Alabama has no solar access law. Unlike Texas, California, or Florida, no statute stops a homeowners' association in Mobile County from restricting or banning rooftop solar. A recorded covenant that prohibits panels is enforceable here.
Alabama is one of the states with no solar rights or solar access statute, so there is no state protection overriding a homeowners' association covenant. In Mobile County subdivisions with recorded restrictions, an HOA may limit where panels are placed, require architectural committee approval, or ban roof-mounted solar outright, and those covenants are enforceable under Alabama contract and property law. A homeowner outside any HOA faces no such private restriction and needs only the county building and electrical permits. Buyers who want solar should read the declaration of covenants before purchasing in a governed community, because the association's rules, not a state solar law, control.
Installing panels against an enforceable covenant exposes the owner to HOA fines, forced removal, and liens. The association can seek injunctive relief and, under many declarations, recover attorney's fees.
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