The State of Alabama shall have a lien for all unpaid partial payments as well as for taxes for any subsequent year, and in case of the failure to pay any one of said installments together with the taxes for any subsequent year, either or both, the Land Commissioner for and in the name of the State of Alabama shall at his option declare all said installments due and payable at once. In case of default in payment of any installment or of any subsequent taxes, the Land Commissioner in the name of the state shall have a right to file a complaint to foreclose the lien of the state, and in such suit all parties at interest shall be made parties defendant. Such suit shall be filed in the county where the land or the major portion thereof is situated. The court shall determine what amount, if any, of such taxes or installments are illegal, and in its final judgment shall determine the total amount due on such installment payments and any unpaid subsequent taxes and shall render judgment therefor which shall include costs and shall order the property sold to satisfy the judgment in the same manner as in the foreclosure of mortgages on real estate. If at such sale no one bids a sufficient sum to pay the full amount of the judgment, the officer conducting the sale shall announce that the real estate is sold to the State of Alabama for the amount of the judgment, interest, and costs, and the sale shall be reported to the court and be confirmed and a deed made to the State of Alabama, and the state shall be entitled to a writ of possession. The purchaser at such sale, including the state, shall be entitled to a deed and the same processes and remedies to obtain possession of the premises as in other suits where land is sold under order of a court, and the title to the land conveyed by such deed shall be indefeasible as to all parties defendant in the action.
Structure Code of Alabama
Title 40 - Revenue and Taxation.
Article 5 - Redemption of Land Sold for Taxes.
Section 40-10-120 - When and by Whom Land May Be Redeemed.
Section 40-10-121 - (Effective January 1, 2020) Manner of Redemption of Land Sold to State.
Section 40-10-123 - Redeeming Lots and Parcels Without Redeeming Entire Property - When Authorized.
Section 40-10-125 - Redeeming Lots and Parcels Without Redeeming Entire Property - How Redeemed.
Section 40-10-127 - Issuance of Certificates of Redemption.
Section 40-10-128 - Deposit of Redemption Money - Generally.
Section 40-10-129 - Deposit of Redemption Money - Lands Bid in by State.
Section 40-10-130 - Duty of Judge of Probate on Redemption of Land Bid in by State.
Section 40-10-131 - Rents, Issues, and Profits of Redeemed Land.
Section 40-10-132 - List and Sale of Lands Bid in by State.
Section 40-10-133 - Notice to Former Owner of Application to Purchase Land Bid in by State.
Section 40-10-134 - Manner of Sale of Land Bid in by State.
Section 40-10-135 - Deed of State on Sale of Land Bid in by State.
Section 40-10-136 - Certification When Land Bid in by State Sold.
Section 40-10-140 - Certification of Sale of Lands Bid in for State.
Section 40-10-141 - Lien and Sale of Property for Unpaid Installments of Taxes - Procedure.
Section 40-10-143 - Lien of Persons Other Than Holders of Legal Title for Expenses of Redemption.