{"data":{"id":"us-al/ala.-code-35-9a-122","jurisdiction":"us-al","citation":"Ala. Code § 35-9A-122","heading":"Exclusions from Application of Chapter.","body":"Unless created to avoid the application of this chapter, the following arrangements are not governed by this chapter:\n(1) residence at an institution, public or private, if incidental to detention or the provision of medical, geriatric, educational, counseling, religious, or similar service;\n(2) occupancy under a contract of sale of a dwelling unit or the property of which it is a part, if the occupant is the purchaser or a person who succeeds to the interest of the purchaser;\n(3) occupancy by a member of a fraternal or social organization in the portion of a structure operated for the benefit of the organization;\n(4) transient occupancy in a hotel, motel, or lodgings;\n(5) occupancy by an employee of a landlord whose right to occupancy is conditional upon employment in and about the premises;\n(6) occupancy by an owner of a condominium unit or a holder of a proprietary lease in a cooperative;\n(7) occupancy under a rental agreement covering premises rented by the occupant primarily for agricultural purposes;\n(8) continuation of occupancy by the seller or a member of the seller’s family for a period of not more than 36 months after the sale of a dwelling unit or the property of which it is a part.","path":["Title 35 Property.","Chapter 9A Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act.","Article 1 General Provisions and Definitions.","Division 2 Scope and Jurisdiction."],"source_url":"https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabama?section=35-9A-122","current_through":"Act 2026-611","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T14:01:52Z","sha256":"d4e84a3bedca98e0aeaec19561a3a7f9cd73818c3910f32ab99333a6f586399d","source_id":"us-al","stale":false,"prev":"us-al/ala.-code-35-9a-121","next":"us-al/ala.-code-35-9a-123"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}