Title 11 — Title 11

Liens. (a) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, any fees, penalties, and abatement costs imposed against property other than owner occupied real property for violations of a Class 2 municipality’s housing and building codes adopted pursuant to the Code of Alabama 1975, may be…

(a) Any Class 2 municipality to which this article applies may proceed with judicial in rem foreclosures of municipal code liens in accordance with the provisions of this article by enactment of an ordinance or resolution of the governing authority of the Class 2 municipality in …

Act 2026-361) [Effective until October 1, 2026.] AMENDED BY ACT 2026-361, EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2026. SEE ACT FOR REVISED LANGUAGE. (a) After a municipal code lien has been recorded with the office of the probate judge of the county in which the real property lies, the Class 2 mun…

(a) The Class 2 municipality shall request that a judicial hearing on the petition occur not earlier than 30 days nor more than 90 days following the filing of the petition. At the judicial hearing, any interested party shall have the right to be heard and to contest the delinque…

Amount. (Amended by Act 2026-361) [Effective until October 1, 2026.] AMENDED BY ACT 2026-361, EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2026. SEE ACT FOR REVISED LANGUAGE. (a) At any point prior to the moment of the sale, any interested party may redeem the real property from the sale by payment of t…

until October 1, 2026.] AMENDED BY ACT 2026-361, EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2026. SEE ACT FOR REVISED LANGUAGE. (a) Following the hearing and order of the court in accordance with Section 11-40- 66, the court shall cause a sale of the real property to be advertised and conducted by the…

407) [Effective until October 1, 2026.] AMENDED BY ACT 2026-407, EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2026. SEE ACT FOR REVISED LANGUAGE. Any municipal ordinance enacted pursuant to this article shall include an avenue for input by adjoining property owners to participate in the rehabilitation a…

Any city or town may change its corporate name by passing an ordinance stating the new name proposed and submitting the question of change to a vote of the qualified electors of such municipality at the next general municipal election to be held therein. The result of the electio…

The owner of any tract or body of land, located within the planning jurisdiction of any Class 2 municipality, no part of which tract or body of land is adjacent or contiguous to any public road or highway, shall have and may acquire pursuant to Article 1 of Chapter 3, Title 18, a…

The several councils of cities or towns shall divide such cities or towns into wards having as nearly as may be the same number of inhabitants, the lines thereof conforming to the center of the streets or alleys and being rectangular as far as practicable. Ward lines, having once…

This article shall apply to all municipalities in this state incorporated after 1990 which are located in a county in which another municipality in that county has zoning authority in its police jurisdiction. History: (Act 2019-251, §1.)

Authority. (a) Any municipality in this state incorporated after 1990, which is located in a county in which another municipality in that county has zoning authority in its police jurisdiction, may divide the territory within its police jurisdiction into business, industrial, and…

In the event the police jurisdiction of any municipality to which this article applies overlaps with the police jurisdiction of another municipality in the county that has zoning authority in its police jurisdiction, the governing body of each municipality may exercise the zoning…

Between Municipalities. Notwithstanding Section 11-40-82, in the overlapping areas of the police jurisdiction of the municipalities, each municipality may object to a zoning decision of the other municipality in the overlapping areas. In that case, the objecting municipality shal…

Any zoning authority authorized pursuant to this article shall be undertaken in accordance with Chapter 52 of this title. History: (Act 2019-251, §5.)

The organization of cities and towns existing at the adoption of this Code shall continue until changed in accordance with the provisions of this Code or some subsequent statute. History: (Code 1923, §1755; Code 1940, T. 37, §8.)