Lumpkin v. City of Gulf Shores

CRAWLEY, Presiding Judge.

Henry Courtney Lumpkin and Myrtice Inez Lumpkin owned beach-front property within the territorial limits of the City of Gulf Shores (“the City”). In May 2000, the Lumpkins incorporated Sand Crab Owners Association, Inc. (“the Association”), and submitted to the condominium form of ownership as outlined in the Alabama Uniform Condominium Act of 1991 (“the AUCA”), codified at Ala.Code 1975, § 35-8A-101 et seq. In April 2005, the City sought to condemn an easement over the property in order to establish and maintain a beach-conservation project. *1235The City filed the…