35-9A-404
Section 35-9A-404 Wrongful failure to make available heat, water, hot water, or essential services.
(a) The landlord is not responsible for the payment of utility services unless agreed in the
lease. (b) If contrary to the rental agreement or Section 35-9A-204, after receiving notice
of the breach from the tenant, the landlord willfully or negligently fails to promptly make
available heat, running water, hot water, electric, gas, or other essential service, the tenant
may: (1) send a written notice specifying the date of termination not less than 14 days after
receipt of notice and upon vacation of the premises, the rental agreement shall be rightfully
terminated without further obligation or penalty. If the rental agreement is terminated pursuant
to this section, the landlord shall return all security recoverable by the tenant under Section
35-9A-201 and all unearned prepaid rent; or (2) recover damages based upon the diminution
in the fair rental value of the dwelling unit. (c) If...
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35-9A-501
Section 35-9A-501 Retaliatory conduct prohibited. (a) Except as provided in this section, a
landlord may not retaliate by discriminatorily increasing rent or decreasing services or by
bringing or threatening to bring an action for possession because: (1) the tenant has complained
to a governmental agency charged with responsibility for enforcement of a building or housing
code of a violation applicable to the premises materially affecting health and safety; (2)
the tenant has complained to the landlord of a violation under Section 35-9A-204; or (3) the
tenant has organized or become a member of a tenant's union or similar organization. (b) If
a landlord acts in violation of subsection (a), the tenant is entitled to the remedies provided
in Section 35-9A-407 and has a defense in any retaliatory action against the tenant for possession.
(c) Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b), a landlord may bring an action for possession
if: (1) the violation of the applicable building or housing...
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35-9A-405
Section 35-9A-405 Counterclaims for action for possession or rent. (a) In an action for possession
or in an action for rent when the tenant is in possession, the tenant may counterclaim for
any amount the tenant may recover under the rental agreement or this chapter. It is in the
court's discretion whether the tenant is to remain in possession. The tenant shall pay into
court rent accrued and thereafter accruing as it comes due. The court shall determine the
amount due to each party. The party to whom a net amount is owed shall be paid first from
the money paid into court, and the balance by the other party. If no rent remains due after
application of this section, judgment shall be entered for the tenant in the action for possession.
If the defense or counterclaim by the tenant is without merit and is not raised in good faith,
the landlord may recover reasonable attorney's fees. (b) In an action for rent when the tenant
is not in possession, the tenant may counterclaim as provided in...
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35-9-100
Section 35-9-100 When reasonable satisfaction may be recovered. A reasonable satisfaction may
be recovered for the use and occupation of land: (1) When there has been a demise by deed
or by parol, and no specific sum agreed on as rent. (2) When the defendant has been let into
possession upon a supposed sale of the lands, which, from the act of the defendant, has not
been consummated. (3) When the tenant remains on the land by sufferance of the owner. When,
after a demise, the tenant, having had 30 days' previous notice, holds over without the consent
of his landlord, he shall pay to such landlord double the value of the customary rent of the
property so withheld. (4) When the defendant has gone in possession of the land unlawfully.
The owner of the land has a lien upon the same property of the defendant, and to the same
extent as the landlord has under section 35-9-30 or section 35-9-60, which may be enforced
by attachment as provided in section 35-9-61 or section 35-9-34, as may be...
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35-9A-407
Section 35-9A-407 Tenant's remedies for landlord's unlawful ouster, exclusion, or diminution
of service. If a landlord unlawfully removes or excludes the tenant from the premises or willfully
diminishes services to the tenant by interrupting or causing the interruption of heat, running
water, hot water, electric, gas, or other essential service, the tenant may recover possession
or terminate the rental agreement and, in either case, recover an amount equal to not more
than three months' periodic rent or the actual damages sustained by the tenant, whichever
is greater, and reasonable attorney's fees. If the rental agreement is terminated under this
section, the landlord shall return all security recoverable under Section 35-9A-201 and all
unearned prepaid rent. (Act 2006-316, p. 668, §1.)...
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35-9A-441
Section 35-9A-441 Periodic tenancy; holdover remedies. (a) The landlord or the tenant may terminate
a week-to-week tenancy by a written notice given to the other at least seven days before the
termination date specified in the notice. (b) The landlord or the tenant may terminate a month-to-month
tenancy by a written notice given to the other at least 30 days before the periodic rental
date specified in the notice. (c) If a tenant remains in possession without the landlord's
consent after expiration of the term of the rental agreement or its termination, the landlord
may bring an action for possession and if the tenant's holdover is willful and not in good
faith the landlord may also recover an amount equal to not more than three month's periodic
rent or the actual damages sustained by the landlord, whichever is greater, and reasonable
attorney's fees. If the landlord consents to the tenant's continued occupancy, subsection
(d) of Section 35-9A-161 applies. (Act 2006-316, p. 668, §1.)...
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35-9A-202
Section 35-9A-202 Disclosure. (a) A landlord or any person authorized to enter into a rental
agreement on the landlord's behalf shall disclose to the tenant in writing at or before the
commencement of the tenancy the name and business address of: (1) the person authorized to
manage the premises; and (2) an owner of the premises or a person authorized to act for and
on behalf of the owner for the purpose of service of process and receiving and receipting
for notices and demands. (b) The information required to be furnished by this section shall
be kept current and this section extends to and is enforceable against any successor landlord,
owner, or manager. (c) A person who fails to comply with subsection (a) becomes an agent of
each person who is a landlord for: (1) service of process and receiving and receipting for
notices and demands; and (2) performing the obligations of the landlord under this chapter
and under the rental agreement and expending or making available for the purpose...
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35-9A-303
Section 35-9A-303 Access. (a) A tenant shall not unreasonably withhold consent to the landlord
to enter into the dwelling unit in order to inspect the premises, make necessary or agreed
repairs, decorations, alterations, or improvements, supply necessary or agreed services, or
exhibit the dwelling unit to prospective or actual purchasers, mortgagees, tenants, workmen,
or contractors. (b) A landlord may enter the dwelling unit without consent of the tenant only
in the following circumstances: (1) In case of emergency. (2) Pursuant to court order. (3)
As permitted by Sections 35-9A-422 and 35-9A-423(b). (4) At reasonable times and with prior
notice as provided in subsection (c), to show the premises to a prospective tenant or purchaser,
if a landlord provides the tenant separate from the rental agreement a general notice signed
by the tenant for the right to access for such a purpose within four months of the expiration
of the rental agreement, and only in the company of a prospective...
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35-9A-163
Section 35-9A-163 Prohibited provisions in rental agreements. (a) A rental agreement may not
provide that the tenant: (1) agrees to waive or forego rights or remedies established under
Section 35-9A-204, 35-9A-401, or 35-9A-404, or requirements of security deposits established
by this chapter or under the law of unlawful detainer; (2) authorizes any person to confess
judgment on a claim arising out of the rental agreement; (3) agrees to pay the landlord's
attorney's fees or cost of collection; or (4) agrees to the exculpation or limitation of any
liability of the landlord arising under law or to indemnify the landlord for that liability
or the costs connected therewith. (b) A provision prohibited by subsection (a) included in
a rental agreement is unenforceable. If a landlord seeks to enforce a provision in a rental
agreement containing provisions known by the landlord to be prohibited, the tenant may recover
in addition to actual damages an amount up to one month's periodic rent and...
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7-2A-527
Section 7-2A-527 Lessor's rights to dispose of goods. (1) After a default by a lessee under
the lease contract of the type described in Section 7-2A-523(1) or 7-2A-523(3)(a) or after
the lessor refuses to deliver or takes possession of goods (Section 7-2A-525 or 7-2A-526),
or, if agreed, after other default by a lessee, the lessor may dispose of the goods concerned
or the undelivered balance thereof by lease, sale, or otherwise. (2) Except as otherwise provided
with respect to damages liquidated in the lease agreement (Section 7-2A-504) or otherwise
determined pursuant to agreement of the parties (Sections 7-1-302 and 7-2A-503), if the disposition
is by lease agreement substantially similar to the original lease agreement and the new lease
agreement is made in good faith and in a commercially reasonable manner, the lessor may recover
from the lessee as damages (i) accrued and unpaid rent as of the date of the commencement
of the term of the new lease agreement, (ii) the present value,...
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