Alabama § 39-7-25 - Rights and Remedies of Bondholders.

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§ 39-7-25. Rights and Remedies of Bondholders.

In addition to all other rights and all other remedies any holder or holders of any bond or bonds of any authority incorporated under this chapter, including a trustee for bondholders, shall have, subject to any contractual limitations binding upon such bondholder or holders or trustee, and subject to the prior or superior rights of others the following rights:

(1) To institute a civil action on the bonds;

(2) To enforce his rights by mandamus or other civil action or proceeding against such authority and the board of trustees of such authority, including the right to require such authority and such board of trustees to fix and collect rates and charges adequate to carry out any agreement as to or pledge of the revenues produced by such rates or charges and to require such authority and such board to carry out any other covenants and agreements with such bondholder and to perform its and their duties under this chapter;

(3) To require such authority by civil action to account as if it were the trustee of an express trust for such bondholder;

(4) To enjoin by civil action any acts or things which may be unlawful or a violation of the rights of such bondholder; and

(5) To obtain by civil action or proceeding in any court of competent jurisdiction in the event of a default by the authority in the payment when due of his or their bond or bonds or interest thereon, which default shall have continued for a period in excess of 120 days, the appointment of a receiver of the enterprise in which the authority is engaged or any part or parts thereof, who may enter and take possession of such enterprise or any part or parts thereof, including all lands, property rights, easements and other adjuncts of the enterprise in which the authority shall have been engaged. Such receiver may engage in such enterprise, furnish the service or services thereof, operate and maintain the system and fix and collect and receive all revenues thereafter arising therefrom in the same manner as such authority itself might do and shall deposit all such moneys in a separate account or accounts and apply the same in accordance with the obligations of such authority as the court shall direct.

Source: official Alabama text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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Section 39-7-25 ("Rights and Remedies of Bondholders.") 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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