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Article 1 - General Provisions.
Section 34-27-1 - Short Title. - This chapter may be cited as the Alabama Real Estate...
Section 34-27-2 - Definitions; Exemptions From Chapter. - (a) For purposes of Articles 1 and 2 of this...
Section 34-27-3 - Nonresident May Not Act Except in Cooperation With Licensed Broker of State; Written Co-Brokerage Agreement to Be Filed. - (a) A licensed broker of another state may act as...
Section 34-27-4 - Real Estate Commission Revenue Fund and Real Estate Commission Proportionate Fund. - All fees, fines, charges, or other money, except as provided...
Section 34-27-5 - County List of Licensees. - The commission shall on the request of the probate judge...
Section 34-27-6 - Real Estate Courses and Schools. - (a) For purposes of this section and rules adopted pursuant...
Section 34-27-7 - Real Estate Commission - Created; Composition; Qualifications of Members; Appointment; Terms; Compensation; Organization; Executive Director and Assistant Executive Director Generally; Seal; Records; Immunity From Suit. - (a) There is created the Alabama Real Estate Commission. The...
Section 34-27-8 - Real Estate Commission - Quorum; Rules and Regulations; Agency Disclosure Clause. - (a) A majority of the commission members shall constitute a...
Section 34-27-8.1 - Real Estate Commission - Legislative Findings; Rulemaking Authority. - (a) The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:...
Section 34-27-10 - Chapter Cumulative. - (a) The requirements of this chapter shall be in addition...
Section 34-27-11 - Penalties. - (a) Any person or corporation which violates any provision of...
Article 2 - Licenses.
Section 34-27-30 - Required. - It shall be unlawful for any person, sole proprietorship, partnership,...
Section 34-27-30.1 - License Requirement or Tax on Certain Real Estate Companies Prohibited. - Amended and renumbered as §11-51-132 by Act 2008-141, p. 214,...
Section 34-27-30.2 - Fees Prohibited on Signs Advertising Real Property for Sale by Realtors; Restrictions on Signs. - (a) The rights of real estate licensees shall include the...
Section 34-27-31 - Recovery Fund Created; Fees Paid to Fund; Injured Party's Recovery From Fund; Procedures, Appeals, etc.; Licensee to Report Any Legal Action Taken Against Him or Her. - (a) The commission shall establish and maintain a Recovery Fund...
Section 34-27-32 - Requirements for License; Application; Place of Business; Branch Offices; Multiple Brokers; Fees. - (a) A license for a broker or a salesperson shall...
Section 34-27-33 - Examinations; Temporary and Original Salesperson Licenses; Post License Course Requirements. - (a)(1) In addition to other requirements of this chapter, every...
Section 34-27-34 - Who May Serve as Qualifying Broker; Responsibility of Qualifying Broker; Change of Broker; Termination of Qualifying Broker's Status. - (a)(1) A broker may serve as qualifying broker for a...
Section 34-27-35 - License Certificates Generally. - (a) The commission shall prescribe the form and content of...
Section 34-27-35.1 - Errors and Omissions Insurance. - Repealed by Act 2003-298, p. 701, § 2, effective June...
Section 34-27-36 - Disciplinary Action - Generally. - (a) The commission or its staff may on its own,...
Section 34-27-37 - Disciplinary Action - Procedure in Action. - (a) An action against an accused shall begin by serving...
Section 34-27-38 - Disciplinary Action - Appeals. - (a) Findings of the commission are final unless within 30...
Article 3 - Vacation Time-Sharing Plans.
Section 34-27-50 - Definitions. - For the purposes of this article, the following terms shall...
Section 34-27-51 - Acts Constituting Violation of Article - Sell, etc.; Without License; Failure to Provide Certain Documents at Time of Registration; Failure to Follow Rules of Advertising. - It shall be a violation of this article for any...
Section 34-27-52 - Acts Constituting Violation of Article - Failure to Keep Certain Items Among Business Records. - It shall be a violation of this article for any...
Section 34-27-53 - Acts Constituting Violation of Article - Failure to Utilize, etc., Fully Completed Copy of Contract. - It shall be a violation of this article for the...
Section 34-27-54 - Acts Constituting Violation of Article - Failure, etc., to Honor Buyer's Request to Cancel Contract. - It shall be a violation of this article for the...
Section 34-27-55 - Acts Constituting Violation of Article - Failure to Refund All Payments; Failure to Place All Funds in Escrow Account. - It shall be a violation of this article for a...
Section 34-27-56 - Acts Constituting Violation of Article - Misrepresentation. - It shall be a violation of this article for any...
Section 34-27-57 - Acts Constituting Violation of Article - Sell, etc., Interest in Plan to Third Person That Substantially Affects Rights of Other Owners. - (a) It shall be a violation of this article for...
Section 34-27-58 - Acts Constituting Violation of Article - Failure to Place 50 Percent of Cash, etc., Received in Escrow; Failure to Provide Liability Insurance, Etc. - (a) It shall be a violation of this article for...
Section 34-27-59 - Acts Constituting Violation of Article - Failure to Disclose Total Financial Obligation, etc., in Contract. - It shall be a violation of this section for any...
Section 34-27-60 - Acts Constituting Violation of Article - Misrepresentation; Waiver of Rights of Purchasers; Sale, etc., Without License; Bad Checks. - It shall be a violation of this article for any...
Section 34-27-61 - Hearing; Refusal, Suspension, or Revocation of License; Willful Violation Defined; Escrow Deficiency. - The commission may upon its own motion, or upon the...
Section 34-27-62 - Enforcement and Implementation of Article; Acts Constituting Misdemeanors; Voidability of Sales of Unregistered Plans, Etc. - (a) The Alabama Real Estate Commission shall be responsible for...
Section 34-27-63 - Filing of Plan Relating to Units Not Substantially Completed Requires Filing of Additional Documents. - If a seller files with the commission any vacation time-sharing...
Section 34-27-64 - Registration Fees; Assessment of Costs of Investigating Violation of Article. - (a) For the registration of all vacation time-sharing plans and...
Section 34-27-65 - Proceeds From Sale, etc., of Lease Plan Exempt From Transient Occupancy Tax. - The proceeds from the sale or resale of any vacation...
Section 34-27-66 - Examination and License Requirements; Issuance and Renewal of License; Inactive Status; Change of Address. - (a) Any person desiring to act as a seller of...
Section 34-27-67 - Registration Required of Every Plan Offered for Sale. - Every vacation time-sharing plan for sale or offered for sale...
Section 34-27-68 - Commission May Seek Injunctive Relief, etc., for Violation of Article; Investigation; Revocation of Registration. - (a) If it appears that a person, firm, corporation, or...
Section 34-27-69 - Surety Bond; Suspension, etc., of License for Violation of Article; Reinstatement; Relicensure; Board Must Be Notified of Initiation, etc., of Legal Action. - (a) Every applicant for a license under this article, either...
Article 4 - Real Estate Consumer's Agency and Disclosure Act.
Section 34-27-80 - Short Title. - This article shall be known and may be cited as...
Section 34-27-81 - Definitions. - As used in this article, the following words shall have...
Section 34-27-82 - Roles and Duties of Licensees; Written Disclosure Documents; Exceptions; Brokerage Agreements. - (a) When engaged in any real estate transaction, the licensee...
Section 34-27-83 - Agency Disclosure Office Policy. - Any broker acting in a real estate transaction shall adopt...
Section 34-27-84 - Obligations of Licensees. - (a) Licensees shall have all of the following obligations to...
Section 34-27-85 - Services Licensees Required to Provide. - (a) In addition to the duties enumerated in Section 34-27-84,...
Section 34-27-86 - Misrepresentation or False Information Given by Licensee. - (a) A client is not liable for a misrepresentation made...
Section 34-27-87 - Duties Supersede Duties Based on Common Law. - The duties of licensees as specified in this article or...
Section 34-27-88 - Violations. - A violation or disregard of any provision of this article...
Article 5 - Interference With a Real Estate Relationship.
Section 34-27-100 - Definitions. - For the purposes of this article, the following terms shall...
Section 34-27-101 - Violations; Damages. - (a) No licensed real estate broker shall be required to...