(a) Before placing an assignment with an appraiser, an appraisal management company shall require that the appraiser confirm in writing or via electronic means that the appraiser receiving the assignment is a competent appraiser for the performance of the appraisal being assigned.
Terms Used In Alabama Code 34-27A-58
Appraisal: A determination of property value.
Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
writing: includes typewriting and printing on paper. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
(b) An appraisal management company operating in this state, except in cases of a mutually agreed upon payment date, breach of contract, or performance of services that violates Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice or any published standards of best practices, shall make payment to an appraiser for the completion of an appraisal or valuation assignment within 45 days after the date the appraisal management company, or an assignee, receives a completed appraisal or valuation study.
