Create documents for Alabama and check the Alabama rules behind them. Every rule below links to the statute or official source we checked.
The statewide rules we verified for Alabama, last checked October 2026. Local ordinances can add to them.
Alabama caps the security deposit at one month's rent (with exceptions for pets, alterations, or added liability), requires its return within 60 days after move-out, and requires at least two days' notice before landlord entry.
In Alabama a landlord must give 7 business days' written notice to pay overdue rent or fix a curable lease breach, and 30 days' notice to end a month-to-month tenancy.
An Alabama will must be signed by the testator and by at least two witnesses, it can be made self-proved with a notarized affidavit, and unwitnessed handwritten wills are not recognized.
Alabama requires a power of attorney to be signed by the principal (or by someone at the principal's direction in their presence); notarization is not required for validity, but a notarized signature is presumed genuine.
An Alabama advance directive for health care must be signed in front of two witnesses who are at least 19 years old; notarization is not required.
Alabama requires a bill of sale mainly for vehicles exempt from titling (motor vehicles more than 35 model years old), while titled vehicles transfer through the assigned certificate of title.
An Alabama deed must be signed and either attested by one witness or acknowledged before a notary (acknowledgment satisfies the witness rule), and a state deed tax of $0.50 per $500 of value is paid when it is recorded.
General information, not legal advice. Laws change, and cities can add their own rules, so check the current statute before you rely on it.
Each document is set up for Alabama law. Documents marked with a check show the Alabama rules we verified on their page.
These documents do not change from state to state, so they work in Alabama as they are.
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