{"data":{"id":"us-al/ala.-code-11-51-17","jurisdiction":"us-al","citation":"Ala. Code § 11-51-17","heading":"Sales of Property for Payment of Taxes, Etc., Generally - Purchase of Property by Municipality.","body":"The city or town may become the purchaser at such sale, and the officer making the purchase shall bid a sum sufficient to pay the full amounts due for taxes, assessments filed, interest, and costs, and the amount due the city or town shall be allowed as a credit on such purchase.","path":["Title 11 Counties and Municipal Corporations.","Title 2 Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only.","Chapter 51 Taxation.","Article 1 Property Taxes.","Division 1 General Provisions."],"source_url":"https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabama?section=11-51-17","current_through":"Act 2026-611","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T14:01:51Z","sha256":"e85ee496a6fa78197d149668af5911cf8ba5d375514bd5e6227aec0c2a29e64e","source_id":"us-al","stale":false,"prev":"us-al/ala.-code-11-51-16","next":"us-al/ala.-code-11-51-18"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}