All cities and towns of this state shall have the power to prevent injury or annoyances from anything dangerous or offensive or unwholesome and to cause all nuisances to be abated and assess the cost of abating the same against the person creating or maintaining the same.
Ala. Code § 11-47-117
Abatement of Nuisances, Etc., Generally; Assessment of Costs of Abatement.
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case 754 F. Supp. 2d 1311 - Ashe v. City of Montgomery (2010)
Most recently applied in 17 F. Supp. 3d 1227 - Hoefling v. City of Miami (May 2014)
(Code 1907, §1278; Code 1923, §2034; Code 1940, T. 37, §505.)
Official source: Alabama Legislature (ALISON). Reproduced from public-domain Alabama statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.