(a) This chapter applies to all developments subject to a declaration providing for a homeowners' association recorded in the office of the judge of probate in the county in which the development, or any part thereof, is located on or after January 1, 2016, and any association formed prior to that time, provided the association, by a majority of its members, elects to be governed by this chapter.
(b) This chapter does not apply to any of the following:
(1) A development for commercial, industrial, or other nonresidential use.
(2) Any association that is subject to regulation under Chapters 8 or 8A of this title.
(3) A real estate cooperative, time-share development, or campground.
Structure Code of Alabama
Chapter 20 - Alabama Homeowners' Association Act.
Section 35-20-1 - Short Title.
Section 35-20-2 - Definitions.
Section 35-20-3 - Applicablity of Chapter.
Section 35-20-4 - Construction and Administration of Chapter.
Section 35-20-6 - Formation of Association.
Section 35-20-7 - Election of a Board of Directors and Officers; Modification of Declaration.
Section 35-20-8 - Priority of Declaration.
Section 35-20-9 - Notice of Election.
Section 35-20-10 - Delivery of Certain Information to the Board Upon Election.
Section 35-20-11 - Powers of Board.
Section 35-20-12 - Liens for Unpaid Assessments.
Section 35-20-14 - Dissolution and Liquidation of Assets Upon Termination of Declaration.