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Alabama renter discrimination laws Landlords must adhere to the Federal Fair Housing Act and laws and cannot discriminate against tenants based on protected characteristics such as race, color, religion, sex, national origin, familial status, or disability.

How can I end a lease? If you have a 30-day lease, you can end it by giving the landlord 30 days notice that you are going to move. You should put the notice in writing. Date it and sign it. Be sure to keep a copy of the notice.

Federal law allows tenants to terminate the lease 30 days after the next rent period starts and not a day before. Tenants who want to break their lease in Alabama must: Deliver a written notice to the landlord. Send a copy of the deployment orders, PCS orders, or any letters from the commanding officer.

Read them carefully, and you'll know what you're getting into before you sign. The parties and the property. ... The length, or 'term,' of the lease. ... Lease extensions or 'holdovers' ... The rent. ... Security deposit. ... Utilities. ... Pets. ... Other tenant rights and responsibilities.

Keep in mind that with a long-term lease, the landlord cannot increase the rent until the lease ends and a new tenancy begins?unless the lease itself provides for an increase. Alabama landlords may not raise the rent in a discriminatory manner?for example, only for members of a certain race.

A landlord can't force you to move out before the lease ends, unless you fail to pay the rent or violate another significant term, such as repeatedly throwing large and noisy parties. In these cases, landlords in Alabama must follow specific procedures to end the tenancy.