Code of Alabama

Ala. Code § 7-9-506 (2026)

Debtor’s Right to Redeem Collateral.

✓ official Alabama Legislature (ALISON) text, current July 2026
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Repealed by Act 2001-481, p. 647, § 4, effective January 1, 2002.

(Acts 1965, No. 549, p. 811.)

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 18 cases, 1978–2002 · leading case: Draughon v. Gen. Fin. Credit Corp., 362 So. 2d 880 (Ala. 1978).
Draughon v. Gen. Fin. Credit Corp., 362 So. 2d 880 (Ala. 1978). · cites it 12× “communicated to the plaintiff that he could redeem for $1,654.15. The plaintiff tendered this amount but G.”
Warren v. SouthTrust Bank, NA (In Re Warren), 221 B.R. 843 (Bankr. N.D. Ala. 1998). · cites it 20× “Ala.Code § 7-9-506; cf. Commercial Federal, 85 F.”
Charles R. Hall Motors, Inc. v. Lewis, 137 F.3d 1280 (11th Cir. 1998). · cites it 2× “Although Elgin Lewis lacked title to or possession of the automobile at the commencement of the second Chapter 13 case, it is undisputed that he retained a right of redemption pursuant to Ala.Code § 7-9-506. 6 Thus, our second concern is whether his redemption interest under…”
In Re Lewis, 211 B.R. 970 (N.D. Ala. 1997). · cites it 6× “See Ala. Code § 7-9-506 . The appellees did not have title to the car at the time they filed their second bankruptcy proceeding.”
Greene v. Assocs. (In Re Green), 248 B.R. 583 (Bankr. N.D. Ala. 2000). · cites it 6× “Greene’s bankruptcy estate and his only interest is a right of redemption under Alabama’s version of the Uniform Commercial Code, Ala.Code § 7-9-506 (1997). In order to understand why (i) The Associates’ motion is malapropos, (ii) Hall Motors is bad law, and (iii) Hall Motors is…”
Bell-Tel Fed. Credit Union v. Kalter, 292 F.3d 1350 (11th Cir. 2002). “(citing Ala.Code § 7-9-506, which uses the same language as Fla.”
Mattheiss v. Title Loan Express (In Re Mattheiss), 214 B.R. 20 (Bankr. N.D. Ala. 1997). · cites it 2× “Rights of redemption are created both by private contract based on statute (Section 5-19A-10(b)); 8 and by the statutory right created by U.”
Turner v. DeKalb Bank (In Re Turner), 209 B.R. 558 (Bankr. N.D. Ala. 1997). · cites it 2× “Finally, § 7-9-504 provides for the transfer of ownership from the debtor to the bona fide purchaser, NOT from the creditor to the bona fide purchaser.”
In Re Powell, 223 B.R. 225 (Bankr. N.D. Ala. 1998). · cites it 2× “Because they were in default, Debtors probably retained a statutory right of redemption pursuant to Ala.Code § 7-9-506. That section provides: At any time before the secured party has disposed of collateral or entered into a contract for its disposition under Section 7-9-504 or…”
Ash v. Peoples Bank of Greensboro, 500 So. 2d 5 (Ala. 1986). · cites it 2× “Code 1975, § 7-9-506. The bank correctly points out that what Ash attempted to do was not to redeem the van, but to reinstate the note.”
Double C. Prods., Inc. v. Exposition Enter., Inc., 404 So. 2d 52 (Ala. 1981). “parallel to our Code 1975, § 7-9-506, may offer to redeem the collateral.”
Patterson v. Spradlin (In Re Patterson), 185 B.R. 354 (Bankr. N.D. Ala. 1995). · cites it 2× “The Court finds that the debtor had both a legal and equitable interest in the automobile. This finding is supported by the fact that the defendant improperly had the title converted to his name, therefore, the debtor was still the legal holder of the title on the day she filed…”
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