Alabama

Highlights of Alabama's new landlord-tenant law
12/14/2006, 3:14 p.m. CT
The Associated Press

On Sale Now at Only Natural Pet Store(AP) — Highlights of Alabama's new landlord-tenant law, which takes effect Jan. 1:

requires landlords to make sure rental property is habitable, with working heat, electricity and water.

allows a tenant to break a lease after 14 days' notice when a 

landlord doesn't correct a major health and safety problem, such as a heating system not working.

allows a landlord to break a lease with seven days' notice for not paying the rent and with 14 days' notice for other lease violations.

standardizes eviction procedures throughout the state.

speeds up the eviction process for landlords by giving cases priority in district court.

provides that security deposits can't be more than one month's rent, with the exception of additional risk-related charges, such as pet deposits.

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requires landlords to return security deposits within 35 days after a lease ends or provide an accounting of why money was taken out of the deposit for repairs.

says landlords must give two days' written notice before entering rental property, except in an emergency.

says landlords are under no obligation to pay interest on security deposits.
requires tenants to notify their landlords when they are going to be away for two weeks or longer.

requires landlords to provide a garbage receptacle and requires tenants to dispose of their garbage properly.
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