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House Bill 1643 |
House Author: Riddle |
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Effective: 6-15-15 |
Senate Sponsor: Creighton |
Under current law, a public nuisance exists if, among other conduct, premises are maintained in a manner that creates an unsanitary condition likely to attract or harbor mosquitoes, rodents, vermin, or other disease-carrying pests and if weeds are allowed to grow on premises in a neighborhood if the weeds are located within 300 feet of another residence or commercial establishment. House Bill 1643 amends the Health and Safety Code to establish that, with regard to certain unincorporated areas of Harris County, the classification of such conduct as a public nuisance applies only to undeveloped land in the county for which a condition on that land has been found to cause a public nuisance due to such conduct in the preceding year and a finding of public nuisance could have been applied to that condition when the condition first occurred.