HB200 Summary

• Amends Alabama Code Sections 11-70-1, 11-70-2, 11-70-3, and 11-70-8 to establish an exclusive expedited quiet title and foreclosure procedure for Class 2 municipalities on tax sale properties purchased from the State Land Commissioner.

• Requires municipalities to record a notice of intent to file an expedited action in the probate office and post a sign (minimum 4 feet by 6 feet) on the property for 30 days identifying the property as sold for unpaid taxes.

• Establishes good faith identification requirements for interested parties, including examining recorded deeds, tax assessor records, voter registration lists, and Secretary of State records for business entities.

• Permits municipalities to file a single petition with the circuit court for one or more parcels and exempts such actions from filing fees.

• Upon judgment, vests fee simple title absolutely in the municipality and extinguishes all liens and interests except recorded easements, deed restrictions, plat restrictions, and environmental law restrictions; provides interested parties a right to redeem by paying all taxes, interest, municipal liens, penalties, and fees within the specified timeframe.