Alabama security deposit itemization
A Alabama landlord must send the itemized statement within 60 days after move-out. Miss it and the tenant can sue for the penalty. The generator checks the deadline, the delivery method and the documentation as you fill it in.
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What Alabama requires
- Deadline
- 60 days after the tenancy ends and possession is returned.
- Delivery
- First-class mail to the forwarding address the tenant gave in writing, or to the last known address (or the property) if none. Mailing within the 60 days is sufficient compliance.
- If it is late
- A late refund or accounting costs double the tenant's original deposit, not just the amount withheld.
- Statute
- Ala. Code § 35-9A-201
What goes on the statement
The deposit and the date it was received, each deduction with a specific description and amount, the total withheld, and the refund or balance owed. Alabama landlords also record how and when the statement was sent, because the deadline is measured to that date. Damage lines should say what was damaged and how, not just a room name: a tenant, and a judge, can tell a burn mark from carpet wear.
Interest, a separate deposit account, receipts, photographs and a sworn attestation are only required in some states. The generator shows the fields Alabama needs and leaves out the ones it does not.
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