{"data":{"id":"us-al/ala.-code-11-53-4","jurisdiction":"us-al","citation":"Ala. Code § 11-53-4","heading":"Construction of Chapter.","body":"This chapter shall be liberally construed as being additional authority of incorporated municipalities to adopt ordinances relating to the establishment and enforcement of minimum standards for buildings, dwellings, and structures of all types and descriptions used for human habitation and occupancy and is cumulative to and in addition to existing legal authority.","path":["Title 11 Counties and Municipal Corporations.","Title 2 Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only.","Chapter 53 Minimum Housing Standards and Regulation of Unsafe Buildings."],"source_url":"https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabama?section=11-53-4","current_through":"Act 2026-611","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T14:01:51Z","sha256":"9fd30bcd1a9fdfd7ecf01be21be621752821678476bb7c2cd3ac0b1d65b940c9","source_id":"us-al","stale":false,"prev":"us-al/ala.-code-11-53-3","next":"us-al/ala.-code-11-53a-1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}