Alabama § 6-6-314 Liability of Lessee Holding Over; How Such Recovered

Alabama Statutes

§ 6-6-314 — Liability of Lessee Holding Over; How Such Recovered

Alabama § 6-6-314

JurisdictionAlabama

Title 6Civil Practice

Ch. 6Remedies

Art. 8Forcible Entry and Unlawful Detainer

Div. 1General Provisions

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Bluebook

Ala. Code § 6-6-314 (2026).

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Any person who, having entered into the possession of lands and tenements under a contract of lease, forcibly or unlawfully retains the possession thereof after the expiration of his term or refuses to surrender the same on the written demand of the lessor, his agent, or attorney or legal representative, is liable for double the amount of the annual rent agreed to be paid under such contract and for such other special damages as may be thereby sustained by the party thus unlawfully kept out of possession, to be recovered as now provided by law in actions of unlawful detainer or by a civil action for damages.

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Any person who, having entered into the possession of lands and tenements under a contract of lease, forcibly or unlawfully retains the possession thereof after the expiration of his term or refuses to surrender the same on the written demand of the lessor, his agent, or attorney or legal representative, is liable for double the amount of the annual rent agreed to be paid under such contract and for such other special damages as may be thereby sustained by the party thus unlawfully kept out of possession, to be recovered as now provided by law in actions of unlawful detainer or by a civil action for damages.