(a) At least 30 days prior to the sale of land upon which taxes have not been paid, the Revenue Commissioner of Mobile County shall give notice in writing of the proposed sale by registered mail at the last known address of the owner. Failure to comply with this subsection shall not invalidate the title to any property sold for taxes.
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Terms Used In Alabama Code 45-49-241

  • following: means next after. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
  • Probate: Proving a will
  • 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
  • writing: includes typewriting and printing on paper. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
(b) All duties, responsibilities, and liabilities regarding the sale of real property for failure to pay ad valorem taxes currently performed by the judge of probate shall be transferred to and shall be performed by the revenue commissioner. The revenue commissioner shall have the administrative responsibility of conducting sales of real property for failure to pay ad valorem taxes, including the duty of publishing the list of delinquent taxpayers and providing notice for and conducting the sale and execution of tax deeds, as appropriate, following a sale of real property for failure to pay ad valorem taxes.
(c) Notwithstanding subsection (b), the judge of probate shall retain exclusive subject matter jurisdiction over any proceeding involving a statutory redemption claim with regard to real property sold for taxes.
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