MOBILE, Ala. (NBC 15) — Two new Alabama laws are aimed at tackling blight in the city of Mobile. One speeds up the city’s ability to deal with abandoned properties that have become neighborhood eyesores. The other gives neighboring homeowners the first chance to buy abandoned properties before they ever reach a public auction.
For Marvin Moore, the overgrown lot on Boykin Blvd. is more than an eyesore. He says he can’t get home insurance because the large tree limbs from the vacant lot hang over his house.
“I’ve been trying to get that straight for the longest,” said Moore…