Alabama Code of Alabama Title 35 Chapter 9A — Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act
Alabama Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act (2006): 48 sections covering landlord and tenant duties, security deposits, entry rights, lease termination, eviction procedure, and remedies. The primary residential tenancy statute. Source: ALISON GraphQL API. Verified 2026-10-16.
Provisions (48)
§ 35-9A-101
Short Title.
§ 35-9A-102
Purposes; Rules of Construction.
§ 35-9A-103
Supplementary Principles of Law Applicable.
§ 35-9A-104
Construction Against Implicit Repeal.
§ 35-9A-105
Administration of Remedies; Enforcement.
§ 35-9A-106
Settlement of Disputed Claim or Right.
§ 35-9A-107
Notice Requirement.
§ 35-9A-121
Territorial Application.
§ 35-9A-122
Exclusions from Application of Chapter.
§ 35-9A-123
Jurisdiction and Service of Process.
§ 35-9A-141
Definitions.
§ 35-9A-142
Obligation of Good Faith.
§ 35-9A-143
Unconscionability.
§ 35-9A-144
Notice.
§ 35-9A-161
Terms and Conditions of Rental Agreement.
§ 35-9A-162
Effect of Unsigned or Undelivered Rental Agreement.
§ 35-9A-163
Prohibited Provisions in Rental Agreements.
§ 35-9A-164
Payment of Rent Prerequisite to Enforcing Remedies Under This Chapter.
§ 35-9A-201
Security Deposits; Prepaid Rent.
§ 35-9A-202
Disclosure.
§ 35-9A-203
Landlord to Deliver Possession of Dwelling Unit.
§ 35-9A-204
Landlord to Maintain Premises.
§ 35-9A-205
Limitation of Liability.
§ 35-9A-301
Tenant to Maintain Dwelling Unit.
§ 35-9A-302
Rules and Regulations.
§ 35-9A-303
Access.
§ 35-9A-304
Tenant to Use and Occupy.
§ 35-9A-401
Noncompliance by the Landlord.
§ 35-9A-402
Failure to Deliver Possession.
§ 35-9A-403
Reserved.
§ 35-9A-404
Wrongful Failure to Make Available Heat, Water, Hot Water, or Essential Services.
§ 35-9A-405
Counterclaims for Action for Possession or Rent.
§ 35-9A-406
Fire or Casualty Damage.
§ 35-9A-407
Tenant’s Remedies for Landlord’s Unlawful Ouster, Exclusion, or Diminution of Service.
§ 35-9A-421
Noncompliance with Rental Agreement; Failure to Pay Rent.
§ 35-9A-422
Failure to Maintain.
§ 35-9A-423
Remedies for Absence, Nonuse, and Abandonment.
§ 35-9A-424
Waiver of Landlord’s Right to Terminate.
§ 35-9A-425
Landlord Liens; Distraint for Rent.
§ 35-9A-426
Remedy After Termination.
§ 35-9A-427
Recovery of Possession Limited.
§ 35-9A-441
Periodic Tenancy; Holdover Remedies.
§ 35-9A-442
Landlord and Tenant Remedies for Abuse of Access.
§ 35-9A-461
Landlord’s Action for Eviction, Rent, Monetary Damages, or Other Relief.
§ 35-9A-501
Retaliatory Conduct Prohibited.
§ 35-9A-601
Effective Date.
§ 35-9A-602
Savings Clause.
§ 35-9A-603