Tuscaloosa, AL Property Maintenance: Property Blight (2026)

The City of Tuscaloosa regulates blight through Chapter 13 (Health and Sanitation), Article IV. Section 13-67.2 makes it unlawful to leave household appliances or household furniture outside a dwelling where they are exposed to rain, wind and temperature extremes, or where standing water or harborage for rodents and mosquitoes may result; partially covered garages and enclosed porches are excepted. Section 13-71 prohibits keeping any vehicle that is partially dismantled, nonoperative, wrecked, junked or discarded on private property, except inside an enclosed building or at a licensed business where such storage is lawful and necessary. Section 13-67.1 forbids allowing litter or any accumulation of trash, storm debris or construction debris on a premises. Section 13-70 requires removing doors or locking devices from abandoned iceboxes, refrigerators or airtight containers accessible to children. Each unlawful condition is declared a public nuisance. Under Section 13-68, after 48 hours' notice the city may abate the condition itself; the cost becomes a lien on the property under Section 13-69, consistent with Code of Ala. 1975 sections 11-47-117 and 11-47-140.