Alabama Security Deposit Laws
Alabama limits security deposits to one month's rent and requires landlords to return the deposit — along with a written itemized list of any deductions — within 60 days of tenancy termination.
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Key Rules
- Limit
- 1 month's rent
- Return Deadline
- 60 days after tenancy termination and return of possession
- Interest Required
- No
- Itemization Required
- Yes — written itemized statement of deductions required
- Permissible Deductions
- Unpaid rent, damage beyond normal wear and tear
Applicable Statutes
Security deposit limit: landlord may not demand or receive a security deposit exceeding one month's periodic rent.
Ala. Code § 35-9A-201(b)
Return deadline: landlord must return the security deposit within 60 days after termination of the tenancy and delivery of possession.
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