Landlord-Tenant Statutes, State-by-State

A list of every state's landlord-tenant laws.

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Every state (and the District of Columbia) has its own landlord-tenant laws. This chart lists the primary landlord-tenant statutes for each state. Your state's landlord-tenant rules might not apply to your tenancy. Many states exempt some types of tenancies from their landlord-tenant statutes. In other words, the rules in the following charts might not apply to your rental situation. For example, your state might excuse landlords from applying these rules to the tenancy of a resident property manager. To learn whether your tenancy is exempt from the rules in your state's landlord-tenant statutes, you'll need to review the statutes (our "State Landlord-Tenant Statutes" chart lists them). If your state exempts certain tenancies from its landlord-tenant laws, the exemptions will likely be in a statute whose title contains the word "exclusions," "exemptions," "application," or "applicability."

You can usually find the full text of these statutes on the Cornell Legal Information Institute's Legal Resources website. Your state's website might contain additional resources for both landlords and tenants. Different agencies handle landlord-tenant matters in each state, but in most states the agencies you'll want to check with are the consumer protection office, attorney general's office, or a human services/local affairs agency. If your state's website has a search function, a search for "landlord," "tenant," or "housing" will likely direct you to the correct agency.

Alabama

Ala. Code §§ 35-9-1 to 35-9-100; 35-9A-101 to 35-9A-603

Alaska

Alaska Stat. §§ 34.03.010 to 34.03.380

Arizona

Ariz. Rev. Stat. §§ 12-1171 to 12-1183; 33-301 to 33-381; 33-1301 to 33-1381; 36-1637

Arkansas

Ark. Code §§ 18-16-101 to 18-16-306; 18-16-501 to 18-16-509; 18-17-101 to 18-17-913

California

Cal. Civ. Code §§ 789.3; 790 to 793; 827; 1925 to 1934; 1940 to 1954.05; 1954.50 to 1954.605; 1961 to 1995.340; 2079.10a; Cal. Health & Safety Code §§ 25400.28; 26147 to 26148; Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 8538; Cal. Gov't Code § 8589.45

Colorado

Colo. Rev. Stat. §§ 13-40-101 to 13-40-127; 13-40.1-101 to 13-40.1-102; 38-12-101 to 38-12-105; 38-12-301 to 38-12-1007; 38-12-1201 to 38-12-1205

Connecticut

Conn. Gen. Stat. §§ 47a-1 to 47a-75

Delaware

Del. Code tit. 25, §§ 5101 to 5907

Dist. of Columbia

D.C. Code §§ 42-3201 to 42-3651.08; D.C. Mun. Regs., tit. 14, §§ 300 to 399

Florida

Fla. Stat. §§ 83.40 to 83.683; 404.056; 715.10 to 715.111

Georgia

Ga. Code §§ 44-1-16; 44-7-1 to 44-7-81

Hawaii

Haw. Rev. Stat. §§ 521-1 to 521-83

Idaho

Idaho Code §§ 6-301 to 6-324; §§ 55-208 to 55-308

Illinois

425 Ill. Comp. Stat. § 60/3; 430 Ill. Comp. Stat. § 135/10; 735 Ill. Comp. Stat. §§ 5/9-201 to 5/9-321; 765 Ill. Comp. Stat. §§ 705/0.01 to 742/30; 750/1 to 750/35; 755/1 to 755/999

Indiana

Ind. Code §§ 8-1-2-1.2; 32-31-1-1 to 32-31-11-5; 36-1-24.2-1 to 36-1-24.2-4

Iowa

Iowa Code §§ 562A.1 to 562A.37

Kansas

Kan. Stat. §§ 58-2501 to 58-2573; 58-25,127; 58-25,137

Kentucky

Ky. Rev. Stat. §§ 224.1-410; 383.010 to 383.715; 902 Ky. Admin. Regs. 47:200

Louisiana

La. Rev. Stat. §§ 9:3251 to 9:3261.2; La. Civ. Code Art. 2002; 2668 to 2729

Maine

Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 14, §§ 6000 to 6046

Maryland

Md. Code Ann. Real Prop. §§ 8-101 to 8-604; 8-901 to 8-911

Massachusetts

Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 111, § 127L; ch. 186, §§ 1A to 30; ch. 186a, §§ 1 to 6; ch. 239, §§ 1 to 14

Michigan

Mich. Comp. Laws §§ 125.530; 554.131 to 554.201; 554.601 to 554.641; 600.2918

Minnesota

Minn. Stat. §§ 504B.001 to 504B.471

Mississippi

Miss. Code §§ 89-7-1 to 89-8-29

Missouri

Mo. Rev. Stat. §§ 441.005 to 441.920; 442.055; 535.010 to 535.300

Montana

Mont. Code §§ 70-24-101 to 70-26-110; 70-27-101 to 70-27-212; 75-10-1305

Nebraska

Neb. Rev. Stat. §§ 69-2302 to 69-2314; 76-1401 to 76-1449

Nevada

Nev. Rev. Stat. §§ 40.215 to 40.425; 118A.010 to 118A.530

New Hampshire

N.H. Rev. Stat. §§ 477:4-g; 540:1 to 540:30; 540-A:1 to 540-A:8; 540-B:1 to 540-B:10

New Jersey

N.J. Stat. §§ 2A:18-51 to 2A:18-61.67, 2A:18-72 to 2A:18-84, 2A:42-1 to 2A:42-96, 2A:42-144 to 2A:42-148; 46:8-1 to 46:8-64, 55:13A-7.14, 55:13A-7.18, and 55:13A-7.19; N.J.A.C. §§ 5:10-5.1, 5:10-27.1

New Mexico

N.M. Stat. §§ 47-8-1 to 47-8-51; N.M. Admin. Code § 20.4.5.13

New York

N.Y. Real Prop. Law §§ 220 to 238; Real Prop. Acts §§ 701 to 853; Mult. Dwell. Law (all); Mult. Res. Law (all); Gen. Oblig. Law §§ 7-101 to 7-109; N.Y. Env't'l. Conserv. Law § 27-2405; N.Y. Exec. Law § 170-d; N.Y. Penal Law §§ 241.00 to 241.05; N.Y. Unconsol. Law §§ 8581 to 8597 (Emergency Housing Rent Control Law); 8601 to 8617 (Local Emergency Housing Rent Control Act); 8621 to 8634 (Emergency Tenant Protection Act)

North Carolina

N.C. Gen. Stat. §§ 42-1 to 42-14.2; 42-14.4 to 42-14.5; 42-25.6 to 42-76

North Dakota

N.D. Cent. Code §§ 23-13-15; 47-06-04; 47-16-01 to 47-16-41; 47-17-01 to 47-17-05

Ohio

Ohio Rev. Code §§ 5321.01 to 5321.20

Oklahoma

Okla. Stat. tit. 41, §§ 101 to 136; 201; tit. 74, § 324.11a

Oregon

Or. Rev. Stat. §§ 90.100 to 90.228; 90.243 to 90.265; 90.295 to 90.493; 105.005 to 105.168; 105.190; 479.270 to 479.280

Pennsylvania

68 Pa. Cons. Stat. §§ 250.101 to 399.19

Rhode Island

R.I. Gen. Laws §§ 34-18-1 to 34-18-57

South Carolina

S.C. Code §§ 5-25-1330; 27-40-10 to 27-40-940

South Dakota

S.D. Codified Laws §§ 43-32-1 to 43-32-36

Tennessee

Tenn. Code §§ 66-7-101 to 66-7-102; 66-7-104; 66-7-106 to 66-7-107; 66-7-109 to 66-7-112; 66-28-101 to 66-28-522

Texas

Tex. Prop. Code §§ 91.001 to 92.355

Utah

Utah Code §§ 57-17-1 to 57-17-5; 57-22-1 to 57-22-7; 57-27-201; 78B-6-801 to 78B-6-816

Vermont

Vt. Stat. tit. 9, §§ 4451 to 4469a; 4471 to 4475

Virginia

Va. Code §§ 54.1-2108.1; 55.1-1200 to 55.1-1259

Washington

Wash. Rev. Code §§ 59.04.010 to 59.18.912; 59.24.010 to 59.24.060

West Virginia

W.Va. Code §§ 37-6-1 to 37-6-30; 37-6A-1 to 37-6A-6; 37-7-1 to 37-7-5; W. Va. Code St. R. § 64-92-7

Wisconsin

Wis. Stat. §§ 704.01 to 704.95; Wis. Admin. Code ATCP §§ 134.01 to 134.10

Wyoming

Wyo. Stat. §§ 1-21-1001 to 1-21-1017; 1-21-1201 to 1-21-1211; 1-21-1301 to 1-21-1304; 34-2-128 to 34-2-129

Updated: January 3, 2023

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