CommonGround in Alabama
Alabama HOA compliance, enforced as code
Alabama's statutory enforcement procedure ships in CommonGround as a versioned rule set. Every requirement below is enforced as code: the legally correct path is the only path the software allows, and every blocked action comes back with the statute citation.
AL-35-20-11-2026.06 · Ala. Homeowners' Association Act (§ 35-20-11)
Not legal advice. CommonGround provides compliance guidance, not legal advice. The summaries below are generated from CommonGround's versioned Alabama rule-set data and require attorney review before you rely on them — consult your association's attorney for legal questions.
What Alabama law requires — and how CommonGround enforces it
Planned communities (HOAs)
Who decides the fine
Decision body — the board
The board levies reasonable fines after notice and an opportunity to be heard. Code of Ala. § 35-20-11(a)(2)
In CommonGround: CommonGround routes the fine decision to the board and requires the recorded decision before any fine is assessed.
Notice, opportunity to be heard, and a recorded decision
The board may assess reasonable penalties against a member for any violation of the declaration or board rules only after the member is afforded the opportunity to be heard and represented by counsel before the board of directors. No statutory cap, cure period, or notice-content list. Code of Ala. § 35-20-11(a)(2)
In CommonGround: The workflow has no path around it: the notice must be sent, the opportunity to be heard must be offered, and the decision must be recorded — in that order — before a fine can exist.
Fine limits
Adopted fine schedule / policy required
Penalty power exists only 'to the extent authorized by the declaration and governing documents.' Code of Ala. § 35-20-11(a)
In CommonGround: No fine can be generated without the adopted fine policy or schedule on file — CommonGround checks for the artifact before the workflow opens.
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