Alabama § 35-8A-201 - Creation of Condominium.
Full text of Alabama Code of Alabama § 35-8A-201 — Creation of Condominium., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 35-8A-201. Creation of Condominium.
(a) A condominium may be created pursuant to this chapter only by filing a declaration executed in the same manner as a deed with the judge of probate in every county in which any portion of the condominium is located.
(b) The judge of probate shall index the declaration of condominium in the grantee’s index in the name of the condominium and the association and in the grantor’s index in the name of each person executing the declaration.
(c) A declaration or an amendment to a declaration adding units to a condominium is not effective unless all structural components and mechanical systems of all buildings containing or comprising any units thereby created are substantially complete, as evidenced by a recorded certificate of substantial completion of structural and mechanical systems executed by an independent registered engineer or independent registered architect.
Source: official Alabama text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 35-8A-201 ("Creation of Condominium.") 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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