They may want a small fee to write a letter but hopefully you can get someone to take it on a contingency basis.Before retaining an attorney, you may want to ask them about filing a complaint with the Alabama Real Estate Commission and any other regulatory agency that might regulate the landlord. 

Apartment complexes have economy of scale and likely good lawyers on retainer.  

In the event the Buyer does not exercise its exclusive right to purchase the Premises granted by the Option during the Option Term, Seller shall be entitled to retain the Option Fee, and this agreement shall become absolutely null and void and neither party hereto shall have any other liability, obligation or duty herein under or pursuant to this Agreement. 5.

Do you really believe he's going to shell out thousands of dollars to retain an attorney to sue you over scuff marks?

"RCW 59.18.352Threatening behavior by tenant—Termination of agreement—Written notice—Financial obligations.If a tenant notifies the landlord that he or she, or another tenant who shares that particular dwelling unit has been threatened by another tenant, and:(1) The threat was made with a firearm or other deadly weapon as defined in RCW 9A.04.110; and(2) The tenant who made the threat is arrested as a result of the threatening behavior; and(3) The landlord fails to file an unlawful detainer action against the tenant who threatened another tenant within seven calendar days after receiving notice of the arrest from a law enforcement agency;then the tenant who was threatened may terminate the rental agreement and quit the premises upon written notice to the landlord without further obligation under the rental agreement.A tenant who terminates a rental agreement under this section is discharged from payment of rent for any period following the quitting date, and is entitled to a pro rata refund of any prepaid rent, and shall receive a full and specific statement of the basis for retaining any of the deposit together with any refund due in accordance with RCW 59.18.280.Nothing in this section shall be construed to require a landlord to terminate a rental agreement or file an unlawful detainer action."

I heard re express will get the job done (also cheapest) but if it’s too wordy and hard to retain it might just be wasting time if I find it hard to finish. 

I will make sure that this contract is legal in California by retaining a local real estate attorney to review this contract.

Our MLS board will not allow agents to have IDX feeds and require us to retain some information from individuals we share property information with.

Also, they are confidential, secure them and destroy when not needed to be retained (I had a burning party every month to keep files cleaned out!)

This really is one area where you need to chew your own food - we here in BP'ville should only encourage you to read for yourself.If you don't want to hassle with it, then follow Yiv's tip and retain an attorney.Evictions can drag out if you make a mis-step and they can get very expensive.