Posted by Landlord-Tenant legislation, which had already passed the House unanimously, passed the Senate unanimously today in a roll call vote. This is very exciting news to groups that have literally worked years toward this end.
From the Mobile Register on March 7:
The compromise bill is the product of negotiations, urged this year by Barron, among the Association of Realtors, the Alabama Homebuilders Association, the Alabama Appleseed Center for Law and Justice, Alabama Arise and the Alabama Law Institute.
Alabama Arise in particular has been an advocate for tenant protections in a state which had none.
Arise and the Realtors, arguably, have been the most high-profile groups competing on the matter in recent years, with each organization backing different versions of legislation.
The Mobile Register article has some of the particulars of the protections in this bill. The bill was sponsored by Jeff McLaughlin (D – Guntersville) in the House and Lowell Barron (D – Fyffe) in the Senate.
Gov. Riley is expected to sign the bill into law.
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Woohoo! This is fantastic news!