Alabama URLTA permits landlords to terminate month-to-month tenancies without cause on 30 days' notice. Birmingham cannot restrict this remedy because of Alabama's Dillon's Rule and §11-80-11.5 (2024) preemption.
AL §35-9A-441 establishes that month-to-month tenancies end with proper 30-day written notice from either party. Fixed-term leases simply run to their expiration date and do not need cause to non-renew. Tenants displaced this way have no right to relocation assistance and no city-administered appeal. Birmingham's only direct intervention is when displacement triggers homelessness; in those cases, One Roof Continuum of Care coordinates rapid-rehousing referrals. Because Alabama is a Dillon's Rule state, the city cannot pass a local just-cause ordinance to limit this practice.
Improper notice, retaliatory termination after a complaint to code enforcement, or terminations based on protected-class status remain illegal under AL §35-9A-501 and federal Fair Housing Act.
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