{"data":{"id":"us-al/ala.-code-35-4-51.1","jurisdiction":"us-al","citation":"Ala. Code § 35-4-51.1","heading":"Recordation of Memorandum of Lease; Contents; Effect.","body":"(a) A memorandum of a lease may be recorded in lieu of the lease itself if the memorandum is executed and acknowledged by the lessor and the lessee and contains:\n(1) The names of the lessor and lessee;\n(2) The term of the lease;\n(3) Any option of the lessee to renew or extend the term of the lease; and\n(4) The specific legal description of the leased premises, or a survey or plot plan authorized under subsection (c) showing the location of the leased premises.\n(b) A memorandum recorded under this section may also contain any other agreement made between the lessor and the lessee in the lease.\n(c) A survey or plot plan may be used in lieu of a specific legal description to describe:\n(1) Any part of a building on the leased premises, if the specific legal description of the real property on which the building is located is set forth in the memorandum, survey, or plot plan;\n(2) Any part of the leased premises that is part of a larger tract of land, if the specific legal description of the larger tract is set forth in the memorandum, survey, or plot plan; or\n(3) Real property of the lessor, in addition to the leased premises if:\na. The use of such additional real property is restricted, benefitted, or otherwise affected by the terms of the lease; and\nb. The specific legal description of the additional real property is set forth in the memorandum, survey, or plot plan.\n(d) As to the provisions contained in a memorandum recorded under this section, recording the memorandum has the same effect as recording the lease itself.","path":["Title 35 Property.","Chapter 4 Conveyances and Creation of Estates.","Article 3 Recordation and Registration in General.","Division 1 General Provisions."],"source_url":"https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabama?section=35-4-51.1","current_through":"Act 2026-611","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T14:01:51Z","sha256":"73040f2264679333eec8bead8e7899ecf87c4e99beaa4ea6e5f91d0c84507eee","source_id":"us-al","stale":false,"prev":"us-al/ala.-code-35-4-51","next":"us-al/ala.-code-35-4-52"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}