Advance Material Notice to Owner
ALABAMA ADVANCE MATERIAL NOTICE TO OWNER
Ala. Code § 35-11-210
Use this notice only for the advance material-furnisher track in § 35-11-210. It is not a payment demand, does not create a ten-day cure period, and should not contain contract-style defaults, remedies, liability caps, or forum clauses.
The notice must be given in writing to the owner or the owner's agent before the material identified in the notice is furnished. It must identify the specified material and specified prices.
1. Project and Parties
Owner or proprietor: [________________________________]
Owner's agent, if any: [________________________________]
Contractor or subcontractor receiving the material: [________________________________]
Material furnisher: [________________________________]
Material furnisher address: [________________________________]
Project/property description:
[____________________________________________________________]
[____________________________________________________________]
2. Specified Material and Prices
| Specified material | Quantity or unit | Specified price |
|---|---|---|
| [________________________________] | [________________] | $[________________] |
| [________________________________] | [________________] | $[________________] |
| [________________________________] | [________________] | $[________________] |
Total specified price: $[________________________________]
Expected first furnishing date: [__/__/____]
Notice date: [__/__/____]
☐ Notice will be given before any listed material is furnished or used.
3. Statutory Notice
To [OWNER OR PROPRIETOR]:
Take notice, that the undersigned is about to furnish [CONTRACTOR OR SUBCONTRACTOR], your contractor or subcontractor, the material specified above for the construction, or for the repairing, altering, or beautifying of a building or buildings, or improvement or improvements, on the property described above, and there will become due to the undersigned on account thereof the specified price of the material, for the payment of which the undersigned will claim a lien.
Material furnisher: [________________________________]
By: ____________________________________
Printed name/title: [________________________________]
Date: [__/__/____]
4. Owner Objection
Under § 35-11-210, the owner, proprietor, or agent may notify the furnisher in writing, before the material is used, that the owner will not be responsible for its price.
Written objection received: ☐ No ☐ Yes
Date received: [__/__/____]
Material already used when received: ☐ No ☐ Yes
Counsel review of effect: [________________________________]
Do not furnish in reliance on the full-price notice after a timely written objection without Alabama counsel's review.
5. Delivery Record
Section 35-11-210 requires written notice but does not prescribe an exclusive mailing or personal-delivery method. Use a method that provides reliable proof that the owner or agent received the notice before furnishing.
| Recipient | Address | Method | Date delivered | Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Owner or agent | [________________] | [________________] | [__/__/____] | [________________] |
6. Final Check
☐ Claimant is furnishing material to a contractor or subcontractor
☐ Notice completed before furnishing
☐ Owner or agent correctly identified
☐ Contractor or subcontractor identified
☐ Property described
☐ Each material and price specified
☐ Statutory notice text completed
☐ Delivery proof retained
☐ Owner objection monitored before material is used
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About This Template
Real estate documents transfer ownership, define who can use a property, and record agreements between buyers, sellers, landlords, and tenants. Deeds, purchase agreements, leases, and easements have to be drafted to meet state recording requirements, and mistakes show up at closing or years later in title disputes. Good real estate paperwork moves transactions forward quickly and avoids the kind of problems that only surface when it is time to sell or refinance.
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Last updated: July 2026
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