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Eviction Process in Alabama Landlord Serves a Seven-Day Eviction Notice. ... Landlord Files an Eviction Lawsuit with the Court. ... Court Serves Tenant the Summons. ... Tenant Files an Answer. ... Landlord and Tenant Attend Court Hearing and Receive Judgment. ... Tenant Gets a Final Notice Period to Move Out.

Landlords must initiate legal action by filing an eviction lawsuit or complaint in the appropriate court. This begins the judicial process and allows both parties, the landlord and the tenant, to present their arguments and evidence before a judge.

In an eviction (Unlawful Detainer), the papers are supposed to give you a Court date. If they do, you must go to Court on the date and at the time the notice says. If the papers do not give you a Court date, the papers should give you seven (7) days to answer.

One explanation is the price that landlords have to pay for evicting a family. When a landlord goes to court in Mississippi, they usually pay a filing fee of $65 to start the process. In Georgia, it's $87, on average. But in Alabama the average fee is $276.

Once the Notice to Quit has been issued, the eviction process generally takes between 7 to 30 days to complete. A representative from the court?not the landlord or their attorney?is responsible for delivering the Summons and Complaint to the tenant.

Overview of the 2023 Update to Alabama Eviction Laws Extended Notice Period: The update extends the notice period that landlords must provide to tenants before initiating eviction proceedings. The new law requires landlords to give tenants a minimum of 30 days' notice before filing for eviction.