(a) The remedies provided by this chapter shall be so administered that an aggrieved party may recover appropriate damages. The aggrieved party has a duty to mitigate damages; provided, the duty of a landlord shall not take priority over the landlord's right to first rent other vacant units.
(b) Any right or obligation declared by this chapter is enforceable by action unless the provision declaring it specifies a different and limited effect.
Structure Code of Alabama
Chapter 9A - Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act.
Article 1 - General Provisions and Definitions.
Division 1 - Short Title, Construction, Application and Subject Matter of the Chapter.
Section 35-9A-101 - Short Title.
Section 35-9A-102 - Purposes; Rules of Construction.
Section 35-9A-103 - Supplementary Principles of Law Applicable.
Section 35-9A-104 - Construction Against Implicit Repeal.
Section 35-9A-105 - Administration of Remedies; Enforcement.