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§ 11-53A-21 — Authority of Cities to Demolish Unsafe Buildings

Alabama § 11-53A-21
JurisdictionAlabama
Title 11Counties and Municipal Corporations
Ch. 53ADemolition of Unsafe Structures
Art. 2Demolition of Unsafe Structures in Certain Class 4 Municipalities

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Bluebook
Ala. Code § 11-53A-21 (2026).

Text

The city shall have authority, after notice as provided herein, to move or demolish buildings and structures, or parts of buildings and structures, party walls, and foundations when any of the above are found by the governing body of the city to be unsafe to the extent of being a public nuisance from any cause.

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Legislative History

(Acts 1993, No. 93-307, p. 456, §2.)

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