Rental Application in Alabama
A rental application that collects what landlords commonly ask for. Follow your state's limits on application fees and fair-housing rules: ask every applicant the same questions.
What Alabama law says
| Application / screening fees | No statute — Alabama's Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act (Ch. 35-9A) does not cap or regulate rental application or screening fees, and has no portable-screening-report rule. Full-text search of the Code for 'rental application' / 'application fee' found no landlord-tenant fee provision. § 35-9A-421(a) lets a landlord terminate, without cure, for an intentional material misrepresentation in an application. Text read 2026-10-22 from the official ALISON Code of Alabama database (the same data that renders on this page). |
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| Statewide ban on refusing Section 8 / source of income | No. Alabama's Fair Housing Law covers race, color, religion, sex, familial status, national origin and handicap only; it does not protect source of income or housing-voucher holders. Text read 2026-10-22 from the official ALISON Code of Alabama database (the same data that renders on this page). Source: Ala. Code § 24-8-4 |
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RENTAL APPLICATION — [rental address]
Applicant name: [applicant name] Phone: [phone] Email: [email]
Current address: [current address] How long: [time at current address] Current rent: $[current rent]
Current landlord: [current landlord name and phone]
Previous address and landlord: [previous address and landlord]
Employer: [employer] Position: [position] Monthly income: $[monthly income] Other income (including housing vouchers or benefits): [other income]
Other adults who will live in the unit: [other adult occupants] Number of minors: [number of minors]
Pets or assistance animals: [pets] Vehicles: [vehicles]
Application fee: $[application fee] (see your state's rule above). Screening company used: [screening company name and contact]
I authorize the landlord to verify this information and obtain a tenant screening or credit report. Signature: ____________ Date: [date signed]
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