A landlord has a lien, which is paramount to, and has preference over, all other liens, on the crop grown on rented lands for rent for the current year, and for advances made in money, or other thing of value, either by him directly, or by another at his instance or request for which he became legally bound or liable at or before the time such advances were made, for the sustenance or well-being of the tenant or his family, or for preparing the ground for cultivation, or for cultivating, gathering, saving, handling, or preparing the crop for market; and also on all articles advanced, and on all property purchased with money advanced or obtained by barter in exchange for articles advanced, for the aggregate price or value of such articles and property.
Structure Code of Alabama
Chapter 9 - Landlord and Tenant.
Article 2 - Liens of Landlord.
Division 1 - Liens for Advances and Rent of Lands.
Section 35-9-30 - Lien Declared.
Section 35-9-31 - Maturity of Rent and Advances.
Section 35-9-32 - Continuation of Lien and Attachment to Crop of Succeeding Year.
Section 35-9-33 - Assignment of Claim for Rent and Advances.
Section 35-9-34 - When Lien May Be Enforced by Attachment.
Section 35-9-35 - Affidavit and Bond.
Section 35-9-36 - Issuance and Return of Attachment; Trial; Property Leviable.
Section 35-9-37 - Relation Between Party Furnishing Land and Party Furnishing Labor.
Section 35-9-38 - Failure or Refusal of Tenant to Plant Crop.
Section 35-9-39 - Levy Upon Crop of Subtenant.
Section 35-9-40 - Subrogation of Subtenant to Rights, Liens, and Remedies of Landlord.
Section 35-9-41 - Right of Subtenant to Require Attachment Against Tenant in Chief.
Section 35-9-42 - Applicability of Division to Tenant in Chief and Subtenant.