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Alabama Residential Lease Agreement
Alabama’s Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act is statewide. There is no deposit cap, but there is a long 60-day return clock and a two-day entry rule. This generator builds a fixed-term residential lease around Alabama deposit, notice, and habitability rules.
- No statutory maximum deposit. Unused funds are generally due in 60 days (Ala. Code § 35-9A-201).
- 30 days’ written notice to end a month-to-month tenancy (§ 35-9A-441).
- Two days’ notice before non-emergency entry (§ 35-9A-303).
- On Review, download a free move-in packet: this document, a condition checklist, and selected addenda in one PDF.
Open a filled sample with every optional field and checkbox completed.
Related Alabama documents
- Alabama Residential Rental Application. A written application for a residential rental. It is not a lease and not a consumer report.
- Alabama Month-to-Month Rental Agreement. A periodic tenancy that continues until either party gives proper notice.
- Alabama Guarantor / Co-Signer Addendum. An add-on to an existing lease in which another person guarantees the tenant’s rent and other lease duties. It does not make the guarantor a tenant.
- Alabama Move-In Condition Checklist. A condition inventory completed at move-in. It is not a lease.
- Alabama Pet Addendum. An add-on to an existing lease that names the animals, pet deposit or rent, and care rules. Assistance animals are not pets.
- Alabama Notice of Rent Increase. Written notice that rent will change on a stated date. It is not an eviction and not a substitute for a signed amendment or renewal.
Frequently asked questions
Plain-language answers about Alabama fixed-term lease papers. LeaseGen.io is not a law firm. Confirm current statutes before anyone signs.
- What is a Alabama residential lease agreement?
- A residential lease is a written contract between a landlord and tenant. It sets rent, the term, deposits, and house rules. In Alabama, no statutory cap Unused deposit money is generally due within 60 days after the tenancy ends, with an itemized list of lawful deductions.
- Do I need a written lease in Alabama?
- Even when Alabama law does not require every lease to be in writing, a signed paper protects both sides. Oral deals are hard to prove in court. This generator builds a fixed-term lease with state-specific deposit, notice, and disclosure language.
- What should a Alabama lease include?
- At minimum: parties, property address, rent and due date, term dates, deposit amount, maintenance duties, entry rules, and required disclosures. Alabama commonly requires about 0 statewide disclosures on residential leases. The generator adds those that apply to your answers.
- Is this the same as a rental application?
- No. An application collects information before you choose a tenant. A lease creates the tenancy after both sides agree. Run screening separately and only sign a lease with the tenant you select.