Alabama Landlord Bundle: 3 Kits in One Download (Alabama Landlord Kit, Alabama Small Claims Kit, Eviction Case File Organizer)

Who it is for

Landlords and property managers with rentals in Alabama: the state's rules, a small claims case for unpaid rent or damage, and an eviction case file if it comes to that.

Not the right fit if

Your rentals aren't in Alabama, or you only need one of the kits. Not a property management or legal service.

Why it is different

• 3 kits for 30% less than buying them one by one; each keeps its own folder in the download.
• The Alabama kits are built only from our Alabama data files: Alabama data files, checked November 2026 against 8 official pages, among them Alabama Legislature: 2023 SB242 as introduced (reprints Code section 35-9A-201); Alabama Unified Judicial System (Macon County): reprint of the Alabama Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act, Act 2006-316; Mobile County (Thirteenth Judicial Circuit): Unlawful Detainers; Montgomery County (Fifteenth Judicial Circuit): Unlawful Detainers (Eviction); Russell County District Court: Residential Landlord-Tenant Guidelines to Filing of Unlawful Detainer Actions; Escambia County: Eviction / Unlawful Detainer Procedure (07/2025); Alabama small claims data file, checked November 2026 against Russell County Circuit Clerk: Small Claims; Lawrence County Circuit Clerk: Small Claims.
• Eviction Case File Organizer covers every state; the Alabama kits carry the state rules.

What is inside

• Alabama Landlord Compliance Kit. The Alabama landlord-tenant rules in one package: deposit capped at 1 month of rent; deposit returned within 60 days; 30-day notice to end month-to-month; 7-day notice for unpaid rent. Deposits, notice periods, the eviction case and the small claims limit, each confirmed rule with its source link and check date. What it confirms: deposit limit: No more than one month's periodic rent, except for pets, changes to the premises, or increased liability risks (35-9A-201(a)); return deadline: The amount due 60 days after the tenancy ends and possession is delivered, with an itemized list of amounts withheld within that 60-day period (35-9A-201); itemized list of deductions: An itemized list of the amounts withheld, within the 60-day period (35-9A-201); interest on the deposit: None stated in 35-9A-201 as reprinted in 2023 SB242; penalty the law states: Double the amount of the tenant's original deposit if the landlord doesn't refund or account for it within 60 days (35-9A-201); ending month-to-month (landlord): Written notice at least 30 days before the periodic rental date named in the notice (7 days for week-to-week); ending month-to-month (tenant): Written notice at least 30 days before the periodic rental date named in the notice (7 days for week-to-week); unpaid rent notice: 7 days after the tenant receives written notice to terminate for nonpayment. How to use the kit, the 15 confirmed Alabama rules at a glance and the 8 items to confirm: where the deposit is held, rent increase notice, late fee limits, hearing after filing, writ to lockout, paying to stop the case, right to counsel (statewide), diversion or mediation (statewide), each with the official page to check. The Alabama case in order from notice to lockout, with each confirmed stage, an example dated from a sample filing day where the rules give periods, and blanks for your own case dates.
• Alabama Small Claims Court Kit. In Alabama, small claims (Small Claims Division of the District Court) cover claims up to $6,000. From the official page: The maximum you may sue for, or be sued for, in small claims is $6,000 (county circuit clerk pages on alacourt.gov). Where and how to file, from the official pages: The small claims division of the district court in the county where the person or business you are suing lives or has an office (Lawrence County), or the county where the transaction took place (Russell County). Fees: Russell County: claim up to $1,500, one defendant: $85; Russell County: $1,500.01 to $3,000: $159; Russell County: $3,000.01 to $6,000: $248; Lawrence County: claim up to $1,500, one defendant: $56; Lawrence County: $1,500.01 to $3,000: $130; Lawrence County: $3,000.01 to $6,000: $219; each additional defendant: $15 (both county pages). Two circuit clerk pages list different amounts for the same claim sizes, so fees differ by county. Service by sheriff or certified mail is extra. Filing fees are non-refundable. Check your county's circuit clerk page on alacourt.gov. Service: The sheriff serves the statement of claim, or it is sent by certified mail (restricted delivery for individuals). The defendant has 14 days to answer. Lawyers are allowed. Appeal: Notice of appeal with the small claims clerk within 14 calendar days after the judgment. The appeal goes to circuit court, where the simplified small claims procedures don't apply. How to use the kit, the 8 confirmed Alabama facts at a glance, what we couldn't confirm (online filing) with the page to check, and a yes/no checklist: is the amount under $6,000, is it the right court, is there someone to serve and something to collect from.
• Eviction Case File Organizer. Walk into the hearing with the lease, the ledger, the notices and every date in order, whichever side you are on.