§1236.11. Authority of governing authority of Calcasieu Parish to add cost of abating a public nuisance to ad valorem tax bill
A.(1) The governing authority of Calcasieu Parish may provide in its ordinances relative to the abatement of public nuisances that the actual costs of such abatement shall be a charge against the owner of the property upon which the public nuisance is located.
(2) Public nuisances, as defined by parish ordinance, may include but shall not be limited to accumulation or improper disposal of solid waste, garbage, or trash, but shall not include accumulation or disposal of any materials by industries or industrial parks.
(3) Such ordinances shall include provisions for notice of the existence of the nuisance to the owner of the property and an opportunity to abate the nuisance himself within a reasonable period of time.
B. If subsequent to the abatement of a public nuisance and notice to the owner of the property by the parish, the costs of abatement have not been paid within a reasonable period of time, the governing authority is hereby authorized to add the costs incurred by the parish in abating the nuisance to the annual ad valorem tax bill of the property. When collected, this amount shall be credited to the general fund of the parish.
C. In the event that such actual costs of abatement are added to the ad valorem tax bill, the sheriff effecting collection shall be reimbursed by the parish governing authority in an amount equal to fifteen percent of the amount of such costs actually collected from the property owner. This collection charge shall be in addition to such costs and shall also be added to the ad valorem tax bill of the property involved.
Acts 1984, No. 162, §1.
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