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Issue
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Rule
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Citation
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When is rent due?
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Beginning of the rental term
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Ala. Code § 35-9A-161(c)
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Where is rent due?
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Unless landlord and tenant specify otherwise, at the dwelling unit
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Ala. Code § 35-9A 35-9A-161(c)
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Whether a landlord must take reasonably prompt steps to re-rent when a tenant breaks a lease (duty to mitigate)
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Yes
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Ala. Code § 35-9A-105
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Notice required to terminate a month to month tenancy
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30 days, for both landlord and tenant
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Ala. Code § 35-9A -441(b)
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Limit on the amount of security deposit a landlord may collect
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One month’s rent
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Ala. Code § 35-9A-201
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Exemptions to security deposit limit
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Limit does not include pet deposits, deposits to cover tenant’s alterations, and deposits to cover tenant activities that pose increased liability risks
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Ala. Code § 35-9A-201
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Whether a landlord must pay interest on deposits or keep them in a separate account
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No to both
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Ala. Code § 35-9A-201
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Deadline for landlord to itemize and return security deposit
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35 days
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Ala. Code § 35-9A-201
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Amount of notice landlord must give before entering rental unit
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24 hours
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Ala. Code § 35-9A -303
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Reasons landlord may enter rental unit
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To deal with an emergency, inspect, make repairs, show property to prospective buyers or tenants, or during tenant’s extended absence
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Ala. Code § 35-9A-303
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How landlords must handle tenant’s abandoned property
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Storage and notice; see statute
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Ala. Code § 35-9A -423(d)
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Prohibition against landlord retaliation
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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
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Ala. Code § 35-9A-501
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Amount of time tenant has to pay rent or quit
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7 days
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Ala. Code § 35-9A-421(a), (d)
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Amount of time tenant has to cure a violation or quit
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14 days
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Ala. Code § 35-9A-421(a)
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Self-help eviction
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Not allowed
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Ala. Code § 35-9A-427
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