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Introduced
02/03/2020
02/03/2020
In Committee
05/11/2020
05/11/2020
Crossed Over
03/10/2020
03/10/2020
Passed
06/15/2020
06/15/2020
Dead
Signed/Enacted/Adopted
06/22/2020
06/22/2020
Introduced Session
2020 Regular Session
Bill Summary
An Act To Amend Section 21-19-11, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That When A Municipal Governing Authority Provides Notice Of A Hearing To A Property Owner To Determine If The Owner's Property Is A Menace, Such Notice Is Not Required To Be Mailed To The Address Of The Subject Property If The Land Or Structure On The Property Is Apparently Vacant But Notice Shall Continue To Be Provided To The Address Where The Ad Valorem Tax Notice Is Sent; To Increase From One Year To Two Years The Time Period That A Governing Authority May Reenter A Property For Cleaning, Without Conducting Further Hearings, Once An Adjudication Is Made That The Property Is In Need Of Cleaning And Certain Other Notice Is Given; To Provide That Upon Written Authority Of The Secretary Of State's Office For State-owned Properties, A Municipality May Forgo The Notification Process And May Proceed To Clean Menaced State-owned Property; To Provide That Penalties Shall Not Be Assessed Against The State For Cleaning State-owned Properties; To Provide That For Menaced Property That Has Been Cleaned With Certain Minimum Costs And The Property Is Less Than One Acre And Is Located Within A Municipality That Has A Population Over 25,000, The Governing Authority May Impose A Penalty Not To Exceed One Hundred Dollars Or One Hundred Percent Of The Actual Cost Of Cleaning The Property; To Provide That Liens Pertaining To The Cost And Any Penalties For The Cleaning Of Menaced Property May Be Enrolled By A Municipality In The Chancery Clerk Of The County Rather Than The Circuit Clerk Of The County; And For Related Purposes.
AI Summary
This bill makes several revisions to Section 21-19-11 of the Mississippi Code of 1972 regarding municipal menaced property. Key provisions include: 1) allowing municipalities to forgo mailing notice to the property address if the land or structure is apparently vacant, as long as notice is sent to the address where the tax notice is sent; 2) increasing the time period a municipality can reenter a property for cleaning without further hearings from one year to two years; 3) allowing municipalities to forgo the notification process and proceed to clean state-owned menaced properties upon written authority from the Secretary of State's office, without assessing penalties against the state; 4) allowing municipalities with a population over 1,500 (previously 25,000) to authorize municipal employees to determine if a property is menaced and proceed with cleaning, with a maximum cost of $250 and the ability to impose a penalty of up to $100 or 100% of the actual cost; and 5) allowing municipalities to file liens on menaced properties in the chancery clerk's office rather than the circuit clerk's office.
Committee Categories
Government Affairs, Justice
Sponsors (1)
Last Action
Approved by Governor (on 06/22/2020)
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