Ala. Code § 24-1-110 — Alabama Code / Title 24 / Chapter 1 / Section 24-1-110
Section 24-1-110 Consolidated Housing Authorities
Status: in_force

If the governing body of each of two or more municipalities by resolution declares that there is a need for one housing authority for all of such municipalities to exercise in such municipalities the powers and other functions prescribed for a housing authority, a public body corporate and politic, to be known as a consolidated housing authority, with such corporate name as it selects, shall thereupon exist for all of such municipalities and exercise its powers and other functions within its area of operation, as defined in this section, including the power to undertake projects therein; and, thereupon, any housing authority created for any of such municipalities shall cease to exist except for the purpose of winding up its affairs and executing a deed of its real property to the consolidated housing authority. The creation of a consolidated housing authority and the finding of need therefor shall be subject to the same provisions and limitations of this article as are applicable to the creation of a regional housing authority and that all of the provisions of this article applicable to regional housing authorities and the commissioners thereof shall be applicable to consolidated housing authorities and the commissioners thereof. The area of operation or boundaries of a consolidated housing authority shall include all of the territory within the boundaries of each municipality joining in the creation of such authority, together with any additional territory included within the boundaries of a housing authority that has been created for such municipality; except, that such area of operation may be changed to include or exclude any municipality or municipalities, with its aforesaid additional territory, in the same manner and under the same provisions as provided in this article for changing the area of operation of a regional housing authority by including or excluding a contiguous county or counties. For all such purposes, the term “county” shall be construed as meaning “municipality,” the term “governing body” in Section 24-1-107 shall be construed as meaning “mayor or other executive head of the municipality,” and the terms “county housing authority” and “regional housing authority” shall be construed as meaning “housing authority of the city” and “consolidated housing authority,” respectively, unless a different meaning clearly appears from the context. Except as otherwise provided in this article, a consolidated housing authority and the commissioners thereof shall, within the area of operation of such consolidated housing authority, have the same functions, rights, powers, duties, privileges, immunities, and limitations as those provided for housing authorities created for municipalities, counties, or groups of counties and the commissioners of such housing authorities, in the same manner as though all the provisions of law applicable to housing authorities created for municipalities, counties, or groups of counties were applicable to consolidated housing authorities.
Ala. Code § 24-5-3 — Alabama Code / Title 24 / Chapter 5 / Section 24-5-3
Section 24-5-3 Establishment of Uniform Standards
Status: in_force

All construction of manufactured homes manufactured after May 28, 1980, in this state shall meet the standards of the Uniform Standards Code.
Ala. Code § 24-3-1 — Alabama Code / Title 24 / Chapter 3 / Section 24-3-1
Section 24-3-1 Legislative Findings and Declaration of Necessity; Municipalities to Afford Opportunities for Redevelopment, Etc., by Private Enterprise
Status: in_force

(a) It is hereby found and declared:

(1) That there exist in communities of the state slum, blighted, and deteriorated areas which constitute a serious and growing menace, injurious to the public health, safety, morals, and welfare of the residents of the state, and the findings and declarations heretofore made in Section 24-2-1 with respect to blighted areas are hereby affirmed and restated;

(2) That certain slum, blighted, or deteriorated areas, or portions thereof, may require acquisition and clearance, since the prevailing condition of decay may make impracticable the reclamation of the area by conservation or rehabilitation, but other areas, or portions thereof, may, through the means provided in this chapter, be susceptible of conservation or rehabilitation in such a manner that the conditions and evils hereinbefore enumerated may be eliminated, remedied, or prevented, and, to the extent feasible, salvable slum and blighted areas should be conserved and rehabilitated through voluntary action and the regulatory process; and

(3) That all powers conferred by this chapter are for public uses and purposes for which public money may be expended and such other powers exercised, and the necessity in the public interest for the provisions of this chapter is hereby declared as a matter of legislative determination.

(b) A city or town, hereinafter called “municipality,” to the greatest extent it determines to be feasible in carrying out the provisions of this chapter, shall afford maximum opportunity, consistent with the sound needs of the municipality as a whole, to the rehabilitation or redevelopment of areas by private enterprise.
Ala. Code § 24-10-6 — Alabama Code / Title 24 / Chapter 10 / Section 24-10-6
Section 24-10-6 Purpose
Status: in_force

The Alabama Affordable Housing Act is established for the following purposes:

(1) To increase the production of housing units and home ownership and to preserve the supply of rental housing that is affordable to individuals and families with incomes at or below 60 percent of the median family income.

(2) To maintain and rehabilitate existing affordable housing units to insure their continued availability to individuals and families with incomes at or below 60 percent of the median family income.

(3) To serve individuals and families living at or below 60 percent of the median family income. No less than 50 percent of the resources placed into the fund each year shall be used to serve individuals and families with household incomes at or below 30 percent of the median family income as determined by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

(4) To annually distribute, when possible, a majority of the proceeds from the trust fund to eligible nonprofit developers.

(5) To annually distribute no less than 40 percent of funds for activities that provide housing and housing assistance to individuals and families in rural areas and small cities that are classified as the Balance of State under the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Home Investment Partnership Program.
Ala. Code § 24-1-107 — Alabama Code / Title 24 / Chapter 1 / Section 24-1-107
Section 24-1-107 Housing Commissioners - Appointment, Term of Office and Removal; Filling of Vacancies; Certificate; Powers and Duties Generally; Quorum; Chairman and Other Officers
Status: in_force

The governing body of each county included in a regional housing authority shall appoint one person as a commissioner of such authority, and each such commissioner to be first appointed by the governing body of a county may be appointed at or after the time of the adoption of the resolution declaring the need for such regional housing authority or declaring the need for the inclusion of such county in the area of operation of such regional housing authority. When the area of operation of a regional housing authority is increased to include an additional county or counties as provided in this article, the governing body of each such county shall thereupon appoint one additional person as a commissioner of the regional housing authority. The governing body of each county shall appoint the successor of the commissioner appointed by it. If any county is excluded from the area of operation of a regional housing authority, the office of the commissioner of such regional housing authority appointed by the governing body of such county shall be thereupon abolished. If the area of operation of a regional housing authority consists at any time of an even number of counties, the commissioners of the regional housing authority appointed by the governing bodies of such counties shall appoint one additional commissioner whose term of office shall be as provided in this section for a commissioner of a regional housing authority, except that such term shall end at any earlier time that the area of operation of the regional housing authority shall be changed to consist of an odd number of counties. The commissioners of such authority appointed by the governing bodies of such counties shall likewise appoint each person to succeed such additional commissioner; provided, that the term of office of such person begins during the terms of office of the commissioners appointing him. A certificate of the appointment of any commissioner of a regional housing authority shall be signed by the appointing officer or officers and filed with the other records of the regional housing authority and shall be conclusive evidence of the due and proper appointment of such commissioner. The commissioners of a regional housing authority shall be appointed for terms of five years, except that all vacancies shall be filled for the unexpired terms. Each commissioner shall hold office until his successor has been appointed and has qualified, except as otherwise provided in this section. For inefficiency or neglect of duty or misconduct in office, a commissioner of a regional housing authority may be removed by the officer or officers, or their successors, appointing such commissioner, but he shall be removed only after he has been given a copy of the charges at least 10 days prior to the hearing thereon and has had an opportunity to be heard in person or by counsel. In the event of the removal of such commissioner, a record of the proceedings, together with the charges and findings thereon, shall be filed with the other records of the regional housing authority. The commissioners shall constitute the regional housing authority, and the powers of such authority shall be vested in such commissioners in office from time to time. The commissioners of a regional housing authority shall elect a chairman from among the commissioners and shall have power to select or employ such other officers and employees as the regional housing authority may require. A majority of the commissioners of a regional housing authority shall constitute a quorum of such authority for the purpose of conducting its business and exercising its powers and for all other purposes.
Ala. Code § 24-8A-3 — Alabama Code / Title 24 / Chapter 8A / Section 24-8A-3
Section 24-8A-3 Documentation Requirements
Status: in_force

(a) A landlord who receives a request from a person to make an exception to a policy of the landlord that prohibits animals on the property of the landlord because the person requires the use of an assistance animal may require the person to produce reliable documentation of the following:

(1) A disability, only if the disability is not readily apparent or known to the landlord.

(2) A disability-related need for the animal, only if the disability-related need is not readily apparent or known to the landlord.

(b) All documentation obtained pursuant to this section must be kept confidential in accordance with the Fair Housing Act and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.
Ala. Code § 24-5-30 — Alabama Code / Title 24 / Chapter 5 / Section 24-5-30
Section 24-5-30 Short Title
Status: in_force

This article shall be known and may be cited as the “Uniform Code for the Anchoring of Mobile Homes Act.”
Ala. Code § 24-1A-19 — Alabama Code / Title 24 / Chapter 1A / Section 24-1A-19
Section 24-1A-19 Conflict of Interest; Rules Governing
Status: in_force

The entire board of directors, the officers and employees of the authority are hereby subject to the provisions of Chapter 25 of Title 36 and to the rules and promulgations of the State Ethics Commission.
Ala. Code § 24-1-2 — Alabama Code / Title 24 / Chapter 1 / Section 24-1-2
Section 24-1-2 Housing Research and Studies
Status: in_force

In addition to all its other powers, any housing authority created by or pursuant to this title may, within its area of operation, undertake and carry out studies and analyses of the housing needs, and of the meeting of such needs, including data with respect to population and family groups and the distribution thereof according to income groups, the amount and quality of available housing and its distribution according to rentals and sales prices, employment, wages and other factors affecting the local housing needs and the meeting thereof, and make the results of such studies and analyses available to the public and the building, housing, and supply industries. Any such housing authority may also engage in research and disseminate information on the subject of housing.
Ala. Code § 24-1A-21 — Alabama Code / Title 24 / Chapter 1A / Section 24-1A-21
Section 24-1A-21 Liberal Construction
Status: in_force

This chapter being remedial in nature, the provisions of this chapter shall be liberally construed to effect its purpose.
Ala. Code § 24-1-78 — Alabama Code / Title 24 / Chapter 1 / Section 24-1-78
Section 24-1-78 Exemption of Authority Property from Mortgage Foreclosures, Levy, and Execution and Judgment Liens
Status: in_force

No interest of the authority in any property, real or personal, shall be subject to sale by the foreclosure of a mortgage thereon, either through judicial proceedings or the exercise of a power of sale contained in such mortgage, except in the case of the mortgages provided for in Section 24-1-74. All property of the authority shall be exempt from levy and sale by virtue of an execution, or other process, to the same extent as now enjoyed by the properties of towns, cities, and counties of Alabama. No judgment against the authority shall be a charge or lien upon its property, real or personal. The provisions of this section shall not apply to or limit the right of obligees to foreclose any mortgage of the authority provided for in Section 24-1-74 and, in case of a foreclosure sale thereunder, to obtain a judgment for any deficiency due on the indebtedness secured thereby and issued on the full faith and credit of the authority. Such deficiency judgment shall be a lien and charge upon the property of the authority which may be levied on and sold by virtue of an execution or other judicial process for the purpose of satisfying such deficiency judgment.
Ala. Code § 24-9-3 — Alabama Code / Title 24 / Chapter 9 / Section 24-9-3
Section 24-9-3 Eminent Domain
Status: in_force

The authority does not have the power of eminent domain.
Ala. Code § 24-10-2 — Alabama Code / Title 24 / Chapter 10 / Section 24-10-2
Section 24-10-2 Definitions
Status: in_force

When used in this chapter, the following words shall have the following meanings:

(1) ADVISORY COMMITTEE. The Alabama Housing Trust Fund Advisory Committee.

(2) ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY AFFAIRS (ADECA). As established by Section 41-23-1.

(3) ALABAMA HOUSING TRUST FUND. The trust fund created pursuant to Section 24-10-4.

(4) SIXTY PERCENT OF MEDIAN FAMILY INCOME. A person or persons living together whose annual income or incomes do not exceed 60 percent of the median family income of a geographic area, as determined by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, with adjustments for smaller and larger families.
Ala. Code § 24-1-75 — Alabama Code / Title 24 / Chapter 1 / Section 24-1-75
Section 24-1-75 Remedies of Obligee of Authority Generally
Status: in_force

An obligee of the authority shall have the right, in addition to all other rights which may be conferred on such obligee, subject only to any contractual restrictions binding upon such obligee:

(1) By mandamus or civil action, both of which may be joined in one action, to compel the authority, and the housing commissioners, officers, agents or employees thereof, to perform each and every term, provision and covenant contained in any contract of the authority, and to require the carrying out of any or all covenants and agreements of the authority and the fulfillment of all duties imposed upon the authority by this article.

(2) By civil action to enjoin any acts or things which may be unlawful, or the violation of any of the rights of such obligee of the authority.

(3) By civil action in any court of competent jurisdiction to cause possession of any housing project, or any part thereof, to be surrendered to any obligee having the right to such possession pursuant to any contract of the authority.
Ala. Code § 24-1-116 — Alabama Code / Title 24 / Chapter 1 / Section 24-1-116
Section 24-1-116 Cooperation of Authorities
Status: in_force

Any two or more authorities may join or cooperate with one another in the exercise, either jointly or otherwise, of any or all of their powers for the purpose of financing (including the issuance of bonds, notes, or other obligations and giving security therefor), planning, undertaking, owning, constructing, operating, or contracting with respect to a housing project or projects located within the boundaries of any one or more of said authorities. For such purpose an authority may by resolution prescribe and authorize any other housing authority or authorities so joining or cooperating with it to act on its behalf with respect to any or all of such powers. Any authorities joining or cooperating with one another may by resolutions appoint from among the commissioners of such authorities an executive committee with full power to act on behalf of such authorities with respect to any or all of their powers, as prescribed by resolutions of such authorities.
Ala. Code § 24-2-9 — Alabama Code / Title 24 / Chapter 2 / Section 24-2-9
Section 24-2-9 Investment by Public Bodies, Etc., in Bonds, Etc., Issued by Housing Authorities, Etc
Status: in_force

Bonds or other obligations issued by a housing authority or the governing body of any incorporated city or town, in connection with a redevelopment project pursuant to this chapter, shall be security for public deposits and legal investments to the same extent and for the same persons, institutions, associations, corporations, and other bodies and officers as bonds or other obligations issued pursuant to this title in connection with the development of slum clearance and housing projects.
Ala. Code § 24-1-24.1 — Alabama Code / Title 24 / Chapter 1 / Section 24-1-24.1
Section 24-1-24.1 One Commissioner to Be a Public Housing Resident or Housing Assistance Recipient
Status: in_force

To the extent required by federal law, one member of a municipal housing authority shall be a resident of public housing or a recipient of housing assistance in a Section 8 tenant-based program of the housing authority. If the commissioner ceases to reside in public housing or ceases to receive housing assistance as required by federal law, the commissioner shall be deemed to have resigned from the authority and the appointing authority shall appoint a new member meeting the requirements of this section for the remainder of the term of the former member.
Ala. Code § 24-5-10 — Alabama Code / Title 24 / Chapter 5 / Section 24-5-10
Section 24-5-10 License Fees
Status: in_force

A license to sell to licensed dealers or to the public of this state shall be issued for a fee in an amount as established by the commission by rule pursuant to Section 24-6-4.
Ala. Code § 24-5-11 — Alabama Code / Title 24 / Chapter 5 / Section 24-5-11
Section 24-5-11 Statistics and Records as to Manufactured Homes
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall maintain a system by which accurate statistics regarding the disposition of all manufactured homes by licensees may be obtained.

(b) The commission shall require that each licensee in this state maintain adequate records so as to ascertain all of the following information:

(1) The total number of manufactured homes manufactured.

(2) The total number of manufactured homes delivered to dealers within and without the state.

(3) The total number of manufactured homes sold to individuals within and without the state, including name, address, and county.

(4) Specific information about each manufactured home, including serial number, manufacturer’s name, model name or number, or both, and size unit.
Ala. Code § 24-1A-13 — Alabama Code / Title 24 / Chapter 1A / Section 24-1A-13
Section 24-1A-13 Liability of State
Status: in_force

The state shall not in any event be liable for the payment of the principal of, or interest on, any bonds of the authority or for the performance of any pledge, mortgage, obligation or agreement of any kind whatsoever which may be undertaken by the authority, and none of the bonds of the authority or any of its agreements or obligations shall be construed to constitute an indebtedness of the state within the meaning of any constitutional or statutory provision whatsoever.
Ala. Code § 24-1-115 — Alabama Code / Title 24 / Chapter 1 / Section 24-1-115
Section 24-1-115 Assistance and Cooperation by Municipalities, Counties, Etc
Status: in_force

Any municipality, county, or other public body shall have the same rights and powers to aid and cooperate in the development or administration of any housing project pursuant to this article or this chapter as such public body has under any provision of law relating to its aiding or cooperating in the development or administration of housing projects by a housing authority organized pursuant to Article 2 of this chapter or other laws of this state.
Ala. Code § 24-1-38 — Alabama Code / Title 24 / Chapter 1 / Section 24-1-38
Section 24-1-38 Remedies Conferrable Upon Obligees of Authority by Trust Indenture, Mortgage, Etc
Status: in_force

Any authority shall have power by its trust indenture, mortgage, lease, or other contract to confer upon any obligee holding, or representing, a specified amount in bonds, lease, or other obligations, the right upon the happening of an “event of default” as defined in such instrument:

(1) By civil action in any court of competent jurisdiction to obtain the appointment of a receiver of any housing project of the authority, or any part or parts thereof. If such receiver be appointed, he may enter and take possession of such housing project or any part or parts thereof, and operate and maintain same, and collect and receive all fees, rents, revenues, or other charges thereafter arising therefrom in the same manner as the authority itself might do and shall keep such moneys in a separate account or accounts and apply the same in accordance with the obligations of the authority as the court shall direct.

(2) By civil action in any court of competent jurisdiction to require the authority and the commissioners thereof to account as if it and they were the trustees of an express trust.
Ala. Code § 24-2-1 — Alabama Code / Title 24 / Chapter 2 / Section 24-2-1
Section 24-2-1 Legislative Findings and Declaration of Necessity
Status: in_force

(a) It is hereby found and declared:

(1) That there exist in many communities within this state blighted areas, as defined herein, or areas in the process of becoming blighted;

(2) That such areas impair economic values and tax revenues, cause an increase in and spread of disease and crime and constitute a menace to the health, safety, morals, and welfare of the residents of the state, and that these conditions necessitate excessive and disproportionate expenditures of public funds for crime prevention and punishment, public health and safety, fire and accident protection, and other public services and facilities;

(3) That the clearance, replanning, and preparation for rebuilding of these areas and the prevention or the reduction of blight and its causes are public uses and purposes for which public money may be spent and private property acquired and are governmental functions of state concern;

(4) That redevelopment activities will stimulate residential construction which is closely correlated with general economic activity and that the undertakings authorized by this chapter will aid the production of better housing and more desirable neighborhood and community development at lower costs and will make possible a more stable and larger volume of residential construction, which will assist materially in achieving and maintaining full employment; and

(5) That it is in the public interest that advance preparation for such projects and activities be made now.

(b) The necessity in the public interest for this chapter is hereby declared as a matter of legislative determination.
Ala. Code § 24-5-4 — Alabama Code / Title 24 / Chapter 5 / Section 24-5-4
Section 24-5-4 Inspection or Approval; Certification of Manufacturer
Status: in_force

No person may sell or offer to sell in the state any new manufactured home for use in this state manufactured after May 28, 1980, unless each of the following requirements are satisfied:

(1) A label of approval has been permanently affixed to the manufactured home.

(2) The label bears a certification by the manufacturer that the new manufactured home to which the label is attached meets or exceeds the Uniform Standards Code.
Ala. Code § 24-5-13.1 — Alabama Code / Title 24 / Chapter 5 / Section 24-5-13.1
Section 24-5-13.1 Commission Authorized to Enter into Contracts with Agencies Dealing with Federal Department of Housing and Urban Development; Purpose
Status: in_force

The commission shall be authorized to enter into contracts with any private or public agency which is under contract with the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development to provide services in the enforcement of the Uniform Standards Code.
Ala. Code § 24-1-114 — Alabama Code / Title 24 / Chapter 1 / Section 24-1-114
Section 24-1-114 Bonds and Other Obligations of Authorities Legal Investments
Status: in_force

The bonds and other obligations issued by any housing authority pursuant to this article or this chapter shall be security for public deposits and legal investments to the same extent and for the same persons, institutions, associations, corporations, public and private bodies, including all public bodies except counties, and officers as are bonds or other obligations issued pursuant to this chapter.
Ala. Code § 24-2-8 — Alabama Code / Title 24 / Chapter 2 / Section 24-2-8
Section 24-2-8 Federal Financial Aid
Status: in_force

An authority or the governing body of any incorporated city or town may borrow money or accept contributions from the federal government to assist in its undertaking redevelopment projects. An authority or the governing body of any incorporated city or town may do any and all things necessary or desirable to secure such financial aid, including obligating itself in any contract with the federal government for annual contributions to convey to the federal government the project to which said contract relates, upon the occurrence of a substantial default thereunder, in the same manner as they may do to secure such aid in connection with slum clearance and housing projects under the provisions of this title.
Ala. Code § 24-8A-2 — Alabama Code / Title 24 / Chapter 8A / Section 24-8A-2
Section 24-8A-2 Definitions
Status: in_force

For the purposes of this chapter, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

(1) ASSISTANCE ANIMAL. An animal, other than a service animal, that qualifies as a reasonable accommodation under the Fair Housing Act, Public Law 90-284, 42 U.S.C. § 3601, et seq., or Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Public Law 93-112, 29 U.S.C. § 794. This term includes an emotional support animal when the animal qualifies as a reasonable accommodation.

(2) DISABILITY. A physical or mental impairment which substantially limits one or more major life activities.

(3) LANDLORD. A person or company that owns, manages, or enforces pet policies in housing subject to the Fair Housing Act or the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.

(4) RELIABLE DOCUMENTATION. Documentation allowed to be requested upon receipt of a request for reasonable accommodation under the Fair Housing Act or Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. The term only includes documentation from a medical provider of the person in need of the reasonable accommodation.

(5) SERVICE ANIMAL. An animal, other than an assistance animal, that qualifies as a service animal under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. The term includes those animals being trained to be a service animal.