Alabama law · Homeowners' Associations

Ala. Code § 35-20-4

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What this section does for you

Imposes an explicit statutory good-faith obligation on the performance or enforcement of every duty under the chapter, a direct hook for inconsistent, cherry-picked enforcement.
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The statutory text

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(a) The principles of law and equity, including, but not limited to, the law of nonprofit corporations in Chapter 3 of Title 10A, the law of real estate, and the law relative to the capacity to contract, principal and agent, eminent domain, estoppel, negligence, fraud, misrepresentation, duress, coercion, mistake, receivership, substantial performance, or other validating or invalidating cause supplement this chapter, except to the extent inconsistent with this chapter. (b) Every duty governed by this chapter imposes an obligation of good faith in its performance or enforcement. (c) The remedies provided in this chapter shall be liberally administered so that the aggrieved party is put in as good as a position as if the other party had fully performed.