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Landlords are legally required to provide rental property that is livable and meets basic structural, health and safety standards.

Landlord Responsibilities for Repairs and Maintenance

Shelter-in-Place Orders: What Must a Landlord Do?
Here's what every landlord needs to know about shelter-in-place orders.

Renters' Rights to Minor Repairs
How to get landlords to keep their end of the maintenance bargain.

Chart: Cleaning and Repairs a Landlord Can Deduct From a Security Deposit
Landlords are permitted to deduct from security deposits for damage or excessive filth, but not for ordinary wear and tear.

Repairs, Maintenance, and Entry to Rented Premises
Landlords' duties to repair rental property and to give tenants notice before entering.

Landlord Responsibilities for Environmental Hazards

Lead Disclosures for Rental Property FAQ
Landlords must disclose lead-based paint or hazards before renting or renovating property, and may be held liable for tenant health problems resulting from lead.

Mold in Rentals: Landlord Liability, Responsibility, and Prevention
Learn about mold in rental units -- your landlord's liability for mold problems, how to get rid of mold, and how to prevent mold in the first place.

Landlord Liability for Bedbugs and Bedbug Bacteria
Potential link between bedbugs and disease gives landlords and tenants more than just the creeps.

Resources from Nolo

Every Landlord's Legal Guide
This all-in-one legal guide includes detailed advice and information on landlord disclosure of and liability for environmental health hazards such as lead, asbestos, mold, bedbugs, and more. Includes specific state-required disclosures.

The California Landlord's Law Book
The go-to guide for California landlords includes detailed advice and information on state-required disclosures of and landlord liability for environmental health hazards such as lead, asbestos, mold, bedbugs, and more.

Landlord-Tenant Checklist
Whether you’re a landlord or tenant, use this checklist to identify concerns, problems or note conditions both at the beginning and end of tenancy. Both of you will have a record of what needs cleaning or repair at the beginning, and end, of a tenancy.