Passed Initiatives

Here's a list of legislative successes where your political influence has been heard.

• The Commercial Lien Law
• The County-Wide Municipal License requiring a statewide vote of the electorate
• The No Lease Tax
• Passed the municipal business license bill
• Passed tort reform laws to stop frivolous lawsuits
• Passed legislation to prohibit the unlicensed practice of real estate in Alabama
• Passed the strongest protections against eminent domain abuse in the nation
• Passed a landlord tenant bill
• Have kept banks out of real estate
• Won approval of a inspector licensing law requiring a Code of Ethics, Standards of Practice, E&O insurance, and successful completion of an exam.
• Prevented a bill to tax commissions 4%
• Defeated attempts at poor landlord tenant bills
• Banned after-the-fact referral fees
• Defeated bills that would allow mobile homes on any piece of property in any subdivision regardless of covenants, structure regulations or building codes.
• Stopped the Agriculture Department from promulgating the rule change that would have added liability to REALTORS® for omissions/commissions related to termite findings