Hoover, AL Property Maintenance: Vacant Lot Maintenance (2026)
Key Facts
- Applies to
- Any lot, including vacant
- Citation
- § 11-51(a)
- First offense fine
- $30
- Enforcement
- Building official notice first
Summary
Hoover requires every lot owner in the city or its police jurisdiction, vacant or improved, to keep the property clean and free of garbage, junk, debris and inoperable vehicles, per City Code § 11-51(a), with each day of violation a separate offense.
It shall be unlawful for the owner or other person in charge or control of a building, lot or other premises within the city or the police jurisdiction thereof to fail to keep said lot or premises... clean and free from garbage, refuse, litter, junk, debris, salvage materials, household furniture, trash, used motor vehicle tires, inoperable motor vehicles, weeds, bottles, cans, brush, rubbish... Each day such condition is maintained shall constitute a separate offense.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 23).
Full Breakdown
Under Hoover Code of Ordinances § 11-51(a), the owner or person in control of 'a building, lot or other premises', which includes unimproved and vacant lots, must keep it clean and free of garbage, refuse, litter, junk, debris, salvage materials, old furniture, trash, tires and other non-decorative matter, including anything that can pool water or harbor insects, pests or rodents. The rule is enforced through the building official's notice-and-correction process in § 11-51(i), and each day the condition persists is treated as a separate offense.
Violations & Fines
A first offense settles for $30, a second for $100, and a third offense within 12 months forces a mandatory municipal court appearance, per § 11-51(j); the building official issues a correction notice before any citation.
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