Nebraska Revised Statutes

Neb. Rev. Stat. § 18-1722 (2026)

Buildings; repair, rehabilitate, or demolish; remove; cost; special assessment; civil action

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If any owner of any building or structure fails, neglects, or refuses to comply with notice by or on behalf of any city or village to repair, rehabilitate, or demolish and remove a building or structure which is an unsafe building or structure and a public nuisance, the city or village may proceed with the work specified in the notice to the property owner. A statement of the cost of such work shall be transmitted to the governing body. The governing body may:

(1) Levy the cost as a special assessment against the lot or real estate upon which the building or structure is located. Such special assessment shall be a lien on the real estate and shall be collected in the manner provided for special assessments; or

(2) Collect the cost from the owner of the building or structure and enforce the collection by civil action in any court of competent jurisdiction.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases (3 in the last 5 years), 1987–2021 · leading case: Main St Props. v. City of Bellevue, 309 Neb. 738 (Neb. 2021).
Main St Props. v. City of Bellevue, 309 Neb. 738 (Neb. 2021). · cites it 22× “MSP contends that the resolution levied a “special assessment” pursuant to Neb. Rev. Stat. § 18-1722 (Reissue 2012), and it sought appeal under Neb.”
Hroch v. City of Omaha, 413 N.W.2d 287 (Neb. 1987). · cites it 2× “Neb. Rev. Stat. § 18-1722 (Reissue 1983) provides: In case any owner of any building or structure shall fail, neglect or refuse to comply with notice by or on behalf of any city or village to repair, rehabilitate, or demolish and remove a building or structure which is an unsafe…”
Blanchard v. City of Ralston, 549 N.W.2d 652 (Neb. Ct. App. 1996). · cites it 2× “Moreover, Neb. Rev. Stat. § 18-1722 (Reissue 1991) provides in part: If any owner of any building or structure fails, neglects, or refuses to comply with notice by or on behalf of any city or village to repair, rehabilitate, or demolish and remove a building or structure which…”
Meints v. Vill. of Diller (Neb. Ct. App. 2021). · cites it 2× “§ 18-1722 (Reissue 1991) provides in part: “If any owner of any building or structure fails, neglects, or refuses to comply with notice by or on behalf of any city or village to repair, rehabilitate, or demolish and remove a building or structure which is an unsafe building or…”
Hansen v. Keifer (D. Neb. 2021). · cites it 2× “” See Neb. Rev. Stat. § 18-1722 (Westlaw 2021).”
— Neb. Rev. Stat. § 18-1722(1) — 1 case
Main St Props. v. City of Bellevue, 309 Neb. 738 (Neb. 2021). “MSP contends that the resolution levied a “special assessment” pursuant to Neb. Rev. Stat. § 18-1722 (Reissue 2012), and it sought appeal under Neb.”
— Neb. Rev. Stat. § 18-1722(2) — 1 case
Main St Props. v. City of Bellevue, 309 Neb. 738 (Neb. 2021). “MSP contends that the resolution levied a “special assessment” pursuant to Neb. Rev. Stat. § 18-1722 (Reissue 2012), and it sought appeal under Neb.”
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