2023 Code of Alabama
Title 35 - Property.
Chapter 9A - Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act.
Article 3 - Tenant Obligations.
Section 35-9A-301 - Tenant to Maintain Dwelling Unit.

Universal Citation:
AL Code § 35-9A-301 (2023)
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Section 35-9A-301

Tenant to maintain dwelling unit.

A tenant shall:

(1) comply with all obligations primarily imposed upon tenants by applicable provisions of building and housing codes materially affecting health and safety;

(2) keep that part of the premises that the tenant occupies and uses as clean and safe as the condition of the premises permit;

(3) dispose from the dwelling unit all ashes, garbage, rubbish, and other waste in a clean and safe manner;

(4) keep all plumbing fixtures in the dwelling unit or used by the tenant as clear as their condition permits;

(5) use in a reasonable manner all electrical, plumbing, sanitary, heating, ventilating, air-conditioning, and other facilities and appliances including elevators in the premises;

(6) not deliberately or negligently destroy, deface, damage, impair, or remove any part of the premises; or knowingly, recklessly, or negligently permit any person to do so; and

(7) conduct himself or herself and require other persons on the premises with the tenant's consent to conduct themselves in a manner that will not disturb the neighbors' peaceful enjoyment of the premises.

(Act 2006-316, p. 668, §1.)

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