Alabama Notice to Landlord (Tenant Move-Out Letter)

A free Alabama notice to landlord (tenant move-out letter) that follows Alabama law. Fill in the boxes, check the rules below, then print or copy it. Keep a copy and proof of how you sent it.

What Alabama law says

Ending a month-to-month lease	Either party gives written notice at least 30 days before the periodic rental date named in the notice. Week-to-week tenancies need at least 7 days' written notice. Source: Ala. Code § 35-9A-441(a)-(b)
How notices must be delivered	For general notices under the Act, a tenant is presumed to receive a notice when it is handed to them, or 3 days after it is mailed with prepaid postage to their last known residence. A landlord receives notice when it is delivered to the landlord's place of business or mailed to the address the landlord names. This general rule does not apply to notices that end a tenancy or start an eviction, and the Act sets no delivery method for those. A notice of entry may be posted on the tenant's main entry door. The Act has no rule on email or text notices. Source: Ala. Code § 35-9A-144(c), (e); § 35-9A-303

Ending a month-to-month lease

Either party gives written notice at least 30 days before the periodic rental date named in the notice. Week-to-week tenancies need at least 7 days' written notice.

Source: Ala. Code § 35-9A-441(a)-(b)

How notices must be delivered

For general notices under the Act, a tenant is presumed to receive a notice when it is handed to them, or 3 days after it is mailed with prepaid postage to their last known residence. A landlord receives notice when it is delivered to the landlord's place of business or mailed to the address the landlord names. This general rule does not apply to notices that end a tenancy or start an eviction, and the Act sets no delivery method for those. A notice of entry may be posted on the tenant's main entry door. The Act has no rule on email or text notices.

Source: Ala. Code § 35-9A-144(c), (e); § 35-9A-303

Fill in your letter

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To: [landlord or manager name], [landlord address]

From: [your name], tenant at [rental address]

This is my written notice that I am ending my month-to-month tenancy at the rental above. My last day in the unit will be [move-out date].

I am giving this notice under Ala. Code § 35-9A-441(a)-(b), which sets the notice a tenant must give.

Please return my security deposit, less only deductions the law allows, to my forwarding address: [forwarding address].

You can reach me at [phone or email] to arrange a move-out walk-through and key return.

Date: [today's date]
Tenant: [your name]
Signature: ____________________

How to send it: use a method you can prove — certified mail with return receipt, or email/text if your lease allows notices that way. Write down the date.

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