Birmingham gets vacant-property registration, and condominium units are in scope
Birmingham gets vacant-property registration, and condominium units are in scope
2026-09-10 · Alabama · Legislation
Birmingham now has authority to require registration of vacant residential property, and the statute's definition of what counts reaches condominium units.
HB 315 became Act 2026-511, signed on April 15, 2026 and effective October 1, 2026.1 It passed the House 69–0, was amended and passed by the Senate 35–0, and the House concurred 92–0. It adds Ala. Code §§ 11-67C-1 through 11-67C-7.
The act authorises a Class 1 municipality — a classification that in Alabama means Birmingham alone — to enact and enforce vacant-property registration ordinances.
The definition that matters
“Residential building” is defined to include
“A house, condominium, townhouse, or any other building where the whole building or significant parts of the building are designed or used as residential.”
Condominium units and townhouses are named. A vacant unit in a Birmingham condominium building falls inside any registration scheme the city enacts under this authority, on the same footing as a vacant detached house.
The act's companion, SB 306, died in committee; the House version carried.
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