Alabama · Rent increase notice

Alabama rent increase notice

Alabama landlords must give at least 30 days’ notice before raising the rent on a month-to-month tenancy. There’s no statewide rent control.

The rule

Notice, month-to-month
30 days
Statewide rent control
No
Notice
No statute specifically governs rent-increase notice; a month-to-month tenancy can be changed only by ending it on 30 days’ written notice before a rental date.
Rent control
State law bars counties and cities from enacting or enforcing rent control (Ala. Code § 11-80-8.1).

Law: Ala. Code § 35-9A-441(b); § 11-80-8.1

Last reviewed September 30, 2026

Not legal advice. Statutes change; check the linked section.