{"data":{"id":"us-al/ala.-code-40-5-12","jurisdiction":"us-al","citation":"Ala. Code § 40-5-12","heading":"Payments by Purchasers, Lien Holders or Mortgagees of Real Estate.","body":"A purchaser, lienholder, or mortgagee of real estate or personal property included in an assessment may discharge the tax lien against the real estate or personal property purchased or on which a lien or mortgage is held by paying the actual amount of the taxes due to the tax collecting official of the county in which the taxes are due and payable.","path":["Title 40 Revenue and Taxation.","Chapter 5 Tax Collectors."],"source_url":"https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabama?section=40-5-12","current_through":"Act 2026-611","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T14:01:51Z","sha256":"3bb333e6c7e0be17fac0d3fbecf10b850b8a5f9a00afaa20775530e30ec7a0b5","source_id":"us-al","stale":false,"prev":"us-al/ala.-code-40-5-11","next":"us-al/ala.-code-40-5-13"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}