Alabama Manufactured Dwelling Deceased Tenant Estate and Community Owner Coordination Packet
ALABAMA MANUFACTURED DWELLING DECEASED TENANT ESTATE AND COMMUNITY OWNER COORDINATION PACKET
Use only for a manufactured dwelling in a community covered by Ala. Code chapter 35-12A. Section 35-12A-14 applies when the only tenant has died and the dwelling or personal property is considered abandoned under the chapter. Death alone does not establish the § 35-12A-1(1) abandonment facts. The notice and agreement forms below address that specific route; title, lease termination, possession and any sale remain separate questions.
Standing and recipient record
| Issue | Supporting fact or document |
|---|---|
| Community, space and dwelling | [NAME / ADDRESS / SPACE / DWELLING DESCRIPTION] |
| Deceased only tenant and date of death | [NAME / DATE / RECORD / OTHER TENANT CHECK] |
| Space agreement and rental fees | [PARTIES / TERM / DEFAULT / AMOUNTS / DOCUMENT] |
| Section 35-12A-1(1) abandonment branch | ☐ 30 days after default, lease termination or expiration plus absence ☐ 30 days' absence after qualifying court-order service ☐ Neither established |
| Dates and proof for selected branch | [DATE / NOTICE OR ORDER / SERVICE / ABSENCE FACTS] |
| Home owner and title record | [NAME / TITLE / OTHER DOCUMENT / UNKNOWN] |
| Will-named or court-appointed personal representative | [NAME / DOCUMENT / ADDRESS / NONE LOCATED] |
| Tenant-designated death contact | [NAME / WRITTEN DESIGNATION / ADDRESS / NONE] |
| Other person entitled to possession | [NAME / HEIR OR DEVISEE BASIS / DOCUMENT / UNRESOLVED] |
| Lienholders and searched records | [PROBATE / REVENUE / SECRETARY OF STATE / NAMES / LIENS] |
| Prior court case, notice or order | [DOCUMENT / DATE / STATUS / NONE] |
A. Community owner's conditional notice and contact request
Date: [__/__/____] To: [PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE / DESIGNATED PERSON / OTHER REQUIRED RECIPIENT] Address: [ADDRESS]
[TENANT NAME], the only tenant identified for [COMMUNITY / SPACE], died on [DATE]. The manufactured dwelling is [DESCRIPTION / IDENTIFIERS] and remains at [SPACE]. We have recorded the separate abandonment facts under Ala. Code § 35-12A-1(1) as [BRANCH / FACTS / DATES / SUPPORTING RECORD]. Rental fees asserted as unpaid are [ITEMIZED AMOUNTS / PERIODS / BASIS]. If those predicates are disputed, please notify us promptly with supporting information.
This notice is given under Ala. Code §§ 35-12A-3, -5 and -14. The home is stored on its rented space, and the applicable storage charge asserted is [AMOUNT / PERIOD / BASIS]. Please contact [OWNER NAME / PHONE / MAILING ADDRESS] within thirty days after receipt of this notice to arrange removal by appointment at a reasonable time or to identify a timely § 35-12A-14(4) request. The specified response date is [DATE, CALCULATED FROM RECEIPT]. Available appointment times are [TIMES / CONTACT].
If the required written contact is not made by the specified date, a sale may be considered only if every applicable condition of chapter 35-12A is met. A lien with priority over the community owner's lien invokes the separate § 35-12A-13 lienholder route; this letter is not a determination of priority. A timely personal representative, designated person or other entitled person's actual-notice request for a written § 35-12A-14(4) agreement must be addressed before any sale or disposal decision.
Community owner or agent: ______________________________ Title: [TITLE]
Delivery checklist: Personal representative named in a will or appointed by court: ☐ personal delivery ☐ first-class mail. Designated person: [METHOD / ADDRESS / PROOF]. Lienholders shown in the required records: ☐ certified mail with return receipt ☐ registered mail with return receipt, with copy of this notice. Other § 35-12A-3 service and proof: [METHOD / DATE / RECORD].
B. Recipient's actual-notice response and agreement request
Date: [__/__/____] To community owner: [NAME / ADDRESS] Dwelling and space: [DESCRIPTION / ADDRESS]
I received the notice on [DATE] and provide actual notice of my response on [DATE / METHOD / PROOF]. I am [NAME] acting as ☐ will-named personal representative ☐ court-appointed personal representative ☐ person designated in writing by the tenant ☐ another person entitled to possession, as [HEIR / DEVISEE / OTHER BASIS]. My supporting document or facts are [DOCUMENT / DESCRIPTION / ENCLOSED]. A designation for contact is identified separately from an estate appointment.
I ☐ dispute the stated abandonment, unpaid-fee, ownership or lien facts as follows: [FACTS / RECORDS] ☐ request a removal appointment on [DATE / TIME] ☐ request the written no-sale agreement under Ala. Code § 35-12A-14(4). If I request that agreement, I propose storage payments of [AMOUNT / SCHEDULE / BASIS] and property and space maintenance as [PLAN]. Please identify the account, any lienholder notice, and an appointment to inspect the home and contents with a person authorized to grant access.
This response does not personally guarantee a debt or waive a claim to the home or its contents. Any sale, transfer, continued occupancy or lease requires its own applicable authority and community approval where lawfully required.
Responding person: ______________________________ Capacity: [CAPACITY] Date: [__/__/____]
Delivery and attachments: [METHOD / DATE / PROOF / AUTHORITY DOCUMENTS]
C. Written § 35-12A-14(4) no-sale coordination agreement
Community owner: [NAME] Responding person and capacity: [NAME / CAPACITY / DOCUMENT] Home and space: [DESCRIPTION]
The community owner received the responding person's actual notice on [DATE], within the applicable thirty-day § 35-12A-5 period calculated from notice receipt on [DATE]. The responding person requested this agreement and identified the basis for entitlement to possession as [DOCUMENT / FACTS]. The parties record any unresolved claim or lien as [DETAILS].
While this agreement is in force and the responding person makes timely periodic payment of all storage charges and maintains the home and rented space as stated below, the community owner will not sell or dispose of the manufactured dwelling until the conclusion of any probate proceedings. This agreement does not itself transfer title or approve the responding person or a purchaser as a tenant.
| Agreed operating term | Fillable record |
|---|---|
| Storage charge, basis and payment dates | [AMOUNT / PERIOD / DUE DATE / PAYMENT ADDRESS] |
| Home and space maintenance | [DUTIES / ACCESS ARRANGEMENTS / CONDITION RECORD] |
| Probate proceeding and status contact | [COURT / CASE / CONTACT / STATUS / NONE FILED] |
| Home, contents, title and lien documents | [LIST / HOLDER / ACCESS OR REMOVAL LIMIT] |
| Proposed removal or authorized sale/transfer plan | [PERSON / DOCUMENTS / DATE / COMMUNITY APPROVAL ISSUE] |
| Notice addresses for both parties | [ADDRESSES / DELIVERY RECORD] |
If the responding person violates this agreement, the community owner may use § 35-12A-14(4)'s thirty-day written notice stating sufficient facts and opportunity to correct before treating the agreement as terminated. Any later sale still requires the other chapter 35-12A gates. The parties will document the violation, notice, response and correction separately.
Responding person: ______________________________ Capacity: [CAPACITY] Date: [__/__/____]
Community owner or agent: ______________________________ Title: [TITLE] Date: [__/__/____]
D. Property, lien and handoff record
| Matter | Fact, document or unresolved issue |
|---|---|
| Notice recipients, methods and receipt dates | [NAME / ROLE / METHOD / DATE / PROOF] |
| Thirty-day response and agreement request | [DATE / PERSON / METHOD / REQUEST / STATUS] |
| Home, contents, title and lienholders | [INVENTORY / OWNER / LIEN / PRIORITY REVIEW] |
| Storage fees, payments and maintenance | [PERIOD / AMOUNT / RECEIPT / CONDITION] |
| Probate status and authorized action | [COURT / CASE / REPRESENTATIVE / DOCUMENT] |
| Removal, sale or transfer proposal | [PERSON / DOCUMENT / APPROVAL / DATE / PENDING] |
| Keys, access and property actually delivered | [DATE / PERSON / ITEMS / AUTHORITY / RECEIPT] |
Actual handoff, if separately authorized: [DATE / TIME / ITEMS / KEYS / AUTHORITY]. Home and contents remaining: [DESCRIPTION]. Signatures record only the listed facts and do not establish abandonment, transfer title or authorize an unlisted sale or disposal.
Responding person: ____________________ Capacity: [CAPACITY]
Community owner or agent: ____________________ Date: [__/__/____]
Official source
About this template
- Last updated
- October 3, 2026
- Citations checked
- October 3, 2026
- Jurisdiction
- Alabama
- Category
- Landlord & Tenant
Legal authority
- Ala. Code § 35-12A-1(1)
- Ala. Code § 35-12A-3
- Ala. Code § 35-12A-4
- Ala. Code § 35-12A-5
- Ala. Code § 35-12A-14
Landlord-tenant paperwork governs who can stay in a property, on what terms, and what happens when something goes wrong. Leases, notices to quit, security deposit demands, and habitability complaints all have state and often city-specific requirements for timing, content, and service. Getting the paperwork right is what makes an eviction actually succeed or a security deposit actually come back, because judges regularly dismiss cases over small procedural mistakes.
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Checked against the law it cites
A reviewer verified this template's legal citations against the official source on October 3, 2026.
Ala. Code § 35-12A-1(1) (checked October 3, 2026): "A tenant is absent from the premises of the manufactured dwelling following expiration of 30 days after default, termination, or expiration of the lease agreement."
Ala. Code § 35-12A-1(1) (checked October 3, 2026): "A tenant is absent from the premises of the manufactured dwelling continuously for 30 days after service of a court order requiring the tenant to vacate the premises due to failure of the tenant to perform obligations of the lease."
Ala. Code § 35-12A-3 (checked October 3, 2026): "Prior to selling the tenant’s manufactured dwelling pursuant to this chapter, the manufactured dwelling community owner shall provide a written notice to the tenant by one of the following methods:"
Ala. Code § 35-12A-4 (checked October 3, 2026): "A manufactured dwelling community owner shall also give a copy of the notice described in Section 35-12A-5 by certified or registered mail verified by return receipt to any lienholder of the manufactured dwelling as shown on the records of the office of the judge of probate in the county in which the manufactured dwelling is located, the Alabama Department of Revenue, or the Secretary of State."
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