(a) At any point prior to the moment of the sale, any interested party may redeem the real property from the sale by payment of the redemption amount. Payment shall be made to the Class 2 municipality. Following receipt of the payment, the Class 2 municipality shall file for dismissal of the proceedings.

Terms Used In Alabama Code 11-40-67

  • Dismissal: The dropping of a case by the judge without further consideration or hearing. Source:
  • following: means next after. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • property: includes both real and personal property. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
  • real property: includes lands, tenements and hereditaments. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
(b) In the event of the payment by the owner of the real property, the proceedings shall be dismissed and the rights and interests of all interested parties shall remain unaffected.
(c) In the event of payment by any interested party other than the owner, the party making the payment shall possess a lien on the real property for the full amount of the payment, which lien shall have the same priority as the municipal code lien discussed in subsection (b) of Section 11-40-63. The lienholder shall have the right to enforce the lien as permitted to the holder of any lien under existing law. The lienholder shall not otherwise succeed to the rights of the Class 2 municipality or tax certificate holder.