During the 2015 Regular Session, the Alabama Legislature and Governor Robert Bentley approved Act 2015 – 292, the Alabama Homeowners' Association Act. This act requires all Homeowners' Associations formed on or after January 1, 2016, to file organizational documents as a nonprofit corporation. The Act was passed on June 2, 2015, became effective January 1, 2016, and is codified in Code of Alabama Title 35, Chapter 20. The Secretary of State implemented administrative rules to carry out certain aspects of Act No. 2015-292. The rules became effective on April 18, 2016.

“Following the legislature’s passage of Act 2015- 292, this new electronic database will allow Alabama citizens to access certain documents related to Homeowners' Associations,” said Secretary Merrill. “By providing a searchable database the public will have the capability to retrieve documents relating to association filings. I want to commend Representative McCutcheon for his leadership in the passage of this bill.”

The link to access the database can be found here: www.sos.alabama.gov.

For more information or to be added to the distribution lists, please contact the Secretary of State’s Office at 334-242-7200 or visit our website at http://www.sos.alabama.gov/.

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