Ervin v. Stackhouse

PITTMAN, Judge.

Monty Ervin appeals from a judgment determining that he is liable to Jennifer Stackhouse for violations of the Alabama Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act, § 35-9A-101 et seq., Ala.Code 1975 (“the Act”).

Stackhouse decided to lease an apartment (“the apartment”) from Ervin, who was the landlord. On December 27, 2007, she entered into a lease agreement styled “Transient Week to Week Lease Agreement” with Ervin and an entity named Southern Realty.1 The lease agreement provided for a payment of $100 as a security deposit and weekly rent payments of $100. The lease agreement…