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35-9A-405
Section 35-9A-405 Counterclaims for action for possession or rent. (a) In an action for possession
or in an action for rent when the tenant is in possession, the tenant may counterclaim for
any amount the tenant may recover under the rental agreement or this chapter. It is in the
court's discretion whether the tenant is to remain in possession. The tenant shall pay into
court rent accrued and thereafter accruing as it comes due. The court shall determine the
amount due to each party. The party to whom a net amount is owed shall be paid first from
the money paid into court, and the balance by the other party. If no rent remains due after
application of this section, judgment shall be entered for the tenant in the action for possession.
If the defense or counterclaim by the tenant is without merit and is not raised in good faith,
the landlord may recover reasonable attorney's fees. (b) In an action for rent when the tenant
is not in possession, the tenant may counterclaim as provided in...
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35-9A-461
Section 35-9A-461 Landlord's action for eviction, rent, monetary damages, or other relief.
(a) A landlord's action for eviction, rent, monetary damages, or other relief relating to
a tenancy subject to this chapter shall be governed by the Alabama Rules of Civil Procedure
and the Alabama Rules of Appellate Procedure except as modified by this chapter. (b) District
courts and circuit courts, according to their respective established jurisdictions, shall
have jurisdiction over eviction actions, and venue shall lie in the county in which the leased
property is located. Eviction actions shall be entitled to precedence in scheduling over all
other civil cases. (c) Service of process shall be made in accordance with the Alabama Rules
of Civil Procedure. However, if a sheriff, constable, or process server is unable to serve
the defendant personally, service may be had by delivering the notice to any person who is
sui juris residing on the premises, or if after reasonable effort no person is...
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7-1-201
Section 7-1-201 General definitions. (a) [Reserved]. (b) Subject to additional definitions
contained in the subsequent articles of this title which are applicable to specific articles
or parts thereof, and unless the context otherwise requires, in this title: (1) "Action,"
in the sense of a judicial proceeding, includes recoupment, counterclaim, set-off, suit in
equity, and any other proceeding in which rights are determined. (2) "Aggrieved party"
means a party entitled to pursue a remedy. (3) "Agreement," as distinguished from
"contract," means the bargain of the parties in fact, as found in their language
or inferred from other circumstances, including course of performance, course of dealing,
or usage of trade as provided in Section 7-1-303. (4) "Bank" means a person engaged
in the business of banking and includes a savings bank, savings and loan association, credit
union, and trust company. (5) "Bearer" means a person in possession of a negotiable
instrument, document of title, or...
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18-4-14
Section 18-4-14 Procedure for acquiring real property. Whenever real property is acquired by
a state agency in connection with any programs or projects, the acquisition shall be conducted,
to the greatest extent practicable, in accordance with the following: (1) An agency shall
make every reasonable effort to acquire, expeditiously, real property by negotiation. (2)
Real property shall be appraised before the initiation of negotiations, and the owner or his
or her designated representative shall be given an opportunity to accompany the appraiser
during his or her inspection of the property. (3) Before the initiation of negotiations for
real property, the state agency concerned shall establish an amount which it believes to be
just compensation for the property and shall make a prompt offer to acquire the property for
the full amount established. In no event shall the amount be less than the approved appraisal
of the fair market value of the property by the agency. Any decrease or...
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35-11-451
Section 35-11-451 Brokers lien generally; recording notice; notice requirements; enforcement
of lien. (a) A real estate broker shall have a lien, in the amount of the compensation agreed
upon by and between the broker and his or her client, upon commercial real estate or any interest
therein which is subject to and described in the brokerage agreement and owned by a client
or by a party whose commercial real estate may be liened if different from the client who
has received written notice from the broker in conformity with subsection (f) prior to obtaining
an interest in the commercial real estate through a purchase, lease, or conveyance. Commercial
real estate, or an interest therein, acquired by a person other than a client prior to receipt
of the notice from the broker required by this division is not subject to the lien provided
by this division. The lien shall arise: (1) Upon the satisfaction of each of: a. Conveyance
of the commercial real estate identified in and subject to the...
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34-27-36
Section 34-27-36 Disciplinary action - Generally. (a) The commission or its staff may on its
own, or on the verified complaint in writing of any person, investigate the actions and records
of a licensee. The commission may issue subpoenas and compel the testimony of witnesses and
the production of records and documents during an investigation. If probable cause is found,
a formal complaint shall be filed and the commission shall hold a hearing on the formal complaint.
The commission shall revoke or suspend the license or impose a fine of not less than one hundred
dollars ($100) nor more than two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500), or both, or reprimand
the licensee in each instance in which the licensee is found guilty of any of the following
acts set out in this section. The commission may revoke or suspend a license until such time
as the licensee has completed an approved continuing education course and/or made restitution
to accounts containing funds to be held for other...
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35-9A-402
Section 35-9A-402 Failure to deliver possession. (a) If the landlord fails to deliver possession
of the dwelling unit to the tenant as provided in Section 35-9A-203, rent abates until possession
is delivered and the tenant may: (1) terminate the rental agreement upon written notice to
the landlord and within five days thereafter the landlord shall return all prepaid rent and
security; or (2) demand performance of the rental agreement by the landlord and, if the tenant
elects, bring an action for possession of the dwelling unit from the person wrongfully in
possession and recover the actual damages sustained by the tenant. (b) If a person's failure
to deliver possession is willful and not in good faith, an aggrieved party may recover from
that person an amount equal to not more than three months' periodic rent or the actual damages
sustained, whichever is greater, and reasonable attorney's fees. (Act 2006-316, p. 668, §1.)...
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35-9A-141
Section 35-9A-141 Definitions. Subject to additional definitions contained in subsequent articles
of this chapter which apply to specific articles or divisions thereof, and unless the context
otherwise requires, in this chapter: (1) "action" includes recoupment, counterclaim,
set-off, suit in equity, and any other proceeding in which rights are determined, including
an action for possession; (2) "building and housing codes" include any law, ordinance,
or governmental regulation concerning fitness for habitation, or the construction, maintenance,
operation, occupancy, use, or appearance of any premises or dwelling unit; (3) "day"
means calendar day, notwithstanding Rule 6 of the Alabama Rules of Civil Procedure; however,
in any case where the application of a time period in this chapter consisting of a specific
number of days results in the last day of that time period falling on a weekend or an official
holiday, then the last day of that time period shall be considered the next...
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35-11-373
Section 35-11-373 Jurisdiction to determine matters connected with lien; appeals. In any case
where the action, claim, counterclaim or demand accruing to the person to whom hospital care
has been furnished has been reduced to judgment in a court having jurisdiction thereof, said
court shall have full jurisdiction to determine the amount due on the lien on proper written
petition by any party interested therein and shall have full power to adjudicate all matters
in connection with said hospital lien and to provide by order of the court for the manner
in which the proceeds of said judgment shall be distributed. A copy of said petition shall
be served upon all other parties having any right to any part of the proceeds of said judgment
and answer and proceedings thereon filed and conducted as provided by law. Any party to the
proceedings on said petition shall have the right to appeal to the supreme court or court
of civil appeals as in civil cases. (Acts 1955, No. 488, p. 1098, §6.)...
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35-9A-421
Section 35-9A-421 Noncompliance with rental agreement; failure to pay rent. (a) Except as provided
in this chapter, if there is a material noncompliance by the tenant with the rental agreement,
an intentional misrepresentation of a material fact in a rental agreement or application,
or a noncompliance with Section 35-9A-301 materially affecting health and safety, the landlord
may deliver a written notice to terminate the lease to the tenant specifying the acts and
omissions constituting the breach and that the rental agreement will terminate upon a date
not less than seven business days after receipt of the notice. An intentional misrepresentation
of a material fact in a rental agreement or application may not be remedied or cured. If the
breach is not remedied within the seven business days after receipt of the notice to terminate
the lease, the rental agreement shall terminate on the date provided in the notice to terminate
the lease unless the tenant adequately remedies the breach...
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