Alabama § 11-40-34 - Assessment of Costs.
Full text of Alabama Code of Alabama § 11-40-34 — Assessment of Costs., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 11-40-34. Assessment of Costs.
The municipality may assess the costs authorized herein against any lot or lots, parcel or parcels of land purchased by the State of Alabama at any sale for the nonpayment of taxes, and where the assessment is made against the lot or lots, parcel or parcels of land, a subsequent redemption thereof by any person authorized to redeem, or sale thereof by the state, shall not operate to discharge, or in any manner affect the lien of the municipality for the assessment, but any redemptioner or purchaser at any sale by the state of any lot or lots, parcel or parcels of land upon which an assessment has been levied, whether prior to or subsequent to a sale to the state for the nonpayment of taxes, shall take the same subject to the assessment. The assessment shall then be added to the tax bill of the property, collected as a tax, and remitted to the municipality.
Source: official Alabama text · Last verified 2026-08-27
Frequently Asked Questions About Alabama § 11-40-34
What does Code of Alabama § 11-40-34 cover?
Section 11-40-34 ("Assessment of Costs.") 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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