US landlord law, state by state

Deposits, entry notice, rent increases, late fees, eviction notices, and local rent control. Each fact cites the official source and shows when it was last checked.

• Alabama
• Alaska
• Arizona
• Arkansas
• California 2 verified
• Colorado
• Connecticut 2 verified
• Delaware
• District of Columbia
• Florida 4 verified
• Georgia 1 verified
• Hawaii
• Idaho
• Illinois 2 verified
• Indiana
• Iowa
• Kansas
• Kentucky
• Louisiana
• Maine
• Maryland
• Massachusetts
• Michigan 4 verified
• Minnesota
• Mississippi
• Missouri
• Montana
• Nebraska
• Nevada
• New Hampshire
• New Jersey
• New Mexico
• New York
• North Carolina 5 verified
• North Dakota
• Ohio 3 verified
• Oklahoma
• Oregon
• Pennsylvania 2 verified
• Rhode Island
• South Carolina
• South Dakota
• Tennessee
• Texas 2 verified
• Utah
• Vermont
• Virginia 3 verified
• Washington 3 verified
• West Virginia
• Wisconsin
• Wyoming
• Albuquerque, NM
• Ann Arbor, MI
• Atlanta, GA
• Austin, TX
• Baltimore, MD
• Berkeley, CA
• Boston, MA 1 verified
• Boulder, CO
• Burlington, VT
• Cambridge, MA
• Chicago, IL
• Cleveland, OH
• Columbus, OH
• Dallas, TX
• Denver, CO
• Detroit, MI
• Evanston, IL
• Hoboken, NJ
• Houston, TX
• Jersey City, NJ
• Kansas City, MO
• Las Vegas, NV
• Long Beach, CA
• Los Angeles, CA 2 verified
• Miami, FL
• Milwaukee, WI
• Minneapolis, MN 1 verified
• Mountain View, CA
• Nashville, TN
• New York, NY 1 verified
• Newark, NJ
• Oakland, CA 2 verified
• Orlando, FL
• Pasadena, CA
• Philadelphia, PA
• Phoenix, AZ
• Pittsburgh, PA
• Portland, OR 1 verified
• Providence, RI
• Richmond, CA
• Sacramento, CA
• San Diego, CA
• San Francisco, CA 2 verified
• San Jose, CA
• Santa Monica, CA
• Seattle, WA 1 verified
• St. Louis, MO
• St. Paul, MN 1 verified
• Tacoma, WA
• Takoma Park, MD
• Washington, DC 2 verified
• West Hollywood, CA
• FAQ: What is the security deposit limit rule in California?
• FAQ: What is the deposit return deadline rule in California?
• FAQ: What is the security deposit limit rule in Connecticut?
• FAQ: What is the deposit return deadline rule in Connecticut?
• FAQ: What is the deposit return deadline rule in Florida?
• FAQ: What is the notice to enter rule in Florida?
• FAQ: What is the eviction notice (nonpayment) rule in Florida?
• FAQ: What is the rent control / state preemption rule in Florida?
• FAQ: What is the deposit return deadline rule in Georgia?
• FAQ: What is the deposit return deadline rule in Illinois?
• FAQ: What is the rent control / state preemption rule in Illinois?
• FAQ: What is the security deposit limit rule in Michigan?
• FAQ: What is the deposit return deadline rule in Michigan?
• FAQ: What is the eviction notice (nonpayment) rule in Michigan?
• FAQ: What is the rent control / state preemption rule in Michigan?
• FAQ: What is the security deposit limit rule in North Carolina?
• FAQ: What is the deposit return deadline rule in North Carolina?
• FAQ: What is the late fees rule in North Carolina?
• FAQ: What is the eviction notice (nonpayment) rule in North Carolina?
• FAQ: What is the rent control / state preemption rule in North Carolina?
• FAQ: What is the deposit return deadline rule in Ohio?
• FAQ: What is the notice to enter rule in Ohio?
• FAQ: What is the eviction notice (nonpayment) rule in Ohio?
• FAQ: What is the security deposit limit rule in Pennsylvania?
• FAQ: What is the deposit return deadline rule in Pennsylvania?
• FAQ: What is the deposit return deadline rule in Texas?
• FAQ: What is the late fees rule in Texas?
• FAQ: What is the security deposit limit rule in Virginia?
• FAQ: What is the deposit return deadline rule in Virginia?
• FAQ: What is the notice to enter rule in Virginia?
• FAQ: What is the deposit return deadline rule in Washington?
• FAQ: What is the notice to enter rule in Washington?
• FAQ: What is the rent control / state preemption rule in Washington?
• FAQ: What is the rental licensing / registration rule in Boston, MA?
• FAQ: What is the rent control / stabilization rule in Los Angeles, CA?
• FAQ: What is the rental licensing / registration rule in Los Angeles, CA?
• FAQ: What is the rental licensing / registration rule in Minneapolis, MN?
• FAQ: What is the rent control / stabilization rule in New York, NY?
• FAQ: What is the rent control / stabilization rule in Oakland, CA?
• FAQ: What is the rental licensing / registration rule in Oakland, CA?
• FAQ: What is the rent control / stabilization rule in Portland, OR?
• FAQ: What is the rent control / stabilization rule in San Francisco, CA?
• FAQ: What is the just-cause eviction rule in San Francisco, CA?
• FAQ: What is the rental licensing / registration rule in Seattle, WA?
• FAQ: What is the rent control / stabilization rule in St. Paul, MN?
• FAQ: What is the rent control / stabilization rule in Washington, DC?
• FAQ: What is the rental licensing / registration rule in Washington, DC?