Any purchaser of lands at a tax sale other than the state or anyone claiming under him shall be entitled to possession of said lands immediately upon receipt of certificate of sale from the tax collector; and, if possession is not surrendered within six months after demand therefor is made by said purchaser or his assignee, the said purchaser or his assignee may maintain an action in ejectment or a statutory real action in the nature of ejectment, or other proper remedy for the recovery of the possession of the lands purchased at such sales and shall be entitled to hold the possession thereof on recovery, subject, however, to all rights of redemption provided for in this title. If the mortgage or other instrument creating a lien under which a party seeks to redeem is duly recorded at the time of said tax sale, the said party shall, in addition to the time in this title specified, have the right to redeem said real estate sold, or any portion thereof covered by his mortgage or lien, at any time within one year from the date of written notice from the purchaser of his purchase of said lands at tax sale, served upon such party, and notice served upon either the original mortgagees or lienholders or their transferee of record, or their heirs, personal representatives or assigns shall be sufficient notice. Such notice shall be given by certified or registered mail, return receipt demanded, addressed to the last known address of the mortgagee or lienholder. Nothing in this title shall affect the rights of minors or insane persons to redeem as provided for in this title, or operate to convey or affect the rights, title or interest of any reversioner or remainderman.
Structure Code of Alabama
Title 40 - Revenue and Taxation.
Article 3 - Rights and Remedies of Purchasers at Tax Sales.
Section 40-10-70 - Purchaser to Receive Assignment of Liens.
Section 40-10-71 - When Lands Are Sold Which Are Not Liable for Taxes.
Section 40-10-72 - When Land Sold Is Insufficiently Described.
Section 40-10-74 - Right of Purchaser or Assignee to Possession; Redemption When Lien Is Recorded.
Section 40-10-75 - (Effective January 1, 2020) Right Where Sale Proceedings Were Defective.
Section 40-10-78 - Tender of Party Claiming Adversely to Tax Title; Payment of Excess.
Section 40-10-79 - Recitation of Fact of Purchase Deemed Prima Facie Evidence.
Section 40-10-80 - Judgment When Party Claiming Adversely to Tax Title Has Made Payment or Tender.
Section 40-10-81 - Books and Records as Prima Facie Evidence.
Section 40-10-82 - Limitation of Actions.
Section 40-10-83 - (Effective January 1, 2020) Effect of Payment by Original Owner or Assignee.