Ala. Code § 35-9A-201verification pending

Alabama security deposit law: the 60-day deadline and your rights

Refund (or balance with an itemized written notice) due within 60 days after termination of the tenancy and delivery of possession; no tenant demand required.

What Alabama law says

Return deadline
60 days
Statute
Ala. Code § 35-9A-201

Mandatory: 'the landlord shall pay the tenant double the amount of the tenant's original deposit' for failure to mail a timely refund or accounting (§ 35-9A-201(f)).

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