Acceptance of rent with knowledge of a default by the tenant or acceptance of performance by the tenant that varies from the terms of the rental agreement constitutes a waiver of the landlord’s right to terminate the rental agreement for that breach, unless otherwise agreed after the breach has occurred.
Ala. Code § 35-9A-424
Waiver of Landlord’s Right to Terminate.
Known as the Alabama Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act
The act spans §§ 35-9A-101 to 35-9A-603 (48 sections).
(Act 2006-316, p. 668, §1.)
Official source: Alabama Legislature (ALISON). Reproduced from public-domain Alabama statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.