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Alabama Pet Addendum

This Alabama pet addendum lets a tenant keep named animals on an existing lease. Alabama does not set a statewide maximum security deposit. A pet deposit is still refundable unless it is clearly labeled a nonrefundable fee, and it must be accounted for with the rest of the deposit. Assistance animals required by fair-housing law are not pets and cannot be charged a pet deposit or pet rent. It does not replace the lease, and it does not apply to assistance animals.

• Spell out whether the pet money is a refundable deposit or a labeled fee.
• Unused deposit money is generally due within 60 days (Ala. Code § 35-9A-201).
• Assistance animals are not pets. Do not use this addendum to charge a deposit or rent for one.