Overgrown vacant lots are reachable in unincorporated Mobile County. Under Alabama Code §11-3A-2, the county may abate weeds as a public nuisance defined in §11-67-60 — grass or weeds over 12 inches — plus junk under §45-49-170.51.
Empty parcels are covered two ways. The Limited Self-Governance Act, Section 11-3A-2, lets a county commission abate weeds as a public nuisance in the unincorporated areas, adopting the standard in Section 11-67-60: grass or weeds exceeding 12 inches, or that harbor vermin, hide debris, or pose a fire hazard. Mobile County's own Junk Control law, Section 45-49-170.51, separately reaches junk, tires, and debris dumped on a vacant lot. Between the two, an owner who lets a lot grow wild or fill with trash faces a nuisance abatement action from Environmental Enforcement, with the county empowered to clear it and recover the cost.
A vacant lot with weeds over 12 inches or accumulated junk can be declared a public nuisance, abated by the county after notice, and the cost liened against the parcel, alongside citations under the county ordinance.
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