Issue

Rule

Citation

When is rent due?

Beginning of the rental term

Ala. Code § 35-9A-161(c)

Where is rent due?

Unless landlord and tenant specify otherwise, at the dwelling unit

Ala. Code § 35-9A 35-9A-161(c)

Whether a landlord must take reasonably prompt steps to re-rent when a tenant breaks a lease (duty to mitigate)

Yes

Ala. Code § 35-9A-105

Notice required to terminate a month to month tenancy

30 days, for both landlord and tenant

Ala. Code § 35-9A -441(b)

Limit on the amount of security deposit a landlord may collect

One month's rent

Ala. Code § 35-9A-201

Exemptions to security deposit limit

Limit does not include pet deposits, deposits to cover tenant's alterations, and deposits to cover tenant activities that pose increased liability risks

Ala. Code § 35-9A-201

Whether a landlord must pay interest on deposits or keep them in a separate account

No to both

Ala. Code § 35-9A-201

Deadline for landlord to itemize and return security deposit

35 days

Ala. Code § 35-9A-201

Amount of notice landlord must give before entering rental unit

24 hours

Ala. Code § 35-9A -303

Reasons landlord may enter rental unit

To deal with an emergency, inspect, make repairs, show property to prospective buyers or tenants, or during tenant's extended absence

Ala. Code § 35-9A-303

How landlords must handle tenant's abandoned property

Storage and notice; see statute

Ala. Code § 35-9A -423(d)

Prohibition against landlord retaliation

Landlord may not retaliate following tenant's complaint to landlord or government agency, tenant's involvement in a tenant organization, or tenant's exercise of a legal right

Ala. Code § 35-9A-501

Amount of time tenant has to pay rent or quit

7 days

Ala. Code § 35-9A-421(a), (d)

Amount of time tenant has to cure a violation or quit

14 days

Ala. Code § 35-9A-421(a)

Self-help eviction

Not allowed

Ala. Code § 35-9A-427