Free Alabama Late Rent Notice Template

Last reviewed September 2026

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Alabama Late Rent Notice

This Late Rent Notice is built with Alabama as the governing state. These are the Alabama landlord-tenant rules that most often bear on it, with the statute for each.

Alabama rules at a glance

Alabama rules for a Late Rent Notice
Late fees	No statutory cap or grace period; set by the lease
Late fees in the notice	Since the 2018 amendments, a nonpayment notice must state the amount of rent and any late fees owed to cure the breach (§35-9A-421(b)) — so the fee needs to be spelled out in the lease to be collectible this way.
Nonpayment eviction notice	7 business days to pay or the lease terminatesAla. Code §35-9A-421(b)
Nonpayment of rent	Written notice stating the rent and late fees owed; the lease terminates if the tenant doesn’t pay within 7 business days after receiving it (§35-9A-421(b)).

Rent, late fees & rent increases

Alabama has no statute capping late fees or requiring a grace period, so the lease controls. Because courts can refuse to enforce a charge that works as a penalty rather than a reasonable estimate of the landlord’s loss, the fee should be stated in the lease and kept proportionate.

Late fees in the notice — Since the 2018 amendments, a nonpayment notice must state the amount of rent and any late fees owed to cure the breach (§35-9A-421(b)) — so the fee needs to be spelled out in the lease to be collectible this way.
Rent increases — Alabama sets no separate rent-increase notice period. A fixed-term lease can’t be changed mid-term without agreement; for a month-to-month tenancy, an increase should be given at least the 30 days required to end the tenancy (§35-9A-441).
Rent control — Cities and counties are barred from adopting any ordinance that controls the amount of rent on private property (§11-80-8.1), so there’s no statutory cap on the size of an increase.

Ending an Alabama tenancy

A periodic tenancy ends with written notice from either side. For month-to-month, the notice must be given at least 30 days before the periodic rental date named in it (§35-9A-441).

Notice to end an Alabama tenancy with no fixed term (§35-9A-441)
Week-to-week	7 days
Month-to-month	30 days before the rental date

Nonpayment of rent — Written notice stating the rent and late fees owed; the lease terminates if the tenant doesn’t pay within 7 business days after receiving it (§35-9A-421(b)).
Other material breaches — A written notice gives the tenant 7 business days to cure. Certain breaches — including illegal drug activity, illegal firearm use and criminal assault — can’t be cured, and the same breach can’t be cured more than twice in 12 months without the landlord’s consent (§35-9A-421(a), (d)).
Holdover — A tenant who willfully holds over in bad faith can be made to pay up to the greater of three months’ rent or actual damages, plus reasonable attorney’s fees (§35-9A-441(c)).
Military — Servicemembers with qualifying orders can end a lease early under the federal SCRA (50 U.S.C. §3955).

Alabama Late Rent Notice FAQs

Is there a limit on late fees in Alabama?

No. Alabama has no statutory late-fee cap or mandatory grace period — the amount is whatever the lease specifies, though an excessive fee risks being struck as a penalty. The fee should be written into the lease, since a nonpayment notice must state the rent and late fees owed (§35-9A-421(b)).

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