40-23-1
Section 40-23-1 Definitions; transactions considered or not considered sales. (a) For the purpose of this division, the following terms shall have the respective meanings ascribed by this section: (1) PERSON or COMPANY. Used interchangeably, includes any individual, firm, copartnership, association, corporation, receiver, trustee, or any other group or combination acting as a unit and the plural as well as the singular number, unless the intention to give a more limited meaning is disclosed by the context. (2) DEPARTMENT. The Department of Revenue of the State of Alabama. (3) COMMISSIONER. The Commissioner of Revenue of the State of Alabama. (4) TAX YEAR or TAXABLE YEAR. The calendar year. (5) SALE or SALES. Installment and credit sales and the exchange of properties as well as the sale thereof for money, every closed transaction constituting a sale. Provided, however, a transaction shall not be closed or a sale completed until the time and place when and where title is transferred by...
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35-8-2
Section 35-8-2 Definitions. For the purposes of this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them by this section: (1) ASSOCIATION. The entity responsible for the administration and management of the condominium property. (2) COMMON ELEMENTS. A part or parts of the condominium property as set forth in the declaration in which all of the unit owners have an undivided interest. (3) COMMON EXPENSES. The expenses arising out of ownership of common elements for which the unit owners are liable to the association in accordance with the declaration and bylaws. (4) COMMON SURPLUS. The excess of all receipts of the association arising out of ownership of common elements over the amount of common expenses. (5) CONDOMINIUM. The form of ownership of real or personal property or a combination thereof under a declaration providing for ownership of units of the property by one or more owners. Such units may consist of private elements together with an undivided...
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35-8-6
Section 35-8-6 Common and limited common elements. (a) The undivided interest in the common elements and limited common elements or the method for determining such interests shall be set forth in the declaration. (b) Any conveyance, lease, devise, or other disposition or mortgage or encumbrance of any unit shall extend to and include such undivided interest in the common and limited common elements, whether or not expressly referred to in the instrument effecting the same. (c) The common elements and limited common elements shall remain undivided from the condominium property and shall not be the object of an action for partition or division unless the condominium property is removed from the provisions of this chapter as provided in Section 35-8-20. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as a limitation on partition of individual interests in a unit or units by co-owners of such unit or units. (d) The undivided interest of each unit owner in the common elements and limited common...
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35-8A-206
Section 35-8A-206 Leasehold condominiums. (a) Any lease the expiration or termination of which may terminate the condominium or reduce its size shall be recorded. Every lessor of those leases must sign the declaration, and the declaration must state: (1) The recording data for the lease, the date of the lease, and the date of its recordation; (2) The date on which the lease is scheduled to expire; (3) A legally sufficient description of the real estate subject to the lease; (4) Any right of the unit owners to redeem the reversion and the manner whereby those rights may be exercised, or a statement that they do not have those rights; (5) Any right of the unit owners to remove any improvements within a reasonable time after the expiration or termination of the lease, or a statement that they do not have those rights; and (6) Any rights of the unit owners to renew the lease and the conditions of any renewal, or a statement that they do not have those rights. (b) After the declaration for...
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35-8-8
Section 35-8-8 Unit deeds and other instruments. (a) Prior to the conveyance of any unit, plans or other graphic description, certified by a licensed or registered engineer or architect, in sufficient detail to identify the common elements, limited common elements, and private elements comprising such unit as built, shall be recorded as a part of the declaration or as an amendment thereto. Such unit shall be identified by assigning a distinctive letter, number, or other means of identification by which it may be separately identified from the other units. Where the plans or other graphic description of two or more elements of any unit or units are identical, a single plan or other graphic description of such elements shall be sufficient to satisfy the requirements of this chapter. (b) Prior to the conveyance of any unit, a copy of the bylaws and any amendments thereto shall be recorded in the same public records as the declaration and amendments thereto. (c) A deed, mortgage, lease, or...
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35-8A-211
Section 35-8A-211 Alterations of units. Subject to the provisions of the declaration and other provisions of law, a unit owner: (1) May make any improvements or alterations to his or her unit that do not impair the structural integrity, or mechanical systems, or lessen the support of any portion of the condominium; (2) May not substantially or adversely change the appearance of the common elements, or the exterior appearance of a unit or any other portion of the condominium, without permission of the association; (3) After acquiring an adjoining unit, or an adjoining part of an adjoining unit, may remove or alter any intervening partition or create apertures therein, even if the partition in whole or in part is a common element, if those acts do not impair the structural integrity or mechanical systems or lessen the support of any portion of the condominium. Removal of partitions or creation of apertures under this subdivision is not an alteration of boundaries. (Acts 1990, No. 90-551,...
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35-8A-404
Section 35-8A-404 Offering statement - Condominiums subject to development rights. If the declaration provides that a condominium is subject to any development rights, the offering statement must disclose, in addition to the information required by Section 35-8A-403: (1) The maximum number of units that may be created; (2) A statement of how many or what percentage of the units which may be created will be restricted exclusively to residential use, or a statement that no representations are made regarding use restrictions; (3) If any of the units that may be built within real estate subject to development rights are not to be restricted exclusively to residential use, a statement as to whether there is a maximum percentage of the units which may be used for nonresidential purposes; (4) A statement of any development rights reserved by a declarant and of any conditions relating to or limitations upon the exercise of development rights; (5) A statement of the maximum extent to which the...
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35-8A-411
Section 35-8A-411 Release of liens. (a) In the case of a sale of a unit where delivery of an offering statement is required pursuant to Section 35-8A-402(c) or a disclosure is made pursuant to Section 35-8A-407, a seller shall record or furnish to the purchaser releases of all liens or an agreement to release any liens that encumber that unit and its common element interest, except liens on real estate that a declarant has the right to withdraw from the condominium, that the purchaser does not expressly agree in a written contract of sale which specifically identifies such lien and its amount to take subject to or assume, or provide a surety bond or substitute collateral for or insurance against the lien in the manner provided for liens on real estate in Section 35-11-233(b). (b) In conveying real estate to the association the declarant shall have that real estate released from: (i) all liens the foreclosure of which would deprive unit owners of any right of access to or easement of...
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35-8-5
Section 35-8-5 Unit ownership, possession, and enjoyment. Any unit may be held and owned by one or more persons in any form of ownership, real estate tenancy, or relationship recognized under the laws of this state. A unit may be used for residential, commercial, industrial, professional, or any other use not prohibited by law. There shall be included with each unit the following: (1) The private elements as set forth in the declaration. (2) An undivided interest in such limited common elements as may be set forth in the declaration. (3) The right of ownership and to exclusive use and possession of such private elements. (4) The right to use such common elements and limited common elements in accordance with the declaration and bylaws, but consistent with the lawful rights of other unit owners. (5) An exclusive easement for the use of any air space occupied by the private elements as they exist at any particular time and as they may lawfully be altered or reconstructed from time to...
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35-8A-209
Section 35-8A-209 Plats and plans. (a) A clear and legible plat of the condominium property and plans, if required under subsection (d), shall be recorded in the office of the judge of probate in every county in which any portion of the condominium is located and shall contain a certification that the plat and plans, if any contain all information required by this section. If the plat contains all of the information described in subsections (b), (c), (d), and (g), plans are not required. The recorded plan and plans are part of the declaration. (b) Each plat must show: (1) The name of the condominium and a survey of the real property included in the condominium; (2) The location and dimensions of all existing improvements located on the condominium property; (3) The location and dimensions of any real estate subject to development rights reserved over any part of the condominium property, labeled to identify the rights applicable to each identified portion, but the plat need not...
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