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Alabama Military Clause (SCRA)
This Military Clause (SCRA) 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
| Military | Servicemembers with qualifying orders can end a lease early under the federal SCRA (50 U.S.C. §3955). |
|---|---|
| Month-to-month termination | 30 days’ written notice before the rental dateAla. Code §35-9A-441 |
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).
| 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).
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