§ 13-6-101. Short Title

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Neighborhood Preservation Act.”

§ 13-6-102. Chapter Definitions

As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires: “Abate” or “abatement” in connection with any building means the removal or correction of any conditions that constitute a public nuisance and the making of any other improvements that are needed to effect such a rehabilitation of the building as is consistent with maintaining safe […]

§ 13-6-103. Maintenance at Level of Community Standards

The owner of residential rental property or residential property shall be required to maintain the exterior of such property and the lot on which the residential rental property or residential property is located at a level which is no less than the community standards of the residential property in the area. It is prima facie […]

§ 13-6-104. Action for Damages for Failure to Maintain Property — Measure of Damages

An owner of residential property affected by residential rental property or residential property not maintained to community standards of residential property in the area may bring an action for damages against the owner of such residential rental property or residential property for failure to maintain the property in the manner required by § 13-6-103; provided, […]

§ 13-6-105. Application

This chapter shall apply: In any county having a metropolitan form of government that has a population in excess of five hundred thousand (500,000), according to the 2000 federal census or any subsequent federal census; In any county having a population in excess of eight hundred thousand (800,000), according to the 2000 federal census or […]

§ 13-6-106. Civil Action to Enforce Compliance — Draft Order of Compliance

An acceptable petitioner may file a petition for a judgment in rem against a subject parcel, naming the subject parcel as the defendant and seeking an order that the subject parcel is a public nuisance and for the abatement of the public nuisance. A proceeding pursuant to this section shall be a proceeding in rem. […]

§ 13-6-107. Jurisdiction

Jurisdiction for civil actions filed pursuant to this chapter is conferred upon the chancery, circuit, and any court designated as an environmental court pursuant to Acts 1991, chapter 426.

§ 13-6-108. Qualification as a Certified Person

Any person seeking to be qualified as a certified person shall make application to the applicable court in the county in which such person seeks to serve, on such form and according to such standards and procedures as such court reasonably may require, including the following, which the court may require to be brought current […]