Mobile County directly polices blight in unincorporated areas. Alabama Code §45-49-170.51 makes it a public nuisance to let any lot or premises accumulate garbage, junk, debris, inoperable vehicles, or appliances, enforced by the county Junk Control Ordinance.
This is where county authority is strongest. A Mobile County local law, Section 45-49-170.51, 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, appliances, rags, paper, and cardboard. The county's Environmental Enforcement Department investigates complaints, inspects, and issues state and civil citations under the Junk Control Ordinance. Owners are ordered to abate, and the county can clear the property and lien the cost.
A blighted lot left uncleaned after notice is abated by the county, with the cleanup cost charged against the property, plus state and civil citations issued under the Junk Control Ordinance for the public-nuisance violation.
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