs against the property and file liens that are coequal with ad valorem tax liens.

• Property owners may petition to have buildings removed from the abandoned building list within 30 days; municipal officers and employees are granted immunity from liability for damages resulting from abatement actions performed under this section.