{"data":{"id":"us-al/ala.-code-35-9b-9","jurisdiction":"us-al","citation":"Ala. Code § 35-9B-9","heading":"Relation to Chapters 9 and 9A.","body":"(a) For the purposes of this chapter, the term “squatter” means a person occupying a dwelling who is not entitled to occupy the dwelling under a lease or rental agreement nor authorized by a tenant to occupy the dwelling. The term does not include a tenant who holds over in periodic tenancy as described in Section 35-9A-441.\n(b) Occupancy by a squatter is excluded from the application of Chapters 9 and 9A, and the removal of a squatter shall not require the use of an eviction action under those chapters.","path":["Title 35 Property.","Chapter 9B Squatting"],"source_url":"https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabama?section=35-9B-9","current_through":"Act 2026-611","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T14:01:54Z","sha256":"8cc831b9b65fc5355204b22ecf20066c1edf7a07c49d1f3c1680d66ea88f2698","source_id":"us-al","stale":false,"prev":"us-al/ala.-code-35-9b-8","next":"us-al/ala.-code-35-10-1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}