(a) When the land, the subject matter of the action, is in the possession of a tenant, the landlord may be joined with the tenant as a party defendant.
(b) When the action is against a tenant, the landlord must be made a party to the action on motion of the tenant, or upon the landlord's motion to intervene supported by his pleading showing, as a part thereof, that the defendant is his tenant by demise in writing or is in the occupancy of the land sued for with his consent, or of some portion thereof, which should be specified. When it appears to the satisfaction of the court that the landlord is a nonresident, the action shall proceed without delay against the tenant.
Structure Code of Alabama
Section 6-6-282 - Actions by Mortgagee, etc., Against Mortgagors, Etc.
Section 6-6-284 - Disclaimer of Possession by Defendant.
Section 6-6-285 - Proceedings Upon Defendant's Suggestion of Disputed Boundary Line.
Section 6-6-286 - Proceedings Upon Defendant's Suggestion of Adverse Possession.
Section 6-6-287 - Joinder of Landlord as Party Defendant; Continuation of Action Against Tenant.
Section 6-6-288 - Liability - Tenant in Possession.
Section 6-6-289 - Liability - Person Holding Possession Under Color of Title.
Section 6-6-290 - Effect of Judgment by Default.
Section 6-6-291 - What Verdict for Plaintiff to Specify.
Section 6-6-292 - Judgment - Damages Only.
Section 6-6-293 - Judgment - Rent of Premises After Judgment and Before Possession.
Section 6-6-295 - Damages - When Assessed in Severalty.
Section 6-6-296 - Damages - Exemplary or Punitive.
Section 6-6-297 - Issuance of Writs Before Judgment Satisfied.
Section 6-6-298 - Two Judgments in Defendant's Favor Bar Further Action.