Junk, wrecked, or inoperable vehicles left in public view are treated as a nuisance across Lee County. In Auburn and Opelika they must be enclosed or screened; abandoned cars on roads are tagged and towed after notice.
Auburn's and Opelika's nuisance and property-maintenance codes prohibit keeping junked, wrecked, dismantled, or inoperable vehicles in open view on residential property. A vehicle without current registration or plates, or one that can't move under its own power, is the usual target; to remain, it must sit inside an enclosed structure or screened from view. Code enforcement issues a notice with a correction period before acting. On public roads, Alabama's abandoned-motor-vehicle law and local police govern removal of vehicles left in place, commonly after 48 to 72 hours. In unincorporated Lee County, the Sheriff's Office handles abandoned vehicles on county roads.
A junk-vehicle nuisance violation brings a code-enforcement notice, daily fines if uncorrected, and possible city abatement. Vehicles abandoned on roads are tagged and towed at the owner's expense.
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