Alabama § 40-10-131 - Rents, Issues, and Profits of Redeemed Land.
Full text of Alabama Code of Alabama § 40-10-131 — Rents, Issues, and Profits of Redeemed Land., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 40-10-131. Rents, Issues, and Profits of Redeemed Land.
Neither the purchaser, nor anyone claiming under him, who may have lawfully obtained possession of any real estate purchased at tax sales shall be liable upon the redemption of such real estate to account to the owner for any rents, issues, or profits during such possession, but as to such rents, issues, and profits he shall be held and considered the rightful owner of such real estate unless such owner at the time of the sale was a minor or a person of unsound mind and had no guardian, or his guardian was not lawfully served with notice of the proceedings had in the court of probate for the sale of such real estate, in which event such purchaser or other person in possession shall be liable for rents, issues, and profits, as in other cases; but neither such purchaser nor anyone claiming under him shall have the right to cut standing timber from land so purchased at tax sales, nor shall have the right to remove or destroy any improvements on said property or commit waste until he shall have received a deed for the land from the probate judge, and anyone in possession shall have the right to growing crops planted by him.
Source: official Alabama text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Code of Alabama § 40-10-131 cover?
Section 40-10-131 ("Rents, Issues, and Profits of Redeemed Land.") 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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