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AL Code § 34-14A-1 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 14A - Home Building and Home Improvement Industries.|Section 34-14A-1 - Legislative Intent.

Section 34-14A-1Legislative intent. In the interest of the public health, safety, welfare, and consumer protection and to regulate the home building and private residence construction industry, the purpose of this chapter, and the intent of the Legislature in passing it, is to provide for the licensure of those persons who engage in home building, private residence construction, and home improvement industries, including remodeling, and to provide home building standards and to support education within the construction trades in the State of Alabama. The Legislature recognizes that the home building and home improvement construction industries are significant industries. Home builders may pose significant harm to the public when unqualified, incompetent, or dishonest home builders and remodelers provide inadequate, unsafe, or inferior building services. The Legislature finds it necessary to regulate the residential home building and home improvement industries. (Acts 1992, No. 92-608, p. 1282, §1; Act 2018-143, §1; Act 2019-482, §1.)
AL Code § 34-14A-3 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 14A - Home Building and Home Improvement Industries.|Section 34-14A-3 - Home Builders Licensure Board.

Section 34-14A-3Home Builders Licensure Board. There is established the Home Builders Licensure Board to regulate the residential home building and residential construction industry and to promote and expend funds for the education and support of associated construction trades. The board shall have nine members who shall be appointed as follows: Three by the Governor, three by the Lieutenant Governor, and three by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, from a list of three qualified individuals for each position, provided by the governing body of the Home Builders Association of Alabama. Seven of the members shall be residential home builders, as defined in this chapter, with at least five years' experience as a residential home builder, and each shall be a bona fide resident of the State of Alabama. One member shall be a building official or inspector currently employed by a city, county, or state governmental entity and actively engaged in inspecting or regulating residential construction in this state. One shall be a consumer member of the general public not employed by or affiliated with a licensee hereunder, and who has no spouse or immediate family member employed by or affiliated with a licensee hereunder. Each member of the board shall be a citizen of this state, and the membership of the board shall be inclusive and reflect the racial, gender, geographic, urban/rural, and economic diversity of the state. Of the initial members of this board, the appointing authorities shall designate that each appointee shall serve for an initial term of one, two, or three years, their terms of office expiring on December 31 of the years. Subsequent terms shall be for a period of three years. This appointing authority shall make an appointment to fill a vacancy for the remainder of any unexpired term from a list of three qualified persons supplied by the governing body of the Home Builders Association of Alabama. Each board member shall hold over after the expiration of his or her term until his or her successor shall be duly appointed and qualified. (Acts 1992, No. 92-608, p. 1282, §3; Acts 1997, No. 97-250, p. 457, §3; Act 2009-35, p. 121, §3; Act 2018-143, §1; Act 2019-482, §1.)
AL Code § 34-14A-4 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 14A - Home Building and Home Improvement Industries.|Section 34-14A-4 - Officers; Meetings; Compensation.

Section 34-14A-4Officers; meetings; compensation. THIS SECTION WAS AMENDED BY ACT 2021-272 IN THE 2021 REGULAR SESSION, EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2021. TO SEE THE AMENDED VERSION, SEE THE VERSION LABELED PENDING. (a) Members of the board shall select from its own membership a chair, who shall preside at all meetings of the board unless otherwise ordered, and he or she shall exercise and perform all duties and functions incident to the office of chair. The board may select from its own membership a vice-chair, a secretary, and a treasurer. The offices of secretary and treasurer may be held by the same person. (b) The board, at a minimum, shall meet on a quarterly basis and at such other times as the chair may designate for the purpose of transacting business as may properly come before the board. Four members shall constitute a quorum at all meetings. The secretary of the board shall keep such records of each meeting as shall be required by the board.  (c) Members of the board may be compensated in an amount not to exceed three hundred fifty dollars ($350) per day, not to exceed 15 days per year, for attending meetings of the board or its committees and, in addition, may be reimbursed for such necessary travel expenses as are paid to state employees. (d) The board may employ an executive director and a deputy director. The board, with the approval of the Governor and the State Personnel Board as provided in Section 36-6-6, shall fix the salary of the executive director and the deputy director.  (e) The executive director may hire staff to carry out this chapter. (Acts 1992, No. 92-608, p. 1282, §4; Act 2006-105, p. 136, §1; Act 2018-143, §1; Act 2019-179, §1.)
AL Code § 34-14A-6 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 14A - Home Building and Home Improvement Industries.|Section 34-14A-6 - Exemptions.

Section 34-14A-6Exemptions. This chapter does not apply to: (1) Any employee of a licensee who does not hold himself or herself out for hire or engage in residential home building, except as such employee of a licensee. (2) An authorized employee of the United States, the State of Alabama, or any municipality, county, or other political subdivision, if the employee does not hold himself or herself out for hire or otherwise engage in residential home building except in accordance with his or her employment. (3) General contractors holding a current and valid license, issued prior to January 1, 1992, under Chapter 8 of this title. (4) Real estate licensees, licensed engineers, and licensed architects operating within the scope of their respective licenses on behalf of clients.  (5) a. Owners of property when acting as their own contractor and providing all material supervision themselves, when building or improving one-family or two-family residences on such property for the occupancy or use of such owners and not offered for sale. This exception may not be transferred to any other person, including, but not limited to, an agent through a power of attorney. b. In any action brought under this chapter, proof of the sale or offering for sale of such structure by the owners of property, as provided in this subdivision, within one year after completion of same is presumptive evidence that the construction was undertaken for the purpose of sale. (6) Mobile homes or any structure that is installed, inspected, or regulated by the Alabama Manufactured Housing Commission or the repair, improvement, or reimprovement of any such structure, and shall not in any way change or interfere with the duties, responsibilities, and operations of the Alabama Manufactured Housing Commission as defined in Sections 24-4A-1 through 24-6-4. (7) Agricultural buildings, except for any residence contained therein. (Acts 1992, No. 92-608, p. 1282, §6; Act 2002-72, p. 163, §1; Act 2006-105, p. 136, §1; Act 2018-143, §1.)
AL Code § 34-14A-8.1 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 14A - Home Building and Home Improvement Industries.|Section 34-14A-8.1 - Public Records; Confidential Records and Closed Proceedings; Discovery.

Section 34-14A-8.1Public records; confidential records and closed proceedings; discovery. (a) All administrative complaints, orders to show cause, notices of hearings, and statements of charges, and all amendments thereto, and all orders of the board which are dispositive of the issues raised thereby, shall be public record. (b) All records, reports, documents, photographs, and information contained in complaint and investigation files, shall be confidential, shall not be public record, and shall not be available for court subpoena or for discovery in civil proceedings. Disciplinary action proceedings shall be closed. The record in such proceedings, including witness testimony, exhibits, and pleadings, shall be confidential, shall not be a public record, and shall not be available for court subpoena or for discovery in civil proceedings. (c) Nothing contained herein shall apply to records made in the regular course of business of an individual. Documents or records otherwise available from original sources are not to be construed as immune from discovery or use in any civil proceedings merely because they were presented or considered during the proceedings of the board. (Act 2006-105, p. 136, §2.)
AL Code § 34-14A-9 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 14A - Home Building and Home Improvement Industries.|Section 34-14A-9 - Roster of Licensees.

Section 34-14A-9Roster of licensees. A complete roster of licensees shall be prepared and published annually by the board. (Acts 1992, No. 92-608, p. 1282, §9.)
AL Code § 34-14A-10 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 14A - Home Building and Home Improvement Industries.|Section 34-14A-10 - Annual Report of Board.

Section 34-14A-10Annual report of board. The board shall annually submit to the Governor a report of its transactions for the preceding year. The board shall file with the Secretary of State a copy of the report submitted to the Governor. (Acts 1992, No. 92-608, p. 1282, §10.)
AL Code § 34-14A-11 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 14A - Home Building and Home Improvement Industries.|Section 34-14A-11 - Promulgation of Rules and Regulations; Mailings.

Section 34-14A-11Promulgation of rules and regulations; mailings. (a) The board is authorized to promulgate rules and regulations necessary to effectuate the provisions of this chapter and accomplish its work. The rule-making powers of the board are subject to the Alabama Administrative Procedure Act as codified in Chapter 22 of Title 41. (b) For the purposes of this chapter, any notice, application, or other document required herein which is mailed certified mail return receipt requested, shall be deemed to have been filed as of the date it is postmarked. The provisions of this subsection shall be retroactively effective to all mailings relating to board business occurring on or after May 21, 1992. (Acts 1992, No. 92-608, p. 1282, §11; Acts 1997, No. 97-250, p. 457, §3.)
AL Code § 34-14A-12 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 14A - Home Building and Home Improvement Industries.|Section 34-14A-12 - Standards of Practice; Building Laws and Codes.

Section 34-14A-12Standards of practice; building laws and codes. (a) The board may establish or adopt residential building codes and standards of practice for residential home builders within the state. A residential building code or standard of practice adopted or established by the board does not supersede or otherwise exempt residential home builders from a local building law or code adopted by the governing body of a county or municipality or from a local or general law. (b) The county commissions of the several counties may adopt building laws and codes by ordinance which shall apply in the unincorporated areas of the county. The building laws and codes of the county commission shall not apply within any municipal police jurisdiction, in which that municipality is exercising its building laws or codes, without the express consent of the governing body of that municipality. The building laws and codes of the county commission may apply within the corporate limits of any municipality with the express consent of the governing body of the municipality. The county commission may employ building inspectors to see that its laws or codes are not violated and that the plans and specifications for buildings are not in conflict with the ordinances of the county and may exact fees to be paid by the owners of the property inspected. (c) Utilizing the same authority and procedures as municipalities pursuant to Sections 11-53A-20 to 11-53A-26, inclusive, the county commission may condemn buildings, parts of buildings, or structures dangerous to the public and prohibit the use thereof and abate the same as a nuisance. (d) The county commissions, municipalities, and other public entities may enter into mutual agreements, compacts, and contracts for the administration and enforcement of their respective building laws and codes. (Acts 1992, No. 92-608, p. 1282, §12; Act 2002-72, p. 163, §1; Act 2006-105, p. 136, §1; Act 2019-482, §1.)
AL Code § 34-14A-13 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 14A - Home Building and Home Improvement Industries.|Section 34-14A-13 - Issuance of Permits.

Section 34-14A-13Issuance of permits. It is the duty of the building official, or other authority charged with the duty, of issuing building or similar permits, of any incorporated municipality or subdivision of the municipality or county, to refuse to issue a permit for any undertaking which would require a license hereunder unless the applicant has furnished evidence that he or she is either licensed as required by this chapter or is exempt from the requirements of this chapter. The building official, or other authority charged with the duty of issuing building or similar permits, shall report to the board the name and address of any person who, has violated this chapter. Nothing contained herein shall require a builder to pay license fees for subcontractors who will be or were involved in the construction for which the permit is being obtained as a condition of the issuance of a building permit or the issuance of a certificate of occupancy. The builder shall submit to the issuing municipality if requested a list of the subcontractors with correct physical address and phone numbers involved in the construction project within 15 days of the issuance of the building permit. Should the builder add any other subcontractor to the project, the builder will submit the subcontractor's name, address, and phone number to the municipality within three working days of hiring. An updated list of subcontractors shall be furnished by the builder before the issuance of a certificate of occupancy by the municipality. (Acts 1992, No. 92-608, p. 1282, §13; Acts 1997, No. 97-250, p. 457, §3; Act 2000-99, p. 121, §1.)
AL Code § 34-14A-14 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 14A - Home Building and Home Improvement Industries.|Section 34-14A-14 - Violations; Complaint Procedures.

Section 34-14A-14Violations; complaint procedures. (a) Except as provided in Section 13A-9-111.1, any person who undertakes or attempts to undertake the business of residential home building without holding a current and valid residential home builders license, issued by the Home Builders Licensure Board, as required by this chapter, or who knowingly presents to, or files false information with the board for the purpose of obtaining the license or who violates any law or code adopted by a county commission under this chapter shall be deemed guilty of a Class A misdemeanor. (b) Upon notice from the board, any person who undertakes or attempts to undertake the business of residential home building without holding a current and valid residential home builders license, as required by this chapter, shall immediately cease. Such notice shall be in writing and shall be given to the owner of the property, or to his or her agent, or to the residential home builder, or to the person doing the work, and shall state the conditions under which work may be resumed. (c) The board may invoke a complaint procedure against any person who violates this chapter by undertaking or attempting to undertake the business of home building without holding a current and valid residential home builders license issued by the board. Whenever it appears to the board that any residential home builder has violated or is about to violate this chapter, the board may resolve the violation by agreement with the residential home builder, may initiate a complaint against the residential home builder, and may levy and collect administrative fines for violations of this chapter or the rules of the board in an amount not to exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000) for each violation. (d) A residential home builder, who does not have the license required, shall not bring or maintain any action to enforce the provisions of any contract for residential home building which he or she entered into in violation of this chapter. (e) Whenever it appears to the board that any residential home builder has violated or is about to violate this chapter, the board may in its own name petition the circuit court of the county where the violation occurred or is about to occur to issue a temporary restraining order or other appropriate injunctive relief enjoining the violation. (Acts 1992, No. 92-608, p. 1282, §14; Acts 1997, No. 97-250, p. 457, §3; Act 2002-72, p. 163, §1; Act 2006-105, p. 136, §1; Act 2018-143, §1; Act 2021-272, §2.)
AL Code § 34-14A-16 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 14A - Home Building and Home Improvement Industries.|Section 34-14A-16 - Applicability to Certain Counties.

Section 34-14A-16Applicability to certain counties. Repealed by Act 2006-105, p. 136, §3, effective May 1, 2006. (Acts 1992, No. 92-608, p. 1282, §16; Act 2002-72, p. 163, §1.)
AL Code § 34-14A-17 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 14A - Home Building and Home Improvement Industries.|Section 34-14A-17 - Sunset Provision.

Section 34-14A-17Sunset provision. The Home Builders Licensure Board shall be an enumerated board pursuant to Sections 41-20-1 through 41-20-16, and shall be reviewed at the same time as the State Board of Medical Examiners. (Acts 1992, No. 92-608, p. 1282, §17.)
AL Code § 34-14A-18 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 14A - Home Building and Home Improvement Industries.|Section 34-14A-18 - Acquisition, etc., of Real Property; Property Acquisition Fund.

Section 34-14A-18Acquisition, etc., of real property; property acquisition fund. (a) The board may acquire and hold, in its own name, real property by purchase, gift, lease, lease with the option to purchase, or other lawful means, except eminent domain, which real property is used by the board to carry out its responsibilities. The board may also transfer, sell, convey, or cause to be conveyed real property and any improvements thereon, subject to the requirements of this section. In purchasing any real property, maintaining it, or making improvements thereto, the board may expend any funds contained in the Home Builders Property Acquisition Fund established by subsection (b), and any obligations created in connection with the purchase or improvement of the real property shall not create debts, obligations, or liabilities of the State of Alabama. As used in this section, real property shall include land, lots, and all things and interests, including leasehold interests, pertaining thereto, and all other things annexed or attached to the land which would pass to a vendee by conveyance of the land or lot, including mineral and gas and oil interests. All sales or leases made by the board of any real property owned or held by the board shall be subject to the requirements of Article 3, commencing with Section 9-15-70, Chapter 15, Title 9. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the proceeds from the sale of real property owned by the board which are distributed pursuant to Section 9-15-83, shall be paid to the board and deposited into the property acquisition fund. (b) The board may establish a property acquisition fund, the proceeds from which may be used by the board for the acquisition of real property. Each licensee shall, on order of the board, pay a fee not to exceed sixty dollars ($60), no more than once a year, per license for deposit in the property acquisition fund. A licensee on inactive status shall not be required to contribute to the property acquisition fund. (c) The funds received by the board pursuant to this section shall be deposited into the State Treasury and held in a special fund to be known as the Home Builders Property Acquisition Fund and shall be held by the board in trust for carrying out the purposes of the property acquisition fund. The funds so received may be invested by the State Treasurer in any investments which are legal under the laws of this state. Any interest or other income from investments of the property acquisition fund shall be deposited into the fund. At the end of each fiscal year, any unencumbered and unexpended balance of the amount appropriated for that fiscal year shall not revert to the State General Fund of the State Treasury under Section 41-4-93, but shall carry over to the next fiscal year. (Act 2006-105, p. 136, §2.)
AL Code § 34-14A-19 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 14A - Home Building and Home Improvement Industries.|Section 34-14A-19 - Proof of Liability Insurance Prior to Construction.

Section 34-14A-19Proof of liability insurance prior to construction. Prior to the commencement of residential home building by a residential home builder, the residential home builder shall disclose in writing to the homeowner whether the residential home builder has obtained and is currently maintaining liability insurance. The written disclosure shall be signed by the residential home builder and the homeowner, and attested by one witness selected by the homeowner. Failure of a residential home builder to comply with this section is a violation of this chapter and punishable by the board pursuant to Section 34-14A-8. (Act 2018-398, §1.)
AL Code § 34-14B-1 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 14B - Home Inspectors.|Section 34-14B-1 - Short Title.

Section 34-14B-1Short title. This chapter shall be known and may be cited as "The Alabama Home Inspectors Registration Act." (Acts 1996, No. 96-574, p. 883, §1.)
AL Code § 34-14B-2 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 34 - Professions and Businesses.|Chapter 14B - Home Inspectors.|Section 34-14B-2 - Definitions.

Section 34-14B-2Definitions. The following words shall have the following meanings: (1) BUILDING COMMISSION. The Building Commission established pursuant to Article 6, commencing with Section 41-9-140, Division 1, Chapter 9, Title 41. (2) EXTERIOR INSULATION AND FINISH SYSTEMS (EIFS) INSPECTOR. A person who engages in the business of performing inspections of exterior insulation and finish systems for compensation and who, in the pursuit of that independent business, undertakes or offers to undertake, or submits a bid to, or contracts or undertakes to inspect, or assumes charge of, in a supervisory capacity or otherwise, or inspects the condition of or the installation of EIFS on a private, commercial, or other building on behalf of another person. (3) HOME INSPECTOR. A person who engages in the business of performing home inspections for compensation and, who, in the pursuit of that independent business, undertakes or offers to undertake, or submits a bid to, or contracts or undertakes to inspect, or assumes charge, in a supervisory capacity or otherwise, or inspects the condition of, the construction of or erection of a private residence on behalf of another person. (4) PERSON. Any natural person, limited or general partnership, association, corporation, or other legal entity, or any combination thereof. (5) RESIDENCE. Any dwelling, from one to four units in design intended principally for residential purposes by one or more individuals. (Acts 1996, No. 96-574, p. 883, §2; Act 2002-517, p. 1331, §1.)