More than 500,000 Alabama households live in rental housing. For a long time, there was no state law protecting the rights of renters. As of Jan. 1, 2007, it’s a different story. We now have the Alabama Landlord-Tenant Law to help make sure every rental house and apartment is a decent place to live.

This handbook, last updated in May 2024, tells you what’s in the landlord-tenant law, along with some basic information for renters. Download the full PDF here.