Extends the operative timeframe for property owners to file trespass letters with law enforcement from thirty days to twelve months, or a shorter time period set by local ordinance in situations that involve a fire hazard or when the owner is absent.
Currently, in order for property owners to receive assistance for public nuisance abatement on private property, they must submit an updated letter every 30 days to their local law enforcement agencies. However, it is difficult for local governments to obtain updated letters expeditiously from unresponsive or absent property owners leading to the inability of local departments to appropriately abate public nuisances promptly.
This public nuisance activity ultimately results in local governments and their respective law enforcement agencies having to use valuable staff resources and time for administrative purposes, instead of using these resources to better serve their communities.