Terms Used In Alabama Code 45-8-172.04

  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • property: includes both real and personal property. See Alabama Code 1-1-1

At the time stated in the notices, the governing body of the city or county shall hear and consider all objections or protests, if any, to the proposed removal of the nuisance, and may continue the hearing from time to time. Upon the conclusion of the hearing, the governing body, by motion or resolution, shall allow or overrule any or all objections. If the objections are overruled with respect to any piece of property, the governing body shall be deemed to have acquired jurisdiction to proceed and perform the work of removal with respect to the piece of property. The decision of the governing body on the matter shall be deemed final and conclusive.