§712-1271  Suit to abate.  (1)  Whenever
there is reason to believe that a nuisance as defined in this chapter is in
existence, kept, or maintained in any county, the attorney general of the State
or the prosecutor or prosecuting attorney of the respective counties shall, or
any citizen of the State residing within such county may in the citizen's own
name, or any organization, including, but not limited to a tenant organization
within such county may in the organization's own name, maintain a suit to abate
and prevent the nuisance and to perpetually enjoin the person or persons
causing, maintaining, aiding, abetting, or permitting the nuisance, or the
owner, lessee, or agent of the building, premises, or place in or upon which
the nuisance exists from directly or indirectly causing, maintaining, aiding,
abetting, or permitting the nuisance.



(2)  No action authorized under this part which
seeks to abate or prevent a nuisance shall be filed or maintained against the
State or any political subdivision thereof. [L 1979, c 181, pt of §2; gen ch
1993; am L 1996, c 246, §2; am L 1998, c 286, §2; am L 2005, c 123, §3]