Code of Alabama - Title 34: Professions and Businesses - Chapter 14A - Home Building and Home Improvement Industries

• Section 34-14A-1 Legislative intent
  In the interest of the public health, safety, welfare, and consumer protection and to regulate the home building and private residence construction industry, the purpose...
• Section 34-14A-2 Definitions
  As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the following meanings, respectively, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (1) ADVISORY COUNCIL. The Alabama...
• Section 34-14A-3 Home Builders Licensure Board
  There is established the Home Builders Licensure Board to regulate the residential home building and residential construction industry and to promote and expend funds for...
• Section 34-14A-4 Officers; meetings; compensation
  (a) Members of the board shall select from its own membership a chair, who shall preside at all meetings of the board unless otherwise ordered,...
• Section 34-14A-5 Licenses required; exceptions; fees
  (a) (1) All residential home builders shall be required to be licensed by the Home Builders Licensure Board annually. The board may issue more than...
• Section 34-14A-6 Exemptions
  This chapter does not apply to: (1) Any employee of a licensee who does not hold himself or herself out for hire or engage in...
• Section 34-14A-7 Applications for issuance or renewal of license; records; inactive license
  (a) Any residential home builder who desires to receive a new or renewal license under this chapter shall make and file with the board 30...
• Section 34-14A-8 Revocation, etc., of license; consumer complaint; hearing; appeal; reissuance; fines
  (a) The board may levy and collect administrative fines not to exceed five thousand dollars ($5,000) for each violation or revoke or suspend the license...
• Section 34-14A-8.1 Public records; confidential records and closed proceedings; discovery
  (a) All administrative complaints, orders to show cause, notices of hearings, and statements of charges, and all amendments thereto, and all orders of the board...
• Section 34-14A-9 Roster of licensees
  A complete roster of licensees shall be prepared and published annually by the board.
• Section 34-14A-10 Annual report of board
  The board shall annually submit to the Governor a report of its transactions for the preceding year. The board shall file with the Secretary of...
• Section 34-14A-11 Promulgation of rules and regulations; mailings
  (a) The board is authorized to promulgate rules and regulations necessary to effectuate the provisions of this chapter and accomplish its work. The rule-making powers...
• Section 34-14A-12 Standards of practice; building laws and codes
  (a) The board may establish or adopt residential building codes and standards of practice for residential home builders within the state. A residential building code...
• Section 34-14A-13 Issuance of permits
  It is the duty of the building official, or other authority charged with the duty, of issuing building or similar permits, of any incorporated municipality...
• Section 34-14A-14 Violations; complaint procedures
  (a) Any person who undertakes or attempts to undertake the business of residential home building without holding a current and valid residential home builders license,...
• Section 34-14A-15 Recovery fund
  (a) The board may establish a Homeowners' Recovery Fund for the purpose of consumer protection, consumer education, and consumer awareness. An aggrieved homeowner may recover...
• Section 34-14A-16 Applicability to certain counties
  Repealed by Act 2006-105, p. 136, §3, effective May 1, 2006.
• Section 34-14A-17 Sunset provision
  The Home Builders Licensure Board shall be an enumerated board pursuant to Sections 41-20-1 through 41-20-16, and shall be reviewed at the same time as...
• Section 34-14A-18 Acquisition, etc., of real property; property acquisition fund
  (a) The board may acquire and hold, in its own name, real property by purchase, gift, lease, lease with the option to purchase, or other...
• Section 34-14A-19 Proof of liability insurance prior to construction
  Prior to the commencement of residential home building by a residential home builder, the residential home builder shall disclose in writing to the homeowner whether...
• Section 34-14A-20 Alabama Construction Trade Academy Fund; Alabama Construction Trade Advisory Council; applications for funding; program guidelines
  (a) The Alabama Construction Trade Academy Fund is established in the State Treasury. The fund shall be comprised of federal, state, and private funding through...

Last modified: May 3, 2021