§ 35-12A-5 — Contents of Notice

Alabama § 35-12A-5

• Jurisdiction: Alabama
• Title 35: Property
• Ch. 12A: Abandoned Manufactured Dwellings

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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.

Legislative History

(Act 2003-516, 2nd Sp. Sess., p. 1537, §1; Act 2014-167, p. 475, §1.)