Condominium Ownership Act
Alabama · Property · §§ 35-8-1 to 35-8-9 · 22 sections
Overview
The act establishes the legal framework for condominium ownership, under which real property is divided into individually owned units held alongside undivided interests in common areas and facilities. It sets out how a condominium is created and recorded — through a declaration, a plat, and deeds describing each unit — and how a project may later be expanded, contracted, converted, or removed from the statutory regime, while providing for separate taxation of units and the allocation of common expenses, common profits, and voting rights among owners. It also provides the governance structure, requiring bylaws and an owners' association subject to a period of declarant control, and addresses liens against units, insurance and reconstruction after damage, eminent domain awards, rental restrictions, and enforcement of the governing documents.
Editorial summary generated from the text of this act. It is not part of the statute — read the sections below for the operative language.
Sections covered
- Ala. Code § 35-8-1Short Title.
- Ala. Code § 35-8-10Bylaws of Association.
- Ala. Code § 35-8-11Recordation of Documents and Instruments.
- Ala. Code § 35-8-12Liability, Actions, and Service of Process.
- Ala. Code § 35-8-13Common Expenses and Limited Common Expenses.
- Ala. Code § 35-8-14Prohibited Work.
- Ala. Code § 35-8-15Taxes, Special Assessments, Etc.
- Ala. Code § 35-8-16Liens Against Condominium Property Generally.
- Ala. Code § 35-8-17Liens in Favor of Association.
- Ala. Code § 35-8-18Blanket Mortgage on Condominium Property.
- Ala. Code § 35-8-19Mortgage Investments on Condominium Property.
- Ala. Code § 35-8-2Definitions.
- Ala. Code § 35-8-20Termination of Condominium.
- Ala. Code § 35-8-21Construction and Application of Building or Zoning Laws, Ordinances, and Regulations.
- Ala. Code § 35-8-22Chapter to Be Liberally Construed.
- Ala. Code § 35-8-3Applicability of Chapter.
- Ala. Code § 35-8-4Units to Constitute Real Property.
- Ala. Code § 35-8-5Unit Ownership, Possession, and Enjoyment.
- Ala. Code § 35-8-6Common and Limited Common Elements.
- Ala. Code § 35-8-7Establishment of Condominium Property; Contents of Declaration.
- Ala. Code § 35-8-8Unit Deeds and Other Instruments.
- Ala. Code § 35-8-9Duties and Responsibilities of Association for Administration and Management of Property.
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