Code of Alabama - Title 11: Counties and Municipal Corporations - Section 11-53A-1 - Removal of unsafe buildings or structures

Section 11-53A-1 - Removal of unsafe buildings or structures.

Pursuant to the police power granted in this article, any Class 5 or Class 6 or Class 8 municipality in the State of Alabama that elects to have this article apply to the municipality may, after notice as provided in this article, move or demolish buildings or structures, or parts of buildings or structures, party walls, or foundations when found by a municipal housing code abatement board and by the governing body of the city, to be unsafe to the extent of creating a public nuisance from any cause.

(Acts 1992, No. 92-572, p. 1182, §1; Acts 1995, No. 95-252, p. 421, §1.)

Last modified: May 3, 2021