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Alabama lease setup checklist.

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Alabama required steps

• Confirm the security deposit cap

  1 month's rent (Ala. Code § 35-9A-201).

• Set a lease-compliant late fee

  Must be reasonable; no statutory cap Allow a 7-day grace period.

• Plan entry-notice language

  Give at least 48 hours' notice before entering, absent an emergency.

• Set month-to-month termination notice

  30 days (month-to-month).

• Attach every required disclosure

  Lead-based paint (pre-1978), Security deposit holdings.

• Plan deposit return timing

  60 days after move-out (Ala. Code § 35-9A-201).

• Collect state-specific lease fields

  Property owner legal name, Property manager (if any).