Code of Alabama

Ala. Code § 6-6-330 (2026)

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The forcible entry upon and detainer, or the unlawful detainer, of lands, tenements and hereditaments is cognizable before the district court of the county in which the offense is committed.

(Code 1852, §2850; Code 1867, §3297; Code 1876, §3694; Code 1886, §3378; Code 1896, §2124; Code 1907, §4260; Code 1923, §7998; Code 1940, T. 7, §964.)

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 7 cases, 1985–2016 · leading case: Sanchez v. McKinney, 87 So. 3d 502 (Ala. 2011).

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Sanchez v. McKinney, 87 So. 3d 502 (Ala. 2011). · cites it 6× “§ 6-6-330, Ala.Code 1975 (‘The forcible entry upon and detainer, or the unlawful detainer, of lands, tenements and hereditaments is cognizable before the district court of the county in which the offense is committed.”

Jackson v. Davis, 153 So. 3d 820 (Ala. Civ. App. 2014). · cites it 2× “§ 6-6-330, Ala.Code 1975 (‘The forcible entry upon and detainer, or the unlawful detainer, of lands, tenements and hereditaments is cognizable before the district court of the county in which the offense is committed.”

Darby v. Schley, 8 So. 3d 1011 (Ala. Civ. App. 2008). “§ 6-6-330, Ala.Code 1975 (“The forcible entry upon and detainer, or the unlawful detain-er, of lands, tenements and hereditaments is cognizable before the district court of the county in which the offense is committed.”

Arlington Props., Inc. v. Brown, 83 So. 3d 503 (Ala. Civ. App. 2010). · cites it 2× “Ala.Code 1975, § 6-6-330. The circuit court has appellate jurisdiction over appeals from final judgments of the district court.”

Hill Air of Gadsden, Inc. v. City of Gadsden, 467 So. 2d 230 (Ala. 1985). “" On January 18, 1984, Gadsden brought an action of unlawful detainer, Code of 1975, § 6-6-330, against Hill in the Etowah County District Court, which, following a hearing, entered an order giving Gadsden possession of the premises.”

Rimpsey Agency, Inc. v. Johnston, 218 So. 3d 1242 (Ala. Civ. App. 2016). “§ 6-6-330, AUuCode 1975 (‘The forcible entry upon and detainer, or the unlawful detainer, of lands, tenements and hereditaments is cognizable before the district court of the county in which the offense is committed.”

Alexander v. Hawk, 139 So. 3d 824 (Ala. Civ. App. 2013). · cites it 3× “See Ala. Code 1975, § 6-6-330. Although Hawk filed an amended complaint in the circuit court, asserting claims that fall within the original jurisdiction of the circuit court, the record reveals that Hawk did not pay a filing fee along with that amended complaint; thus, that…”

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