Under Ala. Code § 35-9A-441 either party ends a month-to-month tenancy with 30 days' written notice and a week-to-week tenancy with 7 days' notice. Breaking a fixed lease early generally requires landlord agreement or a statutory ground; federal SCRA protects servicemembers.
Ala. Code § 35-9A-441(b) provides that "the landlord or the tenant may terminate a month-to-month tenancy by a written notice given to the other at least 30 days before the periodic rental date specified in the notice." Subsection (a) requires seven days' written notice for a week-to-week tenancy. A fixed-term lease ends on its own date; leaving early without a statutory ground (such as the landlord's material breach under § 35-9A-421) can leave the tenant liable for rent, subject to the landlord's duty to mitigate. The federal Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (50 U.S.C. § 3955) lets active-duty members terminate on qualifying PCS or deployment orders of 90+ days with written notice and a copy of the orders.
A tenant who abandons a fixed lease without legal grounds remains liable for rent until the unit is re-rented; the landlord must make reasonable efforts to mitigate damages under Ala. Code § 35-9A-105 and § 35-9A-423.
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