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Council declines to adopt amended property-maintenance ordinance after members raise lien, cost and retroactivity concerns
Summary
Alexander City Council on May 5 declined to approve an ordinance amending the city's building and property-maintenance provisions (chapter 18) after councilors questioned the effectiveness and cost of placing tax liens, demolition costs, and whether the ordinance should be applied retroactively to recently demolished properties.
Alexander City Council on May 5 voted not to adopt a proposed amendment to Alexander City Code (chapter 18, buildings and building regulations) that would have clarified the city’s authority to condemn unsafe structures and place liens to recover abatement costs.
The measure — described by staff as grounded in the International Property Maintenance Code language (section referenced as sec. 18-72) — prompted extended discussion among council members about the program’s costs, collection rates, and alternatives. One councilor said recent experiences show tax liens can be difficult to collect in practice: several lots with liens totaling about…
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