A landlord may not recover or take possession of the dwelling unit by action or otherwise, including willful diminution of services to the tenant by interrupting or causing the interruption of heat, running water, hot water, electric, gas, or other essential service to the tenant, except in case of abandonment, surrender, or as permitted in this chapter.
Structure Code of Alabama
Chapter 9A - Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act.
Division 2 - Landlord Remedies.
Section 35-9A-421 - Noncompliance With Rental Agreement; Failure to Pay Rent.
Section 35-9A-422 - Failure to Maintain.
Section 35-9A-423 - Remedies for Absence, Nonuse, and Abandonment.
Section 35-9A-424 - Waiver of Landlord's Right to Terminate.
Section 35-9A-425 - Landlord Liens; Distraint for Rent.