BIRMINGHAM, Ala. AP – Mayor Larry Langford spent his first full day in office Wednesday trying to fend off a challenger’s court claim that the election should be thrown out because Langford still lives in a neighboring city where he used to be mayor.

Testifying the day after his inauguration, Langford conceded he still owns the fully furnished home in Fairfield where he has lived for about 25 years. Many bills are still mailed to the house, and Langford said he spends “three or four” nights a week there.