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How long before eviction in Alabama?

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Tenant protection rating, from nine protections in Alabama law. 7 not yet verified, and each counts as zero until it is. How the rating works.

Last verified 2026-09-23

From notice to removal

Each stage has its own timing. A landlord notice alone does not authorize removal.

  1. 01
    Notice

    7 business days

  2. 02
    Court stage

    Timing not verified

  3. 03
    Writ wait

    7 days before execution

  4. 04
    Removal

    Enforcement follows a court order

At a glance

Grace period before a late fee
Not verified
Late fee cap
Not verified
Pay-or-quit notice
7 business days
The statute's list of tenant rights a rental agreement may not require the tenant to waive (Ala. Code section 35-9A-163(a)(1)) names sections 35-9A-204, 35-9A-401 and 35-9A-404; it does not name the nonpayment notice section, 35-9A-421. No provision was found that expressly lets a lease shorten or lengthen the seven-business-day notice period, and none was found that bars it either. The notice period does not differ for a tenant who is late for the first time; the same seven-business-day period applies each time under subsection (b). A separate rule limits how often a tenant may cure a breach (no more than twice in a 12-month period without the landlord's consent), which is a cure-group field, not a difference in the notice period itself. No city overlay to this notice period was found in the statutes checked.
Recorded court-stage timing
Not verified
Wait before the writ can be executed
7 days
Can paying stop it before judgment?
Not verified
Can paying stop it after judgment?
Not verified
Lockouts without a court order banned?
Not verified
Record sealing available?
Not verified
Right to counsel
Not verified
Fastest lawful timeline
21 daysNot independently verified. Figure from the Eviction Research Network's state eviction timeframes dataset, as of 2026-07-13. We have not yet checked it against the statutes.
Not legal advice. This page reports what the state statute says as of the last-verified date. It does not describe how a particular court applies it, and it does not account for your lease, local ordinances, or the facts of your case. If you have received a notice or a court summons, contact a legal aid organization listed below.

Can I stop it by paying?

Before judgment: Not verified.

After judgment: Not verified.

Behind on utilities in Alabama too? See Alabama's shutoff protection rules.

Where to get help

  • Free legal help
  • Alabama has not enacted a right to a lawyer in eviction cases, statewide or for any city. The NCCRC enacted-legislation PDF contains no entry for Alabama.

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