Arizona Arizona Revised Statutes

§ 9-499 — Removal of rubbish, trash, weeds, filth, debris and dilapidated buildings; removal by city; costs assessed; collection; priority of assessment; responsibility of payment; definitions

ARS § 9-499Title 9. Cities and Towns · Ch. 4. GENERAL POWERS · Art. 8. Miscellaneous

Statute text

9-499. Removal of rubbish, trash, weeds, filth, debris and dilapidated buildings; removal by city; costs assessed; collection; priority of assessment; responsibility of payment; definitions A. The governing body of a city or town, by ordinance, shall compel the owner, lessee or occupant of property to remove from the property and its contiguous sidewalks, streets and alleys any rubbish, trash, weeds or other accumulation of filth, debris or dilapidated buildings that constitute a hazard to public health and safety. An ordinance shall require: 1. Written notice to the owner, the owner's authorized agent or the owner's statutory agent and to the occupant or lessee. The notice shall be served either by personal service or by certified mail. If notice is served by certified mail, the notice shall be mailed to the last known address of the owner, the owner's authorized agent or the owner's statutory agent and to the address to which the tax bill for the property was last mailed. The notice shall be given not less than thirty days before the day set for compliance and shall include the legal description of the property and the cost of such removal to the city or town if the owner, occupant or lessee does not comply. The owner shall be given not less than thirty days to comply. The city or town may record the notice in the county recorder's office in the county in which the property is located. If the notice is recorded and compliance with the notice is subsequently satisfied, the city or town shall record a release of the notice. 2. Provisions for appeal on both the notice and the assessments, unless the removal or abatement is ordered by a court. 3. That any person that recklessly places or causes to be placed any rubbish, trash, filth or debris on any property not owned or under the control of that person:

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