In any case in which a tenant of farm lands shall fail or refuse, without just cause or excuse, to prepare the land and plant his crops, or a substantial portion of such crops to be grown as are usually planted by that time, on or before March 20, he may, at the election of the landlord, be required to surrender and vacate the rented premises, and upon making such election, and upon notice thereof to the tenant, the landlord may proceed to recover possession of the rented premises by an action of unlawful detainer.
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.