Huntsville Code Enforcement aggressively addresses property blight under the adopted International Property Maintenance Code and Ala. Code 11-53B-1 et seq. Unsafe structures may be demolished at owner expense after notice and hearing.
Huntsville Code Enforcement Division investigates complaints of blighted property including dilapidated structures, accumulated junk, abandoned vehicles, overgrown vegetation, and broken windows. Owners receive written notice with 10 to 30 days to abate. Unresolved violations result in citations to Huntsville Municipal Court. Under Ala. Code 11-53B-1 (the Alabama Redevelopment Authorities Act) and 11-40-30, cities may demolish unsafe structures after due process hearing, with costs becoming a lien on the property. Huntsville has an active Neighborhood Services division working with distressed properties. Vacant buildings must be secured against entry and maintained to code.
Code violations cited to Municipal Court with fines up to 500 dollars per day. Demolition costs and abatement liens are recoverable against the property with interest.
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