HB457 Alabama 2017 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Paul Beckman

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2017

Title

Landlord and Tenant Act, evictions, civil action for possession, hearing date required to be set within certain time, Sec. 35-9A-461 am'd.

Description

Under existing law, a civil action for eviction under the Landlord and Tenant Act is required to be given precedence by the judge over other cases.

This bill would require the judge in an eviction case or unlawful detainer action to set the case for a hearing date on a date within 45 days after the time to answer the complaint. If the judge fails to comply with this provision, a complaint may be warranted before the Judicial Inquiry Commission and evidence that the case was not set as required by this provision would be sufficient for sanctions.

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Subjects

Property, Real and Personal