Alabama Code 31-2-80. Exemption from ad valorem taxes of property owned or leased by units of armed forces
Terms Used In Alabama Code 31-2-80
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
- 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
- writing: includes typewriting and printing on paper. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
All property, both real and personal, belonging to a unit of the armed forces of the state, officially recognized as such by the federal government, shall be exempt from ad valorem taxes, state, county, and municipal. This exemption shall apply to real property when leased to any unit of the Alabama National Guard, provided the agreement or contract of lease is approved in writing by the Adjutant General, while the same is under the custody and control of the National Guard unit, and said exemption shall not be vitiated should the National Guard organization sublease a part of the premises when the rental derived from such lease is used entirely and solely for the benefit of the National Guard organization, and when such sublease or permissive use shall be subject to immediate termination by the National Guard unit at the discretion of the Governor.