Alabama Residential Rent Increase Notice

Alabama Residential Rent Increase Notice

Use this form after checking the lease, property, and applicable program restrictions. Ala. Code § 11-80-8.1(b) bars local government from controlling rents on private property, but preserves control of property in which the local government has an interest. Do not enter a presumed municipal rent-control amount.

Alabama Timing and Authority Gate

Do not make a rent increase effective during a fixed term unless the signed rental agreement and current law authorize it. Identify the lease term, renewal, agreement, or other lawful basis for the new rent. Ala. Code § 35-9A-441(b) sets the period for terminating a month-to-month tenancy; it does not set a rent-increase notice period. If the current tenancy must be terminated before offering new terms, deliver a separate written termination notice at least 30 days before the periodic rental date specified in that notice.

• Lease authority or renewal basis for the increase identified: ☐ Yes
• Basis for changing rent without a separate termination: [LEASE CLAUSE / SIGNED RENEWAL / OTHER LAWFUL BASIS / NONE]
• If a separate month-to-month termination notice is needed, its date is at least 30 days before the periodic rental date specified in it: ☐ Yes ☐ Not applicable

• Current Alabama and local requirements checked for a longer or more specific rule: ☐ Yes

• Fair-housing review confirms the increase is not based on a protected characteristic: ☐ Yes

• Local-government property interest, emergency orders, subsidy rules, and deed restrictions checked for applicability: ☐ Yes
• Longer notice required by another law, agreement, or program: ☐ No ☐ Yes — [____] days

1. Property, Parties, and Tenancy

• Date of notice: [__/__/____]
• Housing provider/agent: [________________________________]
• Tenant(s): [________________________________]
• Property address/unit: [________________________________]
• Tenancy: ☐ Fixed term ending [__/__/____] ☐ Month-to-month ☐ Week-to-week ☐ Other: [________]
• Lease section authorizing change/renewal: [________________________________]
• Rent is normally due on day [____] of each month.

2. Increase Calculation and Effective Date

Calculation: (proposed rent − current rent) ÷ current rent × 100 = [____]%.

3. Notice to Tenant

Date: [__/__/____]

To: [TENANT NAME(S)]
At: [PROPERTY ADDRESS AND UNIT]

Under [IDENTIFY LEASE CLAUSE, SIGNED RENEWAL, OR OTHER LAWFUL BASIS], this is notice that the monthly rent for the premises will change beginning [EFFECTIVE DATE]:

• Current monthly rent: $[________]
• New monthly rent: $[________]
• Change: $[________] ([____]%)

The new rent is due on the regular rent-payment date and must be paid by the method stated in the rental agreement, unless the parties sign a different lawful agreement. All other terms remain unchanged except as expressly stated here:

[____________________________________________________________]

Legal/lease basis and applicable notice period:

[____________________________________________________________]

This notice does not waive any tenant right or housing-provider duty under controlling federal, state, local, or housing-program law.

Housing provider/authorized agent: [________________________________]

Signature: [________________________________] Date: [__/__/____]

Contact/address for lawful communications: [________________________________]

4. Service and Proof

Permitted service method verified under current controlling law: ☐ Yes

• Method: ☐ Personal delivery ☐ Mail ☐ Posting plus mailing ☐ Other lawful method: [________]
• Person/address served: [________________________________]
• Date/time served or mailed: [__/__/____] [____]
• Mailing extension or receipt rule included in effective-date calculation: ☐ Yes ☐ Not applicable
• Tracking/certificate/witness: [________________________________]

I declare that the information above accurately records service of this notice.

Server name/signature/date: [________________________________]

5. File Record

• Signed lease and amendments retained: ☐ Yes
• Coverage/exemption and cap calculation retained: ☐ Yes
• Current state and local sources saved or cited: ☐ Yes
• Copy of notice and service proof retained: ☐ Yes
• Effective date independently rechecked after service: ☐ Yes

Sources and References

• 42 U.S.C. § 3604 — https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=(title:42%20section:3604%20edition:prelim)
• Ala. Code § 35-9A-441 — Alabama Legislature — https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabama?section=35-9A-441