HB136 Alabama 2013 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Kurt Wallace

Republican

Co-Sponsor

Mike Jones

Session

Regular Session 2013

Title

Eminent domain, condemnation of property, resale, offer to former owner, provision not to apply on property less than one acre, Sec. 18-1B-2 am'd.

Summary

HB136 would let condemned property under one acre be sold without offering it back to the former owner.

What This Bill Does

Amends Section 18-1B-2 to allow certain unused property obtained through condemnation that is less than one acre to be sold without offering it to the former owner. For condemned property that is one acre or larger, the existing rule stays: it must be offered to the former owner (or their heirs/assigns) at the price paid, minus documented taxes, and if not accepted within 90 days, it can be sold at public sale. The change does not remove other public-use conditions on eminent domain; the bill maintains that government entities can condemn property for public uses under current allowances.

Who It Affects

• Former owners of condemned property that is less than one acre, who would no longer have a right of first refusal for those parcels.
• State, county, and municipal government entities and other public bodies that condemn property, which may dispose of under-one-acre parcels without offering them back to the former owner.

Key Provisions

• Amends Section 18-1B-2 to exclude property less than one acre from the mandatory offer-back requirement to the former owner.
• Maintains the existing offer-back rule for property one acre or larger, including sale at the original purchase price minus applicable taxes, with a 90-day acceptance window before public sale.
• Preserves existing exceptions for government condemnation powers for public uses and utilities (i.e., the bill does not repeal those authorities).

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Subjects

Property, Real and Personal