State-by-State Landlord-Tenant Law Charts

We’ve broken down each state’s laws regarding many landlord-tenant topics in these regularly updated charts. Look here to find your state’s laws about security deposit limits, eviction notice requirements, landlord access rules, and much, much more.

This is the chart you need if you're trying to find your state's landlord-tenant laws.

State deadlines for itemizing and returning tenants' security deposits.

A state-by-state breakdown of each state's security deposit limits.

State rules on when and how landlords may enter tenant rental units.

Learn the time limits required before a landlord may evict a tenant for violating a lease.

Where to find your state's law on how landlords must deal with a tenant's abandoned property.

State rules on when a landlord can order a tenant to move out on short notice.

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