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14-54-902. Notice to unknown or nonresident owners.
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14-54-902. Notice to unknown or nonresident owners.
(a)(1) In case the owner of any lot or other real property is unknown or his or her whereabouts is not known or he or she is a nonresident of this state, then a copy of the written notice under § 14-54-903 shall be posted upon the premises.
(2) Before any action to enforce the lien, the municipal recorder or the city clerk shall make an affidavit setting out the facts as to unknown address or whereabouts of nonresidents.
(b)(1) Thereupon, service of the publication as provided for by law against nonresident defendants may be had.
(2) An attorney ad litem shall be appointed to notify the defendant by certified letter addressed to his or her last known place of residence if it can be found.
(c) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, notices required by this subchapter shall be published, mailed, or delivered by the municipal recorder or the city clerk or other person as designated by the governing body of the municipality.
(d) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, after a notice has been issued for a specific violation of an order under § 14-54-901 directing an owner to eliminate a condition on the owner's property, an additional notice for a subsequent violation of that specific violation within the same calendar year shall not be required before the issuance of a citation.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 14-54-902
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14-54-902. Notice to unknown or nonresident owners.
(a)(1) In case the owner of any lot or other real property is unknown or his or her whereabouts is not known or he or she is a nonresident of this state, then a copy of the written notice under § 14-54-903 shall be posted upon the premises.
(2) Before any action to enforce the lien, the municipal recorder or the city clerk shall make an affidavit setting out the facts as to unknown address or whereabouts of nonresidents.
(b)(1) Thereupon, service of the publication as provided for by law against nonresident defendants may be had.
(2) An attorney ad litem shall be appointed to notify the defendant by certified letter addressed to his or her last known place of residence if it can be found.
(c) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, notices required by this subchapter shall be published, mailed, or delivered by the municipal recorder or the city clerk or other person as designated by the governing body of the municipality.
(d) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, after a notice has been issued for a specific violation of an order under § 14-54-901 directing an owner to eliminate a condition on the owner's property, an additional notice for a subsequent violation of that specific violation within the same calendar year shall not be required before the issuance of a citation.
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14-54-901. Municipal authority.
Incorporated towns and cities of the first and second class are empowered to order the owner of lots and other real property within their towns or cities to cut weeds; to remove garbage, rubbish, and other unsightly and unsanitary articles and things upon the property; and to eliminate, fill up, or remove stagnant pools of water or any other unsanitary thing, place, or condition which might become a breeding place for mosquitoes, flies, and germs harmful to the health of the community, after the town or city has provided therefor by an ordinance to that effect.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 14-54-901
Stored review status: Historical 2020-11-06 source release; later amendments not reconciled; machine-extracted, not independently legally reviewed; source heading status: text_in_historical_source. The source passage cites 14-54-901. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.
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14-54-903. Refusal of owner to comply — Definitions.
(a) As used in this section:
(1)(A) “Clean-up lien” means a lien securing the cost of work undertaken by a town or city to remove, abate, or eliminate a condition in violation of local codes or ordinances.
(B) A clean-up lien may have priority against other lienholders as provided in this section;
(2) “Court lien” means a lien securing the fines or penalties imposed by a court of competent jurisdiction against the owner of an unsafe and vacant structure or weed lot for failure to comply with applicable building codes that have been secured by a court lien by action of the local governing body;
(3) “Priority clean-up lien” means a clean-up lien for work undertaken by a city or town on an unsafe and vacant structure or weed lot that is given priority status over other lienholders following notice and hearing;
(4) “Unsafe and vacant structure” or an “abandoned home or residential property” means:
(A) A structure located on previously platted and subdivided property that is not fit for human habitation and has been declared unsafe and vacant by the city or town in which it is located in violation of an applicable ordinance; or
(B) A home or residential property that is:
(i) Unoccupied;
(ii) In violation of a city safety standard; and
(iii) Located in an area eligible for federal funds under § 14-54-905; and
(5) “Weed lot” means a previously platted and subdivided lot that is vacant or upon which an unsafe and vacant structure is located and that contains debris, rubbish, or grass which is higher than that permitted by local ordinance.
(b) If the owner or lienholder of any lot or other real property within an incorporated town or city neglects or refuses to remove, abate, or eliminate any conditio
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 14-54-903
Stored review status: Historical 2020-11-06 source release; later amendments not reconciled; machine-extracted, not independently legally reviewed; source heading status: text_in_historical_source. The source passage cites 14-54-903. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.