The governing body of the municipality shall prevent to the extent practicable any nuisance within the limits of the municipality and shall have each nuisance removed at the expense of the person who is responsible for the nuisance or who owns the property on which the nuisance exists.
Tex. Loc. Gov't Code § 217.022
NUISANCE
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Sciscoe v. Texas) (2015)
Most recently applied in Sciscoe v. Texas) (June 2015)
Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff
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