Just cause eviction rules in Madison County, AL — sometimes called tenant protection or "for cause" eviction ordinances — list the specific legal reasons a landlord can end a tenancy.
Alabama has no just-cause eviction rule, and Madison County cannot add one. Under Alabama Code §35-9A-421 a landlord ends a tenancy with a seven-business-day written notice for unpaid rent or a lease breach, then files unlawful detainer.
No statute forces an Alabama landlord to prove cause before ending a tenancy. The Alabama Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act, §35-9A-421, lets a landlord terminate for nonpayment or for a material breach on a written notice giving at least seven business days to cure. If the tenant does not remedy or leave, the landlord files an unlawful detainer under §6-6-310 in district court and must win a judgment before a sheriff removes anyone. Madison County cannot impose just cause, relocation payments, or a good-cause defense; Alabama counties hold no such power. The tenant's protection is the process itself — written notice, a hearing, and a judgment.
A landlord who skips the required notice or forces a tenant out without a court judgment can have the case dismissed and faces liability for an illegal self-help eviction under the Act.
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