Landlord notice deadlines — Alabama
In Alabama, the checked deadlines on this page cover: pay or quit, ending a tenancy, raising the rent. Each figure carries its statute and the stamp Rules checked October 2026. Run your exact dates through the checker — the period is only half the answer; the counting rule is the other half.
| Pay or quit | 7 calendar days — the tenant may pay and cure (Ala. Code § 35-9A-421(b)). Written notice of nonpayment and intent to terminate. List the rent owed; late fees count only if the lease defines them as rent. Paying in full within 7 days reinstates the lease. Cure is capped at 2 cures in any 12 months. |
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| End a tenancy | 30 days — month-to-month (Ala. Code § 35-9A-441(b)). Written notice at least 30 days before the periodic rental date named in the notice. 7 days — week-to-week (Ala. Code § 35-9A-441(a)). Written notice at least 7 days before the termination date named in the notice. |
| Raise the rent | 30 days (Ala. Code § 35-9A-441). No cap on the amount. A rent change in a month-to-month tenancy takes 30 days' written notice. |
| How days are counted | Periods run in calendar days (Ala. Code § 35-9A-141(3)); if the last day of a period falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday, the deadline rolls to the next business day. |
| Allowed service methods | personal delivery to the tenant leaving the notice at the rental unit mail (certified mail recommended for proof) |
| Just cause | No statewide just-cause requirement. |
| Sources checked | https://lee.alacourt.gov/unlawful-detainers/ https://blount.alacourt.gov/unlawful-detainers/ https://law.justia.com/codes/alabama/title-35/chapter-9a/article-4/division-3/section-35-9a-441/ |
Local rules sit on top of state law in many places — city just-cause lists, rent boards, and prescribed local forms. A state deadline is the floor of the analysis, never a promise that no local rule adds to it.
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