Madison County directly polices blight in unincorporated areas. Alabama Code §45-45-173.01 makes it a public nuisance to let any lot or premises accumulate garbage, junk, debris, inoperable vehicles, or appliances, enforced by the county junk ordinance.
This is where county authority is strongest. A Madison County local law, Section 45-45-173.01, declares it unlawful and a public nuisance for an owner or person in control of any building, lot, or premises in the unincorporated territory to fail to keep it clean and free of garbage, refuse, litter, junk, debris, salvaged materials, household furniture, trash, used tires, inoperable motor vehicles, and appliances. The county adopted its implementing Junk Ordinance in 2007, and complaints go to junk@madisoncountyal.gov. Investigators inspect, order the owner to abate, and the county can clear the property and recover the cost. Licensed junkyards and working farms are exempt.
A blighted lot left uncleaned after notice is abated by the county, with the cleanup cost charged against the owner, plus prosecution of the public-nuisance violation under Section 45-45-173.01.
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