With listed statutory exceptions.
After termination and delivery of possession.
Keep a copy and delivery proof.
Alabama charge guides
Security Deposit
Alabama security deposit cap, 60-day return/accounting, forwarding address and statutory remedy.
Open guide →1-Month Limit
Alabama generally caps residential security deposits at one month’s periodic rent, with specified exceptions.
Open guide →60-Day Rule
How Alabama’s 60-day security-deposit refund and itemized-accounting period works.
Open guide →Forwarding Address
Alabama tenants should provide a valid forwarding address in writing for the security-deposit refund or accounting.
Open guide →Damage Itemization
Alabama requires an itemized list when a landlord keeps part of a security deposit.
Open guide →Deposit Remedy
Alabama § 35-9A-201 provides a statutory double-deposit remedy when the landlord fails to mail a timely refund or accounting.
Open guide →Official sources
Official Alabama code page stating the one-month security-deposit cap, 60-day accounting/refund framework, written forwarding-address process and statutory remedy.
Alabama LegislatureAct 2014-279 / SB291 — enrolled text ↗Official enrolled act that amended § 35-9A-201 and increased the deposit-return/accounting period to 60 days.
Alabama Legislature Administrative CodeAla. Admin. Code r. 790-X-3-.03 ↗Current Alabama Real Estate Commission rule directing residential security-deposit handling to §§ 35-9A-201 and 35-9A-205.