Free eviction notice Alabama landlords can use

Alabama eviction notice: a free template with the statute cited

In Alabama, a landlord owed rent serves a 7-day notice to terminate the lease: the tenant has 7 business days, not counting Saturdays, Sundays and legal holidays to pay in full or move out, and paying in time stops the eviction (Ala. Code § 35-9A-421(b), (d)).

Unpaid rent notice: 7 business days; Ala. Code § 35-9A-421(b), (d)
Lease violation notice: 7 business days; Ala. Code § 35-9A-421(a), (d)
Paying in time: Stops it
Statutes read on: November 1, 2026

Fill in the eviction notice template Alabama landlords serve

Which notice

The notice a landlord serves before filing for unpaid rent.

State

Dated and delivered on

Landlord

Tenant or tenants

Address of the premises

Rent owed

Rent for

The month or period the rent was for.

Rent was due on

In Alabama, the 7-day notice to terminate the lease gives the tenant 7 business days, not counting Saturdays, Sundays and legal holidays. Saturdays and Sundays are skipped in that count; each holiday inside it moves the end one day later. Paying the full amount inside the period stops the eviction, by statute.

Ala. Code § 35-9A-421(b), (d): The notice must state the rent and late fees owed, and the lease terminates only if the tenant does not pay them within seven business days after receipt. A tenant may cure a breach no more than twice in 12 months without the landlord's written consent.

Every field is optional; a blank one prints as a line to write on. The notice is in English, as it is served in the US.

7-DAY NOTICE TO TERMINATE THE LEASE

Date: ____________________

To: ____________________, and all other occupants

Premises: ____________________

Rent owed

You owe rent of $____________________ for ____________________, which was due on ____________________.

What you must do

Within 7 days, not counting Saturdays, Sundays and legal holidays, after this notice is delivered to you, that is by the end of ____________________, you must pay the full amount above or move out of the premises and return possession to the Landlord.

If you pay the full amount within that time, this notice ends and your tenancy continues.

If you do not, the Landlord may start a court action to recover possession of the premises, the rent owed and costs.

This notice is given under Ala. Code § 35-9A-421(b), (d).

Landlord: ____________________

Signature: ____________________

Proof of service

I delivered this notice on ____________________ by: [ ] ____________________ No Alabama statute sets the method of delivery for this notice; write down how it was delivered.

Served by: ____________________ Signature: ____________________

Prepared from Alabama statutes as read on November 1, 2026. Not legal advice: a city or county can add requirements, and the court decides whether a notice was valid.

The notice as it will print, updating as you type.

For a landlord in the US. Nothing is stored and nothing is sent; the notice is built in this browser.

The rules

What a valid Alabama eviction notice must say

1Its name: 7-day notice to terminate the lease, the words Alabama law uses.
2The tenants’ names, every other occupant, and the address of the premises.
3The rent owed, the period it was for and the date it was due.
4The period: 7 business days, not counting Saturdays, Sundays and legal holidays, counted from the day after it is delivered.
5That paying in full inside the period stops the eviction.
6The statute it is given under: Ala. Code § 35-9A-421(b), (d).
7Your signature and the date, and a proof of service filled in once it is delivered.

What the statute says about unpaid rent

The notice must state the rent and late fees owed, and the lease terminates only if the tenant does not pay them within seven business days after receipt. A tenant may cure a breach no more than twice in 12 months without the landlord's written consent. (Ala. Code § 35-9A-421(b), (d))

What the statute says about a lease violation

Curable if remedied within seven business days after receipt, but illegal drugs, illegal firearm use, criminal assault, a repeat of the same breach within six months, and a material misrepresentation on the application are not curable and allow termination on seven days' notice. (Ala. Code § 35-9A-421(a), (d))

Delivery

How to serve an eviction notice in Alabama

No Alabama statute sets the method of delivery for this notice (Ala. Code § 35-9A-144(e) (the general notice-delivery rules expressly do not apply to a notice to terminate a tenancy, and no other section prescribes a method; periods run from receipt)). Deliver it in a way you can prove, and record how on the proof of service.

After the notice

What happens next in Alabama

Step 1
Fill in the notice
Name every tenant and the premises, and state the rent owed or the breach. The template sets the Alabama title and period.
Step 2
Deliver it and record how
Use a method the statute names, and fill in the proof of service the same day.
Step 3
Wait out the period
Give the tenant the full 7 business days, not counting Saturdays, Sundays and legal holidays. A case filed early can be dismissed.
Step 4
File in court if nothing changed
File a eviction (unlawful detainer) in the district court. Never change the locks or cut the utilities yourself.

Hearing: summons served at least 6 days before the return day; eviction actions take precedence over other civil cases
Days to answer: Not set by statute
Removal: writ of possession automatically stayed 7 days after judgment
Days to appeal: 7

Court procedure: Ala. Code §§ 35-9A-461, 6-6-330 to 6-6-337, 6-6-350

The rest of the Alabama picture

What Dardaris does instead

Dardaris notices late rent on day one and drafts the Alabama notice for you to sign

It reads your bank account, sees the rent that did not arrive, and sends the tenant a friendly reminder that morning. If the rent stays unpaid, it drafts the notice with your state’s days and statute. Nothing goes out until you approve it.

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88 Maple Street, Apt 2ARent due on the 1st has not arrivedDay 1

Dardaris

Rent for 88 Maple Street, Apt 2A has not arrived. I sent the reminder below this morning. If it stays unpaid, the Alabama 7-day notice to terminate the lease is drafted with its 7 business days, not counting Saturdays, Sundays and legal holidays and waits for your signature.

LATE RENT NOTICE

Rent for 88 Maple Street, Apt 2A was due on the 1st and has not been received.

If it is already on its way, thank you. If something has changed, reply and we can agree a plan.

Waits for you to approveReview and send

Every rule, with its statute

Alabama eviction notice rules and statutes

Alabama eviction notice rules and statutes
Rule	Sets	Statute
Unpaid rent7-day notice to terminate the lease	7 business days	Ala. Code § 35-9A-421(b), (d)
Lease violation7-day notice to terminate the lease	7 business days	Ala. Code § 35-9A-421(a), (d)
Service	Not set by statute	Ala. Code § 35-9A-144(e) (the general notice-delivery rules expressly do not apply to a notice to terminate a tenancy, and no other section prescribes a method; periods run from receipt)
Lockouts and utility shut-offs	Banned	Ala. Code §§ 35-9A-427, 35-9A-407

Read from these official texts on November 1, 2026:

The questions that follow.

What goes in a {abbr} eviction notice template?

The name Alabama law gives it (7-day notice to terminate the lease), the tenants and the premises, the rent owed or the breach, the days the tenant has and how they are counted, the statute, your signature and a proof of service. The generator above puts each of them in.

Is there a free {state} eviction notice template?

Yes, this one: fill it in above and download it in Word or PDF. Nothing is stored and nothing is sent; it is built in your browser.

When does a {days}-day eviction notice {state} landlords serve run out?

Count 7 days from the day after it is delivered, skipping Saturdays and Sundays: delivered on November 1, 2026, it runs out at the end of November 10, 2026, unless a holiday falls inside the period and moves it a day later.

Can I download a {days} day eviction notice {state} template as a PDF?

Yes. Choose PDF or Word above; the 7 days, the way they are counted and Ala. Code § 35-9A-421(b), (d) are already in it.

Can the tenant stop the eviction by paying?

Yes. Paying the full rent owed within the 7 business days, not counting Saturdays, Sundays and legal holidays stops it, by statute (Ala. Code § 35-9A-421(b), (d)).

How do I serve an eviction notice in {state}?

No Alabama statute sets the method. Deliver it in a way you can prove and fill in the proof of service.

What happens after the notice runs out?

If the tenant is still there, you file a eviction (unlawful detainer) in the district court. Our guide to the Alabama eviction process walks through each step.

Can I change the locks instead?

No. Alabama bans lockouts and utility shut-offs (Ala. Code §§ 35-9A-427, 35-9A-407); only a court can order a tenant out.

Eviction notices in other states

Every state’s eviction notice

Not legal adviceThis notice is filled in from Alabama statutes as read on November 1, 2026. A city or county can add requirements, a lease can give more time, and only a court decides whether a notice was valid. For a contested eviction, speak to a lawyer licensed in Alabama.

Late rent, seen on day one, and the notice already drafted

Dardaris reads the bank, sends the reminder, and drafts the notice with your state’s days and statute. You read it and sign.