SB283 Alabama 2017 Session

Updated Feb 27, 2026

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Summary

Primary Sponsor: Rodger SmithermanSenator
Democrat
Session: Regular Session 2017
Title: Property, Uniform Condo Act, rights to developers and owners, specified, procedures for creation and management, Secs. 35-8A-102, 35-8A-103, 35-8A-105, 35-8A-106, 35-8A-107, 35-8A-201, 35-8A-205, 35-8A-208, 35-8A-209, 35-8A-210, 35-8A-211, 35-8A-214, 35-8A-215, 35-8A-218, 35-8A-220, 35-8A-302, 35-8A-303, 35-8A-304, 35-8A-305, 35-8A-307, 35-8A-310, 35-8A-311, 35-8A-312, 35-8A-313, 35-8A-314, 35-8A-315, 35-8A-316, 35-8A-317, 35-8A-318, 35-8A-401, 35-8A-402, 35-8A-403, 35-8A-404, 35-8A-406, 35-8A-407, 35-8A-408, 35-8A-409, 35-8A-411, 35-8A-412, 35-8A-413, 35-8A-415, 35-8A-417 am'd.
Summary: SB283 updates Alabama's Uniform Condominium Act to clarify and expand how developers (declarants) and unit owners interact in creating, managing, and potentially terminating condominiums.
What This Bill Does
The bill revises numerous sections to define key terms, outline development rights and how new units or withdrawals can be added, and specify how interests are allocated and reallocated. It also tightens rules around declarant control, transition of power to unit owners, and the role of master associations, while detailing insurance, assessments, and termination processes. It enhances disclosure requirements for offerings and resales and sets clearer procedures for record-keeping, liens, and enforcement.

Who It Affects
Developers/declarants: gain clarified rights to develop, add units, appoint or maintain control during declarant periods, and designate special declarant rights; also face clarified liability rules related to those rights.
Unit owners: gain defined rights and protections during and after declarant control, including voting, allocation of interests, access to records, and participation in budget ratification; affected by changes to assessments, insurance, and termination procedures.
Master associations and lenders: subject to new or clarified powers and duties when managing multiple condominiums and securing interests in common elements.
purchasers and sellers: face enhanced offering and resale disclosure requirements and potential remedies if required documents are not provided.

Key Provisions
Defines and refines key terms: Affiliate of Declarant, Allocated Interests, Master Association, Special Declarant Rights, and Development Rights.
Development rights: allows reserved rights to add real estate, create or subdivide units, or withdraw real estate; requires precise amendments to allocate or reallocate interests and describe new common elements.
Declarant control and transition: sets timelines for when unit owners must elect a board, and describes thresholds for moving from declarant control to owner control; governs appointment/removal of officers and board members during declarant control.
Termination and termination-related sales: requires a high voting threshold (typically 80% of votes) to terminate a condominium and sets terms for selling or distributing proceeds and handling occupancy after termination.
Insurance and claims: requires the association to carry appropriate property and liability insurance, allocate proceeds for repair/restoration, and address distribution of insurance proceeds among unit owners and lienholders.
Offering statements and disclosures: expands what must be disclosed to purchasers, including budgets, reserves, liens, warranties, development rights, and the risks/limits of assurances; establishes remedies and penalties for failure to provide required documents.

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Subjects: Property, Real and Personal