SB247 Alabama 2020 Session

Updated Feb 27, 2020

Summary

Primary Sponsor: Jimmy Holley
Republican
Session: Regular Session 2020
Title: Property, Uniform and Residential Landlord and Tenant Act, payment conditions further provided, Sec. 35-9A-461 am'd.
Description: Under existing law, in an appeal of an eviction action to circuit or appellate court by a landlord against a tenant, the tenant is required to continue paying rent during the pendency of the action or the landlord may obtain a writ of restitution or possession of the premises.
This bill would provide that in an action by a tenant against a landlord, the tenant shall be required to continue paying rent, except the rent shall be paid to the clerk of the court.
Subjects: Property, Real and Personal

Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Governmental Affairs