Code of Alabama
Article 7 - Sale of Tax Liens.
Section 40-10-193 - Redemption.

THIS SECTION WAS AMENDED BY ACT 2022-208 IN THE 2022 REGULAR SESSION, EFFECTIVE APRIL 4, 2022. THIS IS NOT IN THE CURRENT CODE SUPPLEMENT.
(a)(1) Tax liens auctioned or sold may be redeemed by any of the following:
a. The owner, including a partial owner under Section 40-10-195, or his or her heirs or personal representative.
b. Any mortgagee or purchaser of the property or any portion of the property.
c. Any other person listed under subsection (a) of Section 40-10-120, if the property had been sold for taxes.
(2) Property may be redeemed under subdivision (1) by payment to the tax collecting official of the amount specified on the tax lien certificate as the total amount of delinquent tax, interest, penalties, fees excluding lost certificate fees provided in Section 40-10-190, and costs paid to purchase the tax lien, plus interest at the rate specified in the tax lien certificate, plus any due and owing taxes, interest, penalties, fees, and costs due. The tax collecting official shall provide a separate receipt for any current taxes, interest, penalties, fees, or costs paid.
(b) Statutory fees paid by the holder of the tax lien certificate in connection with the tax lien certificate shall be added to the amount payable on redemption and shall also bear interest at the rate of interest specified in the tax lien certificate.

Structure Code of Alabama

Code of Alabama

Title 40 - Revenue and Taxation.

Chapter 10 - Sale of Land.

Article 7 - Sale of Tax Liens.

Section 40-10-180 - Purpose; Choice of Remedy by Tax Collecting Official.

Section 40-10-181 - Definitions.

Section 40-10-182 - Tax Liens Subject to Public Auction or Sale; Notice.

Section 40-10-183 - Tax Lien Auction List.

Section 40-10-184 - Auction Procedures; Winning Bids; No Extinguishment of Restrictions, Covenants, Etc.

Section 40-10-185 - Tax Lien Not Required to Be Offered as Being Against Property of Specific Person.

Section 40-10-186 - Purchase Price.

Section 40-10-187 - Tax Lien Certificate.

Section 40-10-188 - Record of Tax Lien Auctions and Sales.

Section 40-10-189 - "Holder of Tax Lien Certificate" Defined.

Section 40-10-190 - Lost or Destroyed Tax Lien Certificate.

Section 40-10-191 - Holder of Certificate to Have First Right to Purchase Tax Lien; Abandonment of Certificate.

Section 40-10-192 - Distribution of Monies Collected.

Section 40-10-193 - Redemption.

Section 40-10-194 - Certificate of Redemption.

Section 40-10-195 - Redemption by Person Owning Interest Less Than Whole.

Section 40-10-196 - Duties of Tax Collector Once Tax Lien Redeemed.

Section 40-10-197 - Action to Foreclose the Right to Redeem and Quiet Title; Notice Requirements; Effect of Foreclosure; Deed; Expiration of Certificate.

Section 40-10-198 - Rights and Remedies of Certificate Holder.

Section 40-10-199 - Retention of Tax Liens Not Sold at Auction; Private Tax Lien Sales; Reporting.

Section 40-10-200 - Financial Interest by Certain Officers or Employees in Purchase of Tax Lien Sold for Delinquent Taxes.