Alabama § 35-9-40 Subrogation of Subtenant to Rights, Liens, and Remedies of Landlord

Alabama Statutes

§ 35-9-40 — Subrogation of Subtenant to Rights, Liens, and Remedies of Landlord

Alabama § 35-9-40

JurisdictionAlabama

Title 35Property

Ch. 9Landlord and Tenant

Art. 2Liens of Landlord

Div. 1Liens for Advances and Rent of Lands

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Ala. Code § 35-9-40 (2026).

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Any subtenant who pays or discharges any debt or lien which the landlord has against the tenant in chief, by contract, judicial process, or otherwise, shall be subrogated to the rights, liens, and remedies, which the landlord had against the tenant in chief as to such debt or lien so paid or satisfied, or he may set off such debt, claim, or demand so paid or discharged by him against any claim, debt, or demand which the tenant in chief may have against such subtenant.

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Any subtenant who pays or discharges any debt or lien which the landlord has against the tenant in chief, by contract, judicial process, or otherwise, shall be subrogated to the rights, liens, and remedies, which the landlord had against the tenant in chief as to such debt or lien so paid or satisfied, or he may set off such debt, claim, or demand so paid or discharged by him against any claim, debt, or demand which the tenant in chief may have against such subtenant.