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2023 Code of Alabama › Title 24 - Housing. › Chapter 3 - Urban Renewal Projects. › Section 24-3-1 - Legislative Findings and Declaration of Necessity; Municipalities to Afford Opportunities for Redevelopment, etc., by Private Enterprise.

Section 24-3-1
Legislative findings and declaration of necessity; municipalities to afford opportunities for redevelopment, etc., by private enterprise.
(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.
(Acts 1955, No. 553, p. 1210, §1.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 24 - Housing. › Chapter 3 - Urban Renewal Projects. › Section 24-3-2 - Authority to Plan and Undertake Urban Renewal Projects; Limitations on Eminent Domain.

Section 24-3-2
Authority to plan and undertake urban renewal projects; limitations on eminent domain.
(a) In addition to its authority under this title, any housing authority created under this title is hereby authorized to plan and undertake urban renewal projects.
(b) The governing body of any incorporated city or town is likewise hereby authorized to plan and undertake urban renewal projects and shall have and possess the same powers and authority granted to or conferred on any housing authority.
(c) As used in this chapter, an urban renewal project may include undertakings and activities for the elimination and for the prevention of the spread of blighted property as defined in subsection (c) of Section 24-2-2 and may involve any work or undertaking for such purpose constituting a redevelopment project authorized by Chapter 2 of this title, or any rehabilitation or conservation work or any combination of such undertaking or work. For this purpose, "rehabilitation or conservation work" may include:
(1) Carrying out plans for a program of voluntary or compulsory repair and rehabilitation of buildings or other improvements;
(2) Acquisition of real property and demolition, removal or rehabilitation of buildings and improvements thereon, where necessary to eliminate unhealthful, unsanitary, or unsafe conditions, lessen density, reduce traffic hazards, eliminate obsolete or other uses detrimental to the public welfare, or to otherwise remove or prevent the spread of blight or deterioration, or to provide land for needed public facilities;
(3) Installation, construction, or reconstruction of streets, utilities, parks, playgrounds, and other improvements necessary for carrying out the objectives of the urban renewal project; and
(4) The disposition, for uses in accordance with the objectives of the urban renewal project, of any property or part thereof acquired in the area of such projects; provided that such disposition shall be in the manner prescribed in Chapter 2 of this title for the disposition of property in a redevelopment project area.
(d) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter, an urban renewal project may include property that is not blighted, but the power of eminent domain may not be exercised to acquire property that is not blighted without the consent of the owner.
(Acts 1955, No. 553, p. 1210, §2; Acts 1967, No. 417, p. 1075, §2; Act 2006-584, p. 1544, §1.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 24 - Housing. › Chapter 3 - Urban Renewal Projects. › Section 24-3-3 - Urban Renewal Plans.

Section 24-3-3
Urban renewal plans.
Any urban renewal project undertaken pursuant to Section 24-3-2 shall be undertaken in accordance with an urban renewal plan for the area of the project. As used in this chapter, an "urban renewal plan" means a plan, as it exists from time to time, for an urban renewal project, which plan shall conform to the general plan for the municipality as a whole and shall be sufficiently complete to indicate such land acquisition, demolition and removal of structures, redevelopment, improvements, and rehabilitation as may be proposed to be carried out in the area of the urban renewal project, zoning and planning changes, if any, land uses, maximum densities, building requirements, and the plan's relationship to definite local objectives respecting appropriate land uses, improved traffic, public transportation, public utilities, recreational and community facilities, and other public improvements. An urban renewal plan shall be prepared and approved pursuant to the same procedure as provided in Chapter 2 of this title, with respect to a redevelopment plan.
(Acts 1955, No. 553, p. 1210, §3.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 24 - Housing. › Chapter 3 - Urban Renewal Projects. › Section 24-3-5 - Assistance of Urban Renewal Projects by Municipalities, etc.; Delegation of Powers, etc., of Authority to Municipalities, Etc.

Section 24-3-5
Assistance of urban renewal projects by municipalities, etc.; delegation of powers, etc., of authority to municipalities, etc.
Any municipality or other public body is hereby authorized, without limiting any provision in Section 24-3-4, to do any and all things necessary to aid and cooperate in the planning and undertaking of an urban renewal project in the area in which such municipality or public body is authorized to act, including the furnishing of such financial and other assistance as the municipality or public body is authorized by Chapter 2 of this title to furnish for or in connection with a redevelopment plan or redevelopment project. An authority is hereby authorized to delegate to a municipality or other public body any of the powers or functions of the authority with respect to the planning or undertaking of an urban renewal project in the area in which such municipality or public body is authorized to act, and such municipality or public body is hereby authorized to carry out or perform such powers or functions for the authority. Any public body, including the governing body of an incorporated city or town, is hereby authorized to enter into agreements which may extend over any period, notwithstanding any provision or rule of law to the contrary, with any other public body or bodies respecting action to be taken pursuant to any of the powers granted by this chapter, including the furnishing of funds or other assistance in connection with an urban renewal plan or urban renewal project.
(Acts 1955, No. 553, p. 1210, §5; Acts 1967, No. 417, p. 1075, §4.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 24 - Housing. › Chapter 3 - Urban Renewal Projects. › Section 24-3-6 - Workable Program.

Section 24-3-6
Workable program.
The governing body of the municipality, or such public officer or public body as it may designate, is hereby authorized to prepare a workable program (which may include an official plan of action, as it exists from time to time, for effectively dealing with the problem of slums and blighted, deteriorated, or deteriorating areas within the community and for the establishment and preservation of a well-planned community with well organized residential neighborhoods of decent homes and suitable living environment for adequate family life) for utilizing appropriate private and public resources to eliminate and prevent the development or spread of slums and blight and deterioration, to encourage needed rehabilitation, to provide for the redevelopment of blighted, deteriorated, or slum areas or to undertake such of the aforesaid activities or other feasible activities as may be suitably employed to achieve the objectives of such a program.
(Acts 1955, No. 553, p. 1210, §6.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 24 - Housing. › Chapter 3 - Urban Renewal Projects. › Section 24-3-7 - Acquisition, Preparation for Development or Disposal of Undeveloped Vacant Land by Housing Authorities, Etc.

Section 24-3-7
Acquisition, preparation for development or disposal of undeveloped vacant land by housing authorities, etc.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the acquisition, preparation for development, or disposal of undeveloped vacant land shall constitute a redevelopment project, under this title or any other law, which may be undertaken in the same manner provided in this title, or any amendments or provisions supplemental thereto, by any housing authority now or hereafter established pursuant to this title or by any governing body of any incorporated city or town, if such acquisition of undeveloped vacant land is determined, as provided in this section, to be essential to the proper clearance, redevelopment, rehabilitation, or conservation of a slum or blighted area of a community or to its general slum clearance or urban renewal program. Such determination shall be made by the housing authority of such community or the governing body of any incorporated city or town adopting a resolution to that effect, which shall include a finding that the conditions affecting the land to be acquired (by reason of the predominance of defective or inadequate street layout; faulty lot layout in relation to size or adequacy; lack of accessibility or usefulness; diversity of ownership, tax, or special assessment delinquency; defective or unusual conditions of title, improper subdivisions, or obsolete plattings; or any one or combination of such factors) substantially impair or arrest the sound growth of the community, retard the provision of needed housing accommodations and constitute an economic or social liability, and that the need for housing accommodations has been or will be increased as a result of the clearance, rehabilitation, or conservation of slum or blighted areas in the community.
(Acts 1955, No. 553, p. 1210, §7; Acts 1967, No. 417, p. 1075, §5.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 24 - Housing. › Chapter 3 - Urban Renewal Projects. › Section 24-3-8 - Powers Conferred by Chapter Supplemental.

Section 24-3-8
Powers conferred by chapter supplemental.
The powers conferred by this chapter shall be in addition and supplemental to the powers conferred by any other law, and nothing contained herein shall be construed as limiting any other powers of a housing authority.
(Acts 1955, No. 553, p. 1210, §9.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 24 - Housing. › Chapter 3 - Urban Renewal Projects. › Section 24-3-9 - Provisions of Chapter Cumulative; Conflicting Laws.

Section 24-3-9
Provisions of chapter cumulative; conflicting laws.
The provisions of this chapter shall be cumulative and supplemental and shall be construed in pari materia with other laws relative to urban renewal plans and urban renewal projects. No law shall be deemed repealed by this chapter unless in specific conflict with this chapter.
(Acts 1967, No. 417, p. 1075, §6.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 24 - Housing. › Chapter 4A - Manufactured Buildings. › Section 24-4A-1 - Legislative Findings; Purpose of Chapter.

Section 24-4A-1
Legislative findings; purpose of chapter.
The Legislature hereby finds that in an effort to meet the housing needs within the state, the private housing and construction industry has developed mass production techniques which can substantially reduce a housing and building cost, and that the mass production of housing and buildings consisting primarily of factory manufacture presents unique problems with respect to the establishment of uniform health and safety standards and inspection procedures. The Legislature further finds that by minimizing the problems of standards and inspection procedures, it is demonstrating its intention to encourage the reduction of manufactured building construction costs, and to make housing and home ownership more feasible for all residents of the state.
(Acts 1981, No. 81-706, p. 1183, §1.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 24 - Housing. › Chapter 4A - Manufactured Buildings. › Section 24-4A-4 - Enforcement of Chapter; Delegation of Enforcement Authority; Promulgation of Rules and Regulations.

Section 24-4A-4
Enforcement of chapter; delegation of enforcement authority; promulgation of rules and regulations.
(a) The commission shall enforce the provisions of this chapter and the regulations adopted pursuant hereto; except, that the commission may delegate its enforcement authority to a local government agency, an approved inspection agency or an agency of another state, provided the inspection agencies' inspection requirements conform with the requirements of the commission.
(b) The commission shall promulgate rules and regulations to interpret and make specific the provisions of this chapter. These rules shall include provisions imposing requirements reasonably consistent with recognized and accepted standards adopted by the Southern Building Codes Congress, International, the National Fire Protection Association, or any other nationally recognized building standards.
(Acts 1981, No. 81-706, p. 1183, §4.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 24 - Housing. › Chapter 4A - Manufactured Buildings. › Section 24-4A-5 - Injunctive Relief.

Section 24-4A-5
Injunctive relief.
The commission may obtain injunctive relief from the proper circuit court to enjoin the sale, delivery, or installation of manufactured building upon an affidavit specifying the manner in which the building does not conform to the requirements of this chapter or to rules issued pursuant hereto.
(Acts 1981, No. 81-706, p. 1183, §5.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 24 - Housing. › Chapter 4A - Manufactured Buildings. › Section 24-4A-6 - Penalties.

Section 24-4A-6
Penalties.
A person who violates any of the provisions of this chapter or any rule adopted pursuant hereto is guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of $500.00, or by imprisonment for 30 days, or both. A separate violation shall be deemed to have occurred with respect to each building unit (building component) involved.
(Acts 1981, No. 81-706, p. 1183, §6.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 24 - Housing. › Chapter 4A - Manufactured Buildings. › Section 24-4A-7 - Exemption of Pre-Engineered Metal Buildings.

Section 24-4A-7
Exemption of pre-engineered metal buildings.
The provisions of this chapter omit pre-engineered metal buildings.
(Acts 1981, No. 81-706, p. 1183, §7.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 24 - Housing. › Chapter 5 - Manufactured Homes. › Article 1 - Uniform Standards Code. › Section 24-5-1 - Short Title.

Section 24-5-1
Short title.
This article shall be known and may be cited as the "Uniform Standards Code for Manufactured Homes Act."
(Acts 1971, No. 1938, p. 3129, §1; Act 2009-37, p. 130, §3.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 24 - Housing. › Chapter 5 - Manufactured Homes. › Article 1 - Uniform Standards Code. › Section 24-5-2 - Definitions.

Section 24-5-2
Definitions.
Unless clearly indicated otherwise by the context, the following words when used in this article, for purposes of this article, shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them in this section:
(1) ALABAMA MANUFACTURED HOUSING COMMISSION FUND. The fund established to provide necessary revenue for the enforcement of this article.
(2) COMMISSION. The Alabama Manufactured Housing Commission.
(3) DEALER. Any person, other than a manufacturer, who is duly licensed to sell manufactured homes in this state.
(4) LABEL. The approved form of certification by the manufacturer under the Uniform Standards Code that is permanently affixed to each manufactured home or transportable section thereof, and which serves as the certification by the manufacturer of conformance with the applicable federal manufactured home construction and safety standards in effect the date of manufacture.
(5) MANUFACTURED HOME. A structure, transportable in one or more sections, which when erected on site measures eight body feet or more in width and 32 body feet or more in length, built on a permanent chassis and designed to be used as a dwelling, with or without a permanent foundation, when connected to the required utilities, and includes the plumbing, heating, air-conditioning, and electrical systems contained therein. A manufactured home can be new. A new manufactured home is a manufactured home which is still in the possession of the manufacturer, dealer, or first purchaser of the manufactured home.
(6) MANUFACTURED HOME CONSTRUCTION. All activities relating to the assembly and manufacture of a manufactured home including, but not limited to, those relating to durability, quality, and safety.
(7) MANUFACTURER. Any person who manufactures manufactured homes and shall include the manufacturer, factory branch, or factory representative.
(8) PERSON. A person, firm, partnership, company, corporation, or association engaged in manufacturing or selling manufactured homes.
(9) UNIFORM STANDARDS CODE. The federal manufactured home construction or safety standards promulgated pursuant to Section 604 of the National Mobile Home Construction and Safety Standards Act of 1974, published in Public Law 93-383, 42 U.S.C. § 5401 et seq., or the Manufactured Housing Improvement Act of 2000, or both, as amended from time to time.
(Acts 1971, No. 1938, p. 3129, §2; Acts 1980, No. 80-599, p. 1014, §1; Act 2009-37, p. 130, §3.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 24 - Housing. › Chapter 5 - Manufactured Homes. › Article 1 - Uniform Standards Code. › Section 24-5-3 - Establishment of Uniform Standards.

Section 24-5-3
Establishment of uniform standards.
All construction of manufactured homes manufactured after May 28, 1980, in this state shall meet the standards of the Uniform Standards Code.
(Acts 1971, No. 1938, p. 3129, §3; Acts 1980, No. 80-599, p. 1014, §2; Act 2009-37, p. 130, §3.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 24 - Housing. › Chapter 5 - Manufactured Homes. › Article 1 - Uniform Standards Code. › Section 24-5-4 - Inspection or Approval; Certification of Manufacturer.

Section 24-5-4
Inspection or approval; certification of manufacturer.
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.
(Acts 1971, No. 1938, p. 3129, §4; Acts 1980, No. 80-599, p. 1014, §3; Act 2009-37, p. 130, §3.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 24 - Housing. › Chapter 5 - Manufactured Homes. › Article 1 - Uniform Standards Code. › Section 24-5-5 - Label and Certification Required for Manufactured Homes.

Section 24-5-5
Label and certification required for manufactured homes.
No person may manufacture in this state any manufactured home after May 28, 1980, unless it bears a label and certification, certifying that the manufactured home meets or exceeds the Uniform Standards Code.
(Acts 1971, No. 1938, p. 3129, §5; Acts 1980, No. 80-599, p. 1014, §4; Act 2009-37, p. 130, §3.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 24 - Housing. › Chapter 5 - Manufactured Homes. › Article 1 - Uniform Standards Code. › Section 24-5-6 - Licenses for Sale of Manufactured Homes.

Section 24-5-6
Licenses for sale of manufactured homes.
(a) Any manufacturer or dealer within or without this state shall apply for a license to sell manufactured homes in this state.
(b) Applications shall be obtained from and submitted to the commission. Each applicant shall be a citizen of the United States or, if not a citizen of the United States, a person who is legally present in the United States with appropriate documentation from the federal government.
(c) The original license fee and the renewal fee shall be established by the commission by rule pursuant to Section 24-6-4. Each sales or manufacturing location shall be required to be licensed at the same rate and basis as others. The license shall be valid from January 1 until December 31 of the year in which the license was issued or until revoked as provided in this section.
(d) Any license may be revoked or suspended by the commission for violation of this article, or rules and regulations or standards or codes or specifications adopted pursuant to this article. The commission shall notify the licensee in writing of the reasons why the commission intends to revoke or suspend the license, and the licensee shall be entitled to a hearing before the commission within 10 days after receipt of the notice of intention to revoke or suspend. At the hearing the commission shall consider the circumstances and shall give the licensee reasonable time, but not less than 30 days, to correct the conditions or circumstances that caused the notice of intention to revoke or suspend the license to be given.
(Acts 1971, No. 1938, p. 3129, §6; Acts 1975, No. 1143, p. 2245; Acts 1980, No. 80-599, p. 1014, §5; Act 2001-426, p. 543, §3; Act 2009-37, p. 130, §3.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 24 - Housing. › Chapter 5 - Manufactured Homes. › Article 1 - Uniform Standards Code. › Section 24-5-7 - Sale of New Manufactured Homes Without Labels.

Section 24-5-7
Sale of new manufactured homes without labels.
A new manufactured home which does not bear the label required by this article may not be offered for sale by any manufacturer or dealer anywhere within the geographical limits of this state.
(Acts 1971, No. 1938, p. 3129, §7; Acts 1980, No. 80-599, p. 1014, §6; Act 2009-37, p. 130, §3.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 24 - Housing. › Chapter 5 - Manufactured Homes. › Article 1 - Uniform Standards Code. › Section 24-5-9 - Inspection of Establishments; Testing and Records.

Section 24-5-9
Inspection of establishments; testing and records.
(a) The commission shall cause to be inspected, at such times as it may deem proper, any place or establishment within this state where manufactured homes are manufactured, sold, or offered for sale, for the purpose of ascertaining whether the requirements of this article and the regulations of the commission have been met.
(b) The commission, or its duly authorized representatives, may cause products or parts or portions thereof to be analyzed or tested by the state agent, or its duly authorized agency. Such analysis or test records may be preserved by the commission, and when sworn to by the state testing agent, or its duly authorized agency, shall be prima facie evidence of violations of this article or rules and regulations or standards or codes or specifications adopted pursuant to this article.
(Acts 1971, No. 1938, p. 3129, §8; Act 2009-37, p. 130, §3.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 24 - Housing. › Chapter 5 - Manufactured Homes. › Article 1 - Uniform Standards Code. › Section 24-5-10 - License Fees.

Section 24-5-10
License fees.
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.
(Acts 1971, No. 1938, p. 3129, §9; Acts 1975, No. 1051, p. 2114; Acts 1980, No. 80-599, p. 1014, §8; Act 2001-426, p. 543, §3.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 24 - Housing. › Chapter 5 - Manufactured Homes. › Article 1 - Uniform Standards Code. › Section 24-5-11 - Statistics and Records as to Manufactured Homes.

Section 24-5-11
Statistics and records as to manufactured homes.
(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.
(Acts 1971, No. 1938, p. 3129, §10; Act 2009-37, p. 130, §3.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 24 - Housing. › Chapter 5 - Manufactured Homes. › Article 1 - Uniform Standards Code. › Section 24-5-12 - Administration of Article.

Section 24-5-12
Administration of article.
The commission is hereby charged with the administration of this article. It shall make and amend, alter or repeal general rules and regulations of procedure for carrying into effect all provisions of this article and prescribe means, methods, and practices to make effective such provisions.
(Acts 1971, No. 1938, p. 3129, §11.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 24 - Housing. › Chapter 5 - Manufactured Homes. › Article 1 - Uniform Standards Code. › Section 24-5-13 - Enforcement of Article; Local Ordinances Providing for Inspection of Manufactured Homes.

Section 24-5-13
Enforcement of article; local ordinances providing for inspection of manufactured homes.
(a) No person may interfere, obstruct, or hinder an authorized representative of the commission who displays proper commission credentials in the performance of his or her duties as set forth in this article.
(b) In the performance of its duties, the commission, or any of its duly authorized representatives , may enter and inspect, at any reasonable time, any place or establishment where manufactured homes are manufactured, sold, or offered for sale, for the purpose of ascertaining whether the requirements of this article and the regulations of the commission have been met.
(c) Nothing in this article shall prevent the governing authority of any county or municipal corporation from adopting ordinances or resolutions providing for the inspection of manufactured homes sold or placed within its limits and to provide penalties for violations thereof, but no such ordinance or resolution shall conflict with any power or authority of the commission, or its duly authorized representatives. Any manufactured home which has been inspected and approved in accordance with this article is not required to comply with any local ordinances in conflict with this article.
(Acts 1971, No. 1938, p. 3129, §12; Act 2009-37, p. 130, §3.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 24 - Housing. › Chapter 5 - Manufactured Homes. › Article 1 - Uniform Standards Code. › Section 24-5-13.1 - Commission Authorized to Enter Into Contracts With Agencies Dealing With Federal Department of Housing and Urban Development; Purpose.

Section 24-5-13.1
Commission authorized to enter into contracts with agencies dealing with federal Department of Housing and Urban Development; purpose.
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.
(Acts 1980, No. 80-599, p. 1014, §10.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 24 - Housing. › Chapter 5 - Manufactured Homes. › Article 1 - Uniform Standards Code. › Section 24-5-14 - Penalties; Disposition of Funds.

Section 24-5-14
Penalties; disposition of funds.
(a) Whoever violates this article or any regulation or order issued under this article shall be liable for a civil penalty of not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000) for each such violation. Each violation of any section of this article or regulation or order shall constitute a separate violation with respect to each manufactured home or with respect to each failure or refusal to allow or perform an act required thereby, except that the maximum civil penalty may not exceed one million dollars ($1,000,000) for any related series of violations occurring within one year from the date of the first violation. Before the commission shall impose a civil penalty it shall first advise the violator of its intention to do so and hold a hearing on the violation no sooner than two weeks after notification to the person of the commission's intent to impose civil penalties and the indicated violations.
(b) Any individual or a director, officer, or agent of a corporation who knowingly and willfully violates subsection (a) , in a manner which threatens the health or safety of any purchaser, shall be fined not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) or sentenced to the county jail for not more than one year, or both.
(c) Any fines collected under subsections (a) and (b) shall be paid into the Alabama Manufactured Housing Commission Fund.
(Acts 1971, No. 1938, p. 3129, §13; Acts 1980, No. 80-599, p. 1014, §9; Act 2009-37, p. 130, §3.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 24 - Housing. › Chapter 5 - Manufactured Homes. › Article 2 - Anchoring. › Section 24-5-30 - Short Title.

Section 24-5-30
Short title.
This article shall be known and may be cited as the "Uniform Code for the Anchoring of Mobile Homes Act."
(Acts 1975, No. 1144, p. 2247, §1.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 24 - Housing. › Chapter 5 - Manufactured Homes. › Article 2 - Anchoring. › Section 24-5-31 - Definitions.

Section 24-5-31
Definitions.
When used in this article, unless the context plainly indicates otherwise, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them in this section:
(1) ANSI. The American National Standards Institute or its successor.
(2) GROUND ANCHOR. Any device at the mobile home stand designed for the purpose of securing a mobile home to the ground.
(3) MARSHAL. The Alabama State Fire Marshal.
(4) NFPA. The National Fire Protection Association or its successor.
(5) TIEDOWN. Any device designed to anchor a mobile home to ground anchors.
(6) COMMISSION. The Alabama Manufactured Housing Commission.
(7) INSTALL or INSTALLATION. Siting, placing, or anchoring a manufactured home or manufactured building, either one or more units, to land, upon footings, piers, or foundations, or connecting the home or building to public or private utilities. Public or private utilities shall not be classified as installers under this section.
(8) INSTALLER. Any person who sites, anchors, places, connects, sets up or installs a manufactured home or manufactured building upon land, footings, piers, or foundations.
(9) MANUFACTURED BUILDING. A closed structure, building assembly or systems of subassemblies which may include structural, electrical, plumbing, heating, ventilating, utility service lines, footings, foundations, porches, or other service systems manufactured in manufacturing facilities, for installation or erection, with or without other specified components, as a finished building or as a part of a finished building, which shall include, but not be limited to, residential dwelling units, commercial, institutional, storage, and industrial structures. "Mobile homes" or "manufactured homes" are excluded. "Manufactured building" may also mean, at the option of the manufacturer, any building of open construction made or assembled in manufacturing facilities away from the building site, for installation, or assembly and installation on the building site. Excluded from the definition of "manufactured building" shall be any temporarily placed building, trailer, or structure maintained by a licensed general contractor or subcontractor for purposes of storage, office space, or any other construction related function at a project site.
(10) MANUFACTURED HOME. As defined by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development.
(Acts 1975, No. 1144, p. 2247, §2; Acts 1991, No. 91-642, p. 1213, §1; Act 2001-426, p. 543, §4.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 24 - Housing. › Chapter 5 - Manufactured Homes. › Article 2 - Anchoring. › Section 24-5-32 - Anchorage Requirements.

Section 24-5-32
Anchorage requirements.
(a) After January 1, 1976, it shall be unlawful for any person to install, allow to be installed, occupy, or allow to be occupied any new or used manufactured home or manufactured building unless the home or building is tied down to properly installed ground anchors so as to be able to resist wind loads as specified in the rules and regulations adopted by the commission. The Counties of Mobile and Baldwin are designated as hurricane wind zones. All installers of manufactured homes and manufactured buildings must be certified by the commission to install such structures.
(b) Any manufactured home or manufactured building sold after January 1, 1976, shall comply with the requirements of subsection (a) immediately upon location on the new site. Any existing manufactured home or manufactured building relocated to a new site after January 1, 1976, shall comply with the code requirements of subsection (a) immediately upon location on the new site.
(c) The commission shall promulgate rules and regulations setting forth uniform standards for the manufacture and installation of ground anchors and blocking to be compatible with ANSI A 119.1/NFPA 501B, in order to accomplish the intent of this section. Local building inspectors shall, when required by local jurisdiction, enforce rules and regulations promulgated by the commission to accomplish the intent of this section.
(d) Prior to adoption of the initial rules and regulations and in the event it becomes necessary to make changes in or additions to the rules and regulations adopted in subsection (a), the commission, at least 30 days prior to adopting or promulgating any such rules and regulations or changes or additions, shall mail to all manufacturers and service organizations doing business in Alabama and to the Alabama Manufactured Housing Institute a notice which shall include a copy of the rules and regulations or additions and changes thereto, and a designation of the time and place that the commission will hear and consider any objections to the proposed rules and regulations or additions and changes thereto. The commission shall afford any interested party an opportunity to be heard orally or in writing with respect to the proposed rules and regulations or additions and changes thereto. Sixty days after date of notice and hearing, any rules and regulations or changes and additions thereto shall become effective.
(e) This section shall not apply to any mobile home which is in transit between sites.
(f) The commission shall establish by rule a schedule of fees to pay for the administration of this article.
(Acts 1975, No. 1144, p. 2247, §3; Acts 1991, No. 91-642, p. 1213, §2.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 24 - Housing. › Chapter 5 - Manufactured Homes. › Article 2 - Anchoring. › Section 24-5-33 - Penalties for Violations of Article; Suspension of License Tags; Additional Relief From Violations.

Section 24-5-33
Penalties for violations of article; suspension of license tags; additional relief from violations.
(a) It is a misdemeanor for any person to install, allow to be installed, occupy, or allow to be occupied, any manufactured home or manufactured building in this state which is not in accordance with the uniform standards and the rules and regulations adopted and set forth by the commission pursuant to this article.
(b) The commission is authorized to suspend the tag issued under Section 40-12-255 of any person violating either subsection (a) or (b) of Section 24-5-32, and shall be authorized to levy a civil penalty up to $500.00 against any person found in violation of subsection (a) of Section 24-5-32. The commission is moreover authorized to levy a civil penalty up to $500.00 against any installer or installation personnel violating either subsection (a) or (b) of Section 24-5-32 or the rules and regulations adopted and set forth by the commission pursuant to this article. Persons subjected to the operation of this subsection shall be given a hearing by the commission on application therefor, and shall be notified of the availability of a hearing by the commission on imposition of a penalty.
(c) In addition to other penalties provided by law, the commission and district attorneys are authorized to apply to the circuit courts within their respective jurisdictions, and such courts shall have jurisdiction, upon hearing and for cause shown, to grant appropriate additional relief to prevent or restrain violations of this article.
(Acts 1975, No. 1144, p. 2247, §3; Acts 1991, No. 91-642, p. 1213, §3.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 24 - Housing. › Chapter 5 - Manufactured Homes. › Article 2 - Anchoring. › Section 24-5-34 - Certain Local Laws, Municipal Ordinances, etc., Not Repealed.

Section 24-5-34
Certain local laws, municipal ordinances, etc., not repealed.
This article shall not repeal any local act, general law of local application or municipal ordinance where provisions thereof have standards, qualifications and requirements for the anchoring of mobile homes equal to or higher than those provided in this article, and such laws, acts or ordinances shall remain entirely in full force and effect.
(Acts 1975, No. 1144, p. 2247, §4.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 24 - Housing. › Chapter 6 - Alabama Manufactured Housing Commission. › Section 24-6-1 - Intent.

Section 24-6-1
Intent.
It is the express intent of this chapter to give administrative relief to the Fire Marshal Division of the Insurance Department in the supervision of any current or future federal and state statutes and codes relating to manufactured and modular housing and buildings. For such purposes, the Alabama Manufactured Housing Commission is created to perform such administrative functions.
(Acts 1985, No. 85-691, p. 1109, §1.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 24 - Housing. › Chapter 6 - Alabama Manufactured Housing Commission. › Section 24-6-2 - Commission Created; Composition.

Section 24-6-2
Commission created; composition.
The Alabama Manufactured Housing Commission, hereinafter referred to as "the commission," is created and shall function as the principal executive branch agency with powers to provide for a comprehensive manufactured and modular housing and building program with respect to construction, transportation, site location, or manufacturing standards for such structures. The commission shall consist of an advisory board of nine members, an administrator, and other staff and personnel. The membership of the commission shall be inclusive and reflect the racial, gender, geographic, urban/rural, and economic diversity of the state. Each commission member shall be a citizen of this state. The advisory board members shall serve in an advisory capacity only to the administrator. The administrator shall have the sole and complete authority to formulate, implement, and execute policy, laws, and regulations for the commission, and will consult with the advisory board as necessary during its scheduled meetings. The commission shall have such other powers and duties as are hereinafter provided.
(Acts 1985, No. 85-691, p. 1109, §2; Act 99-355, p. 553, §1; Act 2009-37, p. 130, §3.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 24 - Housing. › Chapter 7 - Mowa Choctaw Housing Authority. › Section 24-7-1 - Definitions.

Section 24-7-1
Definitions.
As used in this chapter, the following words shall have the following meanings ascribed to them:
(1) PROJECT. Any low-rent housing hereafter developed or acquired by the authority with financial assistance of the United States of America acting through the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.
(2) TRIBE. The Mowa Band of Choctaw Indians.
(3) RESERVATION. Any land, the title to which is held by the Mowa Band of Choctaw Indians.
(Acts 1986, No. 86-537, §5; Acts 1989, No. 89-697, p. 1377, §1.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 24 - Housing. › Chapter 7 - Mowa Choctaw Housing Authority. › Section 24-7-2 - Mowa Choctaw Housing Authority Created; Membership; Terms of Office; Officers; Removal; Quorum; Proxies; Location of Meetings.

Section 24-7-2
Mowa Choctaw Housing Authority created; membership; terms of office; officers; removal; quorum; proxies; location of meetings.
There is created and established an Indian housing authority for the jurisdictions of Mobile and Washington Counties, to be styled the Mowa Choctaw Housing Authority, whose purpose shall be the provision of safe and decent dwelling places for low-income persons and families in Indian areas.
The Mowa Choctaw Housing Authority shall consist of seven members, and shall be appointed by the Mowa Choctaw Tribal Council. No person shall be barred from serving as a member of the authority because he or she is a tenant or home buyer in a tribal housing project.
Members of the Mowa Choctaw Housing Authority, hereinafter styled the authority, shall serve a term of five years from their appointment, and may serve an unlimited number of terms. In the event of a vacancy on the authority, the Mowa Choctaw Tribal Council shall appoint a successor to fill the unexpired term.
The authority shall select from among its members a chair, a vice chair, a secretary, and a treasurer. No member shall hold two offices upon the authority. The chair shall preside at meetings of the authority. The vice chair shall preside in the absence of the chair. In the absence of both the chair and vice chair, the secretary shall preside.
The tribal council may remove any member of the authority for neglect of duty, inefficiency, or misconduct in office, but only after a hearing before the council, and only after the member has been given a written notice of the charges against him or her at least 10 days prior to the hearing. At the hearing, the member shall have the opportunity to be heard in person or by counsel and to present witnesses on his or her behalf.
Four members shall constitute a quorum for the conduct of business of the authority. A member who is unable to attend a meeting in person may present, in writing, a dated and signed voting proxy to a designated representative, who shall attend the meeting and act in his place and stead.
The normal domicile of the authority is Mobile and Washington Counties. Meetings of the authority may be held at other locations within the state upon notification of the members by certified mail, at least 10 days prior to the meeting date.
(Acts 1986, No. 86-537, §1; Acts 1989, No. 89-697, p. 1377, §1; Acts 1991, No. 91-121, p. 142, §1; Acts 1995, No. 95-587, p. 1246, §1.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 24 - Housing. › Chapter 7 - Mowa Choctaw Housing Authority. › Section 24-7-3 - Powers and Duties; Applicable Laws; Power of Appointment.

Section 24-7-3
Powers and duties; applicable laws; power of appointment.
The authority is hereby authorized:
(1) To undertake research and studies and analyses of housing needs in Mobile and Washington Counties, and means by which such needs may be met, 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 rental and sales prices, and employment, wages and other factors affecting the local housing needs and the meeting thereof, and make the results and analyses available to the public and the building, housing, and supply industries;
(2) To enter into contracts with cities, towns, counties, and other housing authorities in the state for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this chapter;
(3) To establish rentals and select tenants in low income rental housing projects under its jurisdiction;
(4) To issue bonds, notes, and other evidence of indebtedness for the purpose of financing the construction of housing for low-income persons;
(5) To obtain, rent, lease, or otherwise obtain from any county, city, or state, properties of such public bodies as are offered for use to the authority for the purpose of providing housing to low-income persons and families in Indian areas;
(6) To enter into contracts and agreements with agents of the United States government for the purpose of purchasing land, acquiring, constructing, renovating, providing streets, utilities, and landscaping grounds for rental and other housing for low-income persons and families in designated Indian areas; and
(7) All powers, rights, and functions specified for municipal housing authorities created pursuant to Sections 24-1-20 through 24-1-45.
All provisions of law applicable to housing authorities created pursuant to Title 24 for municipalities and the commissioner of such authorities shall be applicable to the Mowa Choctaw Housing Authority, unless a different meaning clearly appears from the context.
The tribal chairman and the tribal council of the Mowa Band of Choctaw Indians is hereby authorized to exercise all appointing and other powers with respect to an Indian housing authority that are vested in the chief executive officer and governing body of a municipality pursuant to Title 24 with respect to municipal housing authorities.
(Acts 1986, No. 86-537, §2; Acts 1989, No. 89-697, p. 1377, §1; Acts 1991, No. 91-121, p. 142, §1.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 24 - Housing. › Chapter 7 - Mowa Choctaw Housing Authority. › Section 24-7-4 - Area of Operation.

Section 24-7-4
Area of operation.
The area of operation of the authority shall be within Washington and Mobile Counties in areas outside of the corporate boundaries of cities or towns existing at the time of the passage of this amendatory act, and in areas historically considered to be occupied by the Indians of Mobile and Washington Counties; provided, that the authority shall not undertake any housing project or projects within the area of operation of any city, county, or regional housing authority unless a resolution shall have been adopted by such city, county or regional housing authority declaring that there is a need for the Mowa Choctaw Housing Authority to exercise its powers within such city, county or regional housing authority's area of operation.
(Acts 1986, No. 86-537, §3; Acts 1989, No. 89-697, p. 1377, §1.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 24 - Housing. › Chapter 7 - Mowa Choctaw Housing Authority. › Section 24-7-5 - Cooperation With Municipalities and Regional Housing Authorities.

Section 24-7-5
Cooperation with municipalities and regional housing authorities.
Consistent with the provisions of any state or federal laws or regulations, the authority shall cooperate with municipalities and regional housing authorities for the purpose of assuring the most economic and efficient use of potential resources available for housing in Mobile and Washington Counties.
(Acts 1986, No. 86-537, §4.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 24 - Housing. › Chapter 7A - Alabama Indian Housing Authority. › Section 24-7A-1 - Definitions.

Section 24-7A-1
Definitions.
As used in this section, the following words shall have the following meanings ascribed to them:
(1) AUTHORITY. The Alabama Indian Housing Authority.
(2) COMMISSION. The Alabama Indian Affairs Commission created under Sections 41-9-708 to 41-9-717, inclusive.
(3) INDIAN AREAS. Any area within the state which is situated outside the corporate boundaries of cities or towns existing at the time of passage of the legislation, unless those cities and towns are designated by AIAC (Alabama Indian Affairs Commission) as being areas where significant Indian population exists, and which have been determined and designated formally by the AIAC to be areas which both:
a. Are considered historically to be inhabited by Indians.
b. Are areas where Indian families are not presently being served by existing housing authorities.
(4) PROJECT. Any low-rent housing hereafter developed or acquired by the authority with financial assistance of the United States of America acting through the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.
(Acts 1993, No. 93-351, p. 540, §2(a).)