The rule
- Landlord ends month-to-month
- 30 days
- Tenant ends month-to-month
- 30 days
- Week-to-week
- 7 days
- Unpaid rent
- 7 business days
- Lease violation
- 7 business days
- Unpaid rent
- 7 business days after the tenant receives written notice stating the rent and late fees owed; paying in full within that time cures.
- Lease violations
- 7 business days to cure a material noncompliance. Drug, firearm, or assault violations and a repeat breach within 6 months allow termination on 7 days’ notice without a right to cure.
Law: Ala. Code § 35-9A-441, § 35-9A-421
Last reviewed September 30, 2026
Not legal advice. Statutes change; check the linked section.