Ala. Code § 9-16-129 (1975) Property Subject to Lien; Statement By Director; Amount; Priority

• Library: Alabama Statutes
• Edition: 2023
• Currency: Current with legislation from the 2023 Regular and Special Sessions.

(a) Within six months after the completion...

(b) Any owner of land subject to a lien imposed pursuant to this article may, within 60 days of the filing of the lien, file a petition in the circuit court of the county in which the land lies to determine the increase in the market value of the land as a result of the reclamation work. The amount determined by the court to be the increase in value of the premises shall constitute the amount of the lien and shall be recorded with the statement herein provided. Any party aggrieved by the decision may appeal as provided by law.

(c) The lien provided in this section shall be entered in the probate judge's office in the county in which the land lies. Such statement shall constitute a lien upon the said land as of the date of the expenditure of the moneys and shall have priority as a lien second only to the lien of real estate taxes imposed upon said land. Moneys derived from the satisfaction of liens shall be deposited in the Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund.

Cite as Ala. Code § 9-16-129 (1975)

History: Acts 1981, No. 81-210, p. 254, §10.