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AL Code § 35-12A-5 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 35 - Property.|Chapter 12A - Abandoned Manufactured Dwellings.|Section 35-12A-5 - Contents of Notice.

Section 35-12A-5Contents of notice. The notice required by Sections 35-12A-3 and 35-12A-4 shall state all of the following: (1) The manufactured dwelling, with a reasonably certain description of the dwelling, is left upon the premises and is considered abandoned and the tenant is indebted to the manufactured dwelling community owner for rental fees.  (2) The tenant or lienholder shall contact the manufactured dwelling community owner within 30 days of receipt of the notice, as provided in Section 35-12A-6, to arrange for the removal of the abandoned manufactured dwelling. (3) The manufactured dwelling is stored on the rented space and applicable storage fees are being assessed.  (4) The tenant or any lienholder may arrange for removal of the manufactured dwelling by contacting the manufactured dwelling community owner at a described telephone number or address on or before the specified date provided in the notice.  (5) The manufactured dwelling community owner shall make the manufactured dwelling available for removal by the tenant or any lienholder by appointment at reasonable times.  (6) If the tenant or owner fails to contact the manufactured dwelling community owner in writing by the date specified in the notice to remove the manufactured dwelling and the dwelling is not subject to a lien that has priority over any lien of the manufactured dwelling community owner, then the manufactured dwelling community owner may sell the manufactured dwelling as provided for in Section 35-12A-8. If the manufactured dwelling is subject to a lien that has priority over any lien of the manufactured dwelling community owner, then the provisions contained in Section 35-12A-13 are the manufactured dwelling community owner's sole remedy as to the lienholder.  (Act 2003-516, 2nd Sp. Sess., p. 1537, §1; Act 2014-167, p. 475, §1.)
AL Code § 35-12A-6 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 35 - Property.|Chapter 12A - Abandoned Manufactured Dwellings.|Section 35-12A-6 - Storage of Dwelling and Personal Property of Tenant.

Section 35-12A-6Storage of dwelling and personal property of tenant. (a) After notifying the tenant and lienholder as required by Sections 35-12A-3 and 35-12A-4, the manufactured dwelling community owner shall do all of the following: (1) Store any abandoned manufactured dwelling on the rented space. (2) Store all other abandoned personal property of the tenant, including goods left inside a manufactured dwelling or left upon the rented space outside a manufactured dwelling, in a place of safekeeping and exercise reasonable care for the personal property. For purposes of this chapter, "personal property" does not include a manufactured dwelling. (b) The manufactured dwelling community owner shall be entitled to reasonable or actual storage charges and costs incidental to storage or disposal, including any cost of removal to a place of storage occurring after the expiration of the date by which a tenant, lienholder, or owner is to contact the manufactured dwelling community owner as set forth in Section 35-12A-5. (Act 2003-516, 2nd Sp. Sess., p. 1537, §1; Act 2014-167, p. 475, §1.)
AL Code § 35-12A-7 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 35 - Property.|Chapter 12A - Abandoned Manufactured Dwellings.|Section 35-12A-7 - Intent by Tenant to Remove Dwelling From Premises.

Section 35-12A-7Intent by tenant to remove dwelling from premises. If a tenant, responds by written notice to the manufactured dwelling community owner on or before the specified date in the manufactured dwelling community owner's notice that the tenant intends to remove the manufactured dwelling from the premises, the manufactured dwelling community owner must make the manufactured dwelling available for removal by appointment at reasonable times during the next 45 days, provided that the tenant has paid all applicable charges and costs as provided herein. If the manufactured dwelling is not removed, the manufactured community dwelling owner may proceed with the sale of the manufactured dwelling pursuant to Section 35-12A-8. (Act 2003-516, 2nd Sp. Sess., p. 1537, §1; Act 2014-167, p. 475, §1.)
AL Code § 35-12A-9 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 35 - Property.|Chapter 12A - Abandoned Manufactured Dwellings.|Section 35-12A-9 - Sale or Disposal of Abandoned Dwelling.

Section 35-12A-9Sale or disposal of abandoned dwelling. Repealed by Act 2014-167, §2, effective June 1, 2014. (Act 2003-516, 2nd Sp. Sess., p. 1537, §9.)
AL Code § 35-12A-10 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 35 - Property.|Chapter 12A - Abandoned Manufactured Dwellings.|Section 35-12A-10 - Conduct of Public or Private Sales.

Section 35-12A-10Conduct of public or private sales. A public or private sale authorized by this chapter shall be conducted consistent with the terms listed in Section 35-12A-8 and every aspect of the sale including the method, manner, time, place, and terms must be commercially reasonable.  (Act 2003-516, 2nd Sp. Sess., p. 1537, §1; Act 2014-167, p. 475, §1.)
AL Code § 35-12A-11 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 35 - Property.|Chapter 12A - Abandoned Manufactured Dwellings.|Section 35-12A-11 - Disposition of Proceeds of Sale.

Section 35-12A-11Disposition of proceeds of sale. (a) The manufactured dwelling community owner may deduct from the proceeds of the sale any of the following: (1) The reasonable or actual cost of notice, storage, and sale as provided in this chapter. (2) Unpaid rental fees, but only to the extent that the manufactured dwelling community owner's lien has priority over the lien of any applicable lienholder. (3) Reasonable attorneys' fees and costs. (b) After deducting the amounts listed in subsection (a), the manufactured dwelling community owner shall remit to the county tax collecting official any property taxes and/or other fees due and shall then remit the remaining proceeds, if any, to the lienholders, if any, to the extent of any unpaid balance owed on any liens on the manufactured dwelling. (c) After deducting the amounts listed in subsections (a) and (b), as applicable, the manufactured dwelling community owner shall remit to the tenant or owner the remaining proceeds, if any, together with an itemized accounting. If the tenant or owner cannot be found, after due diligence, the remaining proceeds may be interpleaded in any court with jurisdiction or be held and deposited in accordance with Article 2A of Chapter 12. (Act 2003-516, 2nd Sp. Sess., p. 1537, §1; Act 2014-167, p. 475, §1.)
AL Code § 35-12A-12 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 35 - Property.|Chapter 12A - Abandoned Manufactured Dwellings.|Section 35-12A-12 - Liability Under Chapter.

Section 35-12A-12Liability under chapter. Compliance in good faith with this chapter by the manufactured dwelling community owner shall constitute a complete defense in any action brought by a tenant or lienholder against a manufactured dwelling community owner for loss or damage to such manufactured dwelling or personal property, as applicable, sold pursuant to this chapter. (Act 2003-516, 2nd Sp. Sess., p. 1537, §1; Act 2014-167, p. 475, §1.)
AL Code § 35-12A-13 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 35 - Property.|Chapter 12A - Abandoned Manufactured Dwellings.|Section 35-12A-13 - Rights and Obligations of Lienholders.

Section 35-12A-13Rights and obligations of lienholders. If a lienholder makes a timely response to a notice of abandoned manufactured dwelling, as provided for in Section 35-12A-4, and so requests, a manufactured dwelling community owner shall not sell the manufactured dwelling for a period of 12 months. During this period, or until the manufactured dwelling is removed from the manufactured dwelling community owner's premises, the lienholder must make timely periodic payments of all reasonable and actual storage or rental fees which accrue after the expiration of the 30-day notice period and which shall be no greater than the monthly space rent last payable by the tenant. The lienholder shall have the right to remove or sell the manufactured dwelling, pursuant to the provisions of any agreement with the owner of the dwelling or as otherwise allowed by law. The manufactured dwelling community owner may condition approval for occupancy of any purchaser of the manufactured dwelling upon payment of all storage charges and maintenance costs which accrued after the expiration of the 30-day notice period or verification that the new tenant qualifies for rental consistent with the rental criteria in existence at the time of execution of the manufactured dwelling community owner's rental agreement. If the lienholder fails to respond to the notice of abandoned manufactured dwelling within 45 days of receipt, or after making a response, fails after 10 days' written notice from the manufactured dwelling community owner, to make timely payments, the manufactured dwelling community owner may proceed to sell the manufactured dwelling pursuant to Section 35-12A-8. If the lienholder responds to the 30-day notice, and requests that the manufactured dwelling community owner not sell or dispose of the manufactured dwelling, the lienholder shall be obligated to pay the manufactured dwelling community owner the storage or rental fees which accrue beginning after the expiration of the 30-day notice period until the expiration of the 12-month period or the date the manufactured dwelling is removed from the premises or sold pursuant to Section 35-12A-8, whichever is earlier, plus the manufactured dwelling community owner's reasonable attorneys' fees and costs incurred in enforcing this obligation of the lienholder. The provisions of this section may be changed by agreement signed by the manufactured dwelling community owner and lienholder. (Act 2003-516, 2nd Sp. Sess., p. 1537, §1; Act 2014-167, p. 475, §1.)
AL Code § 35-12A-14 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 35 - Property.|Chapter 12A - Abandoned Manufactured Dwellings.|Section 35-12A-14 - Abandonment of Dwelling by Death of Tenant.

Section 35-12A-14Abandonment of dwelling by death of tenant. If the manufactured dwelling or personal property is considered abandoned as a result of the death of the only tenant, Sections 35-12A-1 to 35-12A-13, inclusive, and this section shall apply, except as follows: (1) The provisions of this chapter regarding the rights and responsibilities of a tenant to the abandoned manufactured dwelling and personal property shall apply to any personal representative named in a will or appointed by a court to act for the deceased tenant or any person designated in writing by the tenant to be contacted by the manufactured dwelling community owner in the event of the tenant's death.  (2) The notice required by Section 35-12A-3 shall be personally delivered or sent by first class mail to any personal representative named in a will or appointed by a court to act for the deceased tenant.  (3) The notice described in Section 35-12A-5 shall refer to any personal representative or designated person, instead of the deceased tenant, and shall incorporate the provisions of this section.  (4) If a personal representative, designated person, or other person entitled to possession of the property, such as an heir or devisee, responds by actual notice to a manufactured dwelling community owner within the 30-day period provided by Section 35-12A-5, and so requests, the manufactured dwelling community owner shall enter into a written agreement with the representative or person providing that the manufactured dwelling shall not be sold or disposed of by the manufactured dwelling community owner until conclusion of any probate proceedings, so long as the representative or person makes timely periodic payment of all storage charges and maintains the property and the rented space on which it is stored. During the agreement, the representative or person shall have the right to remove or sell the property, including a sale to a purchaser or a transfer to an heir or devisee where the purchaser, heir, or devisee wishes to leave the property on the rented space and become a tenant. The manufactured dwelling community owner also may condition approval for occupancy of any purchaser, heir, or devisee of the property upon payment of all storage charges and maintenance costs. If the representative or person violates the agreement, the manufactured dwelling community owner may terminate it upon 30 days' written notice stating facts sufficient to notify the representative or person of the reason for the termination. Unless the representative or person corrects the violation within the notice period, the agreement shall terminate as provided and the manufactured dwelling community owner may sell the property as provided for in this chapter. (Act 2003-516, 2nd Sp. Sess., p. 1537, §1; Act 2014-167, p. 475, §1.)
AL Code § 35-12A-15 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 35 - Property.|Chapter 12A - Abandoned Manufactured Dwellings.|Section 35-12A-15 - Applicability of Chapter to Non-Tenant Owner of Dwelling.

Section 35-12A-15Applicability of chapter to non-tenant owner of dwelling. In the case of an abandoned manufactured dwelling that is owned by someone other than the tenant, the provisions of this chapter regarding the rights and responsibilities of a tenant to the abandoned manufactured dwelling shall also apply to that owner, with regard only to the manufactured dwelling and not to any goods left inside or outside the manufactured dwelling.  (Act 2003-516, 2nd Sp. Sess., p. 1537, §15.)
AL Code § 35-13-1 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 35 - Property.|Chapter 13 - Salvage.|Section 35-13-1 - Right to Take Up and Secure Property Adrift.

Section 35-13-1Right to take up and secure property adrift. All property adrift may be taken up by any person and secured. (Code 1852, §2075; Code 1867, §2467; Code 1876, §2863; Code 1886, §3282; Code 1896, §3525; Code 1907, §5844; Code 1923, §10158; Code 1940, T. 47, §257.)
AL Code § 35-13-2 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 35 - Property.|Chapter 13 - Salvage.|Section 35-13-2 - Appraisement and Description of Property.

Section 35-13-2Appraisement and description of property. (a) Such person must, within two days after the same is taken up, exhibit the property to the district court, and if, in his opinion, it is worth over $30.00, he must issue an order of appraisement to three disinterested freeholders or householders, who, after being duly sworn to estimate the value of such property fairly, must appraise and certify the same to the court, with a description of the property; if not exceeding the value of $30.00, the court must make the appraisement and description of the property. (b) The court must give the taker a copy of the appraisement and description of the property, retaining the original. (Code 1852, §§2076, 2077; Code 1867, §§2468, 2469; Code 1876, §§2864, 2865; Code 1886, §§3283, 3284; Code 1896, §§3526, 3527; Code 1907, §§5845, 5846; Code 1923, §§10159, 10160; Code 1940, T. 47, §§258, 259.)
AL Code § 35-13-3 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 35 - Property.|Chapter 13 - Salvage.|Section 35-13-3 - Notice.

Section 35-13-3Notice. (a) If the appraised value is over $30.00, the taker must, within 10 days thereafter, give notice thereof, once a week for three successive weeks, in a newspaper published nearest to the place where the property was taken up. Such advertisement must state the name of the taker, the time and place, a description of the property, with its marks, and the name of the owner, if known, its appraised value, and where the same is secured or deposited. (b) If the property is not worth exceeding $30.00, the same must be advertised at the next steamboat landing, if the property was taken up on a navigable stream, otherwise, at the nearest public place, within five days after the taking up. (Code 1852, §§2078-2080; Code 1867, §§2470-2472; Code 1876, §§2866-2868; Code 1886, §§3285-3287; Code 1896, §§3528-3530; Code 1907, §§5847-5849; Code 1923, §§10161-10163; Code 1940, T. 47, §§260-262.)
AL Code § 35-13-4 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 35 - Property.|Chapter 13 - Salvage.|Section 35-13-4 - Restoration of Property Upon Proof by Owner.

Section 35-13-4Restoration of property upon proof by owner. The owner may, on notifying the taker or the person in possession, and proving the property by his own oath, or the oath of another, satisfactorily to the district court, obtain from such court an order to restore such property on the payment of the legal costs and charges thereon. (Code 1852, §2081; Code 1867, §2473; Code 1876, §2869; Code 1886, §3288; Code 1896, §3531; Code 1907, §5850; Code 1923, §10164; Code 1940, T. 47, §263.)
AL Code § 35-13-5 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 35 - Property.|Chapter 13 - Salvage.|Section 35-13-5 - Compensation of Taker.

Section 35-13-5Compensation of taker. (a) The taker is entitled to 10 percent on the appraised value of each bale of cotton and on other property as follows: 25 percent on all under $30.00; between $30.00 and $100.00, 20 percent; between $100.00 and $500.00, 15 percent; between $500.00 and $1,000.00, 10 percent; and on all over $1,000.00, five percent. (b) The taker is also entitled to the court fees paid by him, the expenses of the advertisement, if published in a newspaper, and reasonable compensation for the keeping, if necessary to preserve the property from loss or injury, to be ascertained as in the case of estrays. (Code 1852, §§2082, 2083; Code 1867, §§2474, 2475; Code 1876, §§2870, 2871; Code 1886, §§3289, 3290; Code 1896, §§3532, 3533; Code 1907, §§5851, 5852; Code 1923, §§10165, 10166; Code 1940, T. 47, §§264, 265.)
AL Code § 35-13-6 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 35 - Property.|Chapter 13 - Salvage.|Section 35-13-6 - Fees of Appraisers.

Section 35-13-6Fees of appraisers. The appraisers, other than the district court, are entitled to $2.00 each, to be paid by the taker. (Code 1852, §2084; Code 1867, §2476; Code 1876, §2872; Code 1886, §3291; Code 1896, §3534; Code 1907, §5853; Code 1923, §10167; Code 1940, T. 47, §266.)
AL Code § 35-13-7 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 35 - Property.|Chapter 13 - Salvage.|Section 35-13-7 - Limitations.

Section 35-13-7Limitations. The owner may prove his property, if appraised at not more than $30.00, within three months; between $30.00 and $100.00, in six months; at more than $100.00, within one year after the appraisement; and, on failure to do so, the right to the same is vested in the taker, under the provisions of this chapter. (Code 1852, §2085; Code 1867, §2477; Code 1876, §2873; Code 1886, §3292; Code 1896, §3535; Code 1907, §5854; Code 1923, §10168; Code 1940, T. 47, §267.)
AL Code § 35-13-8 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 35 - Property.|Chapter 13 - Salvage.|Section 35-13-8 - Remedy of Owner When Taker Refuses to Deliver Property.

Section 35-13-8Remedy of owner when taker refuses to deliver property. If the taker or the person in possession of the property fails to deliver the same to the owner on the order of the district court and the payment of, or offering to pay, all legal costs, charges, and expenses for keeping, such owner may recover the same; and the person failing also forfeits, to any person bringing an action for the same, double the appraised value of the property. (Code 1852, §2086; Code 1867, §2478; Code 1876, §2874; Code 1886, §3293; Code 1896, §3536; Code 1907, §5855; Code 1923, §10169; Code 1940, T. 47, §268.)
AL Code § 35-13-9 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 35 - Property.|Chapter 13 - Salvage.|Section 35-13-9 - Liability for Concealment or Destruction, Etc.

Section 35-13-9Liability for concealment or destruction, etc. If any person conceals, destroys, injures, obliterates, or defaces any mark, or disposes of, or carries beyond the state any property taken up adrift, before the expiration of the time allowed by this chapter for the owner to prove his property, he is liable to such owner to the extent of the injury he may sustain thereby. (Code 1852, §2087; Code 1867, §2479; Code 1876, §2875; Code 1886, §3294; Code 1896, §3537; Code 1907, §5856; Code 1923, §10170; Code 1940, T. 47, §269.)
AL Code § 35-13-10 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 35 - Property.|Chapter 13 - Salvage.|Section 35-13-10 - Applicability of Chapter to Taker's Personal Representative.

Section 35-13-10Applicability of chapter to taker's personal representative. If the taker dies before the expiration of the time allowed to the owner to prove his property, all the provisions of this chapter, in relation to the giving up of the property, apply to his personal representatives. (Code 1852, §2088; Code 1867, §2480; Code 1876, §2876; Code 1886, §3295; Code 1896, §3538; Code 1907, §5857; Code 1923, §10171; Code 1940, T. 47, §270.)
AL Code § 35-14-1 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 35 - Property.|Chapter 14 - Damages for Destruction, Injury, or Removal of Trees.|Section 35-14-1 - Generally; When Owner of Trees Deemed Owner of Land; Joinder Actions.

Section 35-14-1Generally; when owner of trees deemed owner of land; joinder actions. (a) Any person who cuts down, deadens, girdles, boxes, destroys, or takes away, if already cut down or fallen, any cypress, pecan, oak, pine, cedar, poplar, walnut, hickory, or wild cherry tree, or sapling of that kind, on land not his own, wilfully and knowingly, without the consent of the owner of the land, must pay to the owner $20.00 for every such tree or sapling; and for every other tree or sapling, not hereinbefore described, so cut down, deadened, girdled, boxed, destroyed, or taken away by any person, he must pay to such owner the sum of $10.00. (b) When one person owns the land and another person owns the trees standing thereon, the owner of the trees is the owner of the land within the meaning of subsection (a) of this section. (c) Actions under this section may be joined with actions for trespass, for cutting, injuring, or removing timber. (Code 1867, §3202a; Code 1876, §3551; Code 1886, §3296; Code 1896, §§4137, 4138; Code 1907, §§6035, 6036; Code 1923, §§10371, 10372; Code 1940, T. 47, §§272, 273; Acts 1953, No. 753, p. 1015.)
AL Code § 35-14-2 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 35 - Property.|Chapter 14 - Damages for Destruction, Injury, or Removal of Trees.|Section 35-14-2 - Fruit or Ornamental Trees, Etc.

Section 35-14-2Fruit or ornamental trees, etc. Any person who cuts down, digs up, girdles, destroys, or mutilates any fruit tree or ornamental tree, or shrub, bush, or plant which is inclosed on premises not his own, wilfully and knowingly, without the consent of the owner, must pay to such owner $15.00 for every such tree, shrub, or plant. (Code 1867, §3202b; Code 1876, §3552; Code 1886, §3297; Code 1896, §4139; Code 1907, §6037; Code 1923, §10373; Code 1940, T. 47, §274.)
AL Code § 35-14-3 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 35 - Property.|Chapter 14 - Damages for Destruction, Injury, or Removal of Trees.|Section 35-14-3 - Court in Which Action May Be Brought; Limitations; Further Proceedings Not Barred.

Section 35-14-3Court in which action may be brought; limitations; further proceedings not barred. Any action for the specific penalties given by this chapter may be brought in any court of competent jurisdiction and must be brought within one year from the time the injury was committed and not after; and neither action brought, nor penalty incurred under any of the provisions of this chapter, is a bar to any action for further damages or to any criminal proceeding for any offense included in the acts for which such penalties are herein imposed or connected therewith. (Code 1867, §3202d; Code 1876, §3554; Code 1886, §3299; Code 1896, §4140; Code 1907, §6038; Code 1923, §10374; Code 1940, T. 47, §275.)