Tyler treats a junked vehicle visible from a public place as a public nuisance under Texas Transportation Code Ch. 683. Owners get at least 10 days' notice before the city abates and removes it.
Tyler enforces junked-vehicle rules under Texas Transportation Code Ch. 683, Subchapter E, which declares a wrecked, dismantled, inoperable, or unregistered vehicle visible from a public place or right-of-way a public nuisance. This reaches inoperable cars stored in driveways and yards, not just the street. Code Enforcement gives the registered owner and lienholder at least 10 days' written notice and a hearing opportunity; at the hearing the vehicle is presumed inoperable unless the owner shows otherwise. To keep an inoperable vehicle legally, store it inside a garage or screened from view. Abandoned vehicles on public streets are tagged and towed.
After the notice period, the city removes and disposes of the junked or abandoned vehicle at the owner's expense, and may add fines. Repeat nuisances draw escalating penalties.
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