SB205 Alabama 2012 Session

Updated Feb 27, 2026

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Summary

Primary Sponsor: Arthur OrrSenator
Republican
Co-Sponsor: Clay Scofield
Session: Regular Session 2012
Title: Municipal public housing authorities in certain Class 3 municipalities, purchase of real property authorized only for public housing purposes after notice to certain surrounding property owners, power of eminent domain removed, Secs. 24-1-28 am'd.
Summary: SB205 limits eminent domain for municipal public housing authorities in certain Class 3 municipalities and requires notice and local approval before buying property for public housing.
What This Bill Does
It restricts the ability of Class 3 municipal public housing authorities to use eminent domain, requiring approval from the municipality's governing body. It also requires these authorities to give notice to surrounding property owners before purchasing real property for public housing, with the notice being published in a newspaper for three consecutive weeks prior to any binding purchase agreement. There is an exemption for Class 3 municipalities organized under Act 618 of the 1973 Regular Session.

Who It Affects
Municipal public housing authorities operating in Class 3 municipalities (except those organized under Act 618) - must obtain governing body approval to exercise eminent domain and follow notice requirements before purchasing property.
Surrounding property owners in those Class 3 municipalities - must receive notice of proposed purchases, and the purchase notice must be published in a newspaper for three weeks before any binding agreement.

Key Provisions
Public housing authorities in Class 3 municipalities cannot exercise the power of eminent domain without approval from the municipality's governing body.
A Class 3 municipal public housing authority may purchase real property only after notice of intent to purchase is given to surrounding property owners.
Notice of the proposed purchase must be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the municipality for three consecutive weeks before any binding purchase agreement is executed.
Class 3 municipalities organized under Act 618 of the 1973 Regular Session are exempt from these provisions.

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Subjects: Housing Authorities