Alabama § 18-1A-257 - Recordation of Agreement.
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§ 18-1A-257. Recordation of Agreement.
(a) An agreement under this article, or a memorandum summarizing its terms and describing the subject property, after being executed and acknowledged by the parties, may be recorded, or rerecorded, in the same manner and with the same effect as a conveyance of real property.
(b) The record of the agreement or summary of agreement ceases to be notice to any person for any purpose after two years following the date of recordation or rerecordation under subsection (a).
Source: official Alabama text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 18-1A-257 ("Recordation of Agreement.") is part of the Code of Alabama, the codified statutory law of Alabama. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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