Unless the arbitration agreement provides otherwise, the conduct of the arbitration shall be subject to the following rules:

(1) The locale for the arbitration is the county in which the subject property, or the major portion of that property, is located.
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Terms Used In Alabama Code 18-1A-255

  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • following: means next after. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
  • property: includes both real and personal property. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
(2) The law of this state relating to the criteria for ascertaining just compensation and damages, and the elements thereof, shall be applied.
(3) The arbitration tribunal shall be the judge of the relevancy and materiality of the evidence offered, and conformity to the legal rules of evidence shall not be required.
(4) The amount of compensation determined by the arbitration award must be within the range of the evidence presented by the parties.
(5) The condemnor shall pay the compensation of and all expenses and fees incurred by the arbitrators.
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