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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
in size than the surrounding text, or in contrasting type, font, or color to the surrounding
text of the same or lesser size; and (B) Language in the body of a record or display in larger
type than the surrounding text, or in contrasting type, font, or color to the surrounding
text of the same size, or set off from surrounding text of the same size by symbols or other
marks that call attention to the language. (11) "Consumer" means an individual who
enters into a transaction primarily for personal, family, or household purposes. (12)
"Contract," as distinguished from "agreement," means the total legal obligation
that results from the parties' agreement as determined by this title as supplemented by any
other applicable laws. (13) "Creditor" includes a general creditor, a secured creditor,
a lien creditor, and any representative of creditors, including an assignee for the benefit
of creditors, a trustee in bankruptcy, a receiver in equity, and an executor or administrator
of an...
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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
limited liability corporation, for the purpose of receiving payments contemplated in this subsection.
The business organization shall not be required to be licensed under this chapter, and shall
not engage in any other activity requiring a real estate license. (12) Paying or receiving
any rebate from any person in a real estate transaction. (13) Inducing any party to a contract
to break the contract for the purpose of substituting a new contract, where the substitution
is motivated by the personal gain of the licensee. (14) If the licensee is a salesperson
or associate broker, accepting a commission or other valuable consideration for performing
any act for which a license is required from any person except his or her qualifying broker.
(15) If a qualifying broker or company, allowing a salesperson or associate broker licensed
under him or her to advertise himself or herself as a real estate agent without the name or
trade name of the qualifying broker or company appearing...
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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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