State Landlord-Tenant Laws

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.

The small claims amount limit determines how much you can get in small claims court. Find the dollar limit for your state.

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

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

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

If you break a lease early, you might need to pay rent through the end of the lease term. Find out if your state requires landlords to try to find a new tenant.

Find out how much notice a landlord needs to give in your state to terminate the tenancy of a tenant who hasn't paid rent in full.

A chart listing the consequences in each state when a landlord illegally evicts a tenant by using illegal self-help measures, such as locking the tenant out.

Learn how much notice a landlord must give a tenant to either end or change the terms of a month-to-month tenancy in your state.

Learn about your state's laws.

State-by-state laws on required grace periods, late fees, and when rent is due.

A chart of each state's statutes dealing with disclosures that landlords must make--for example, terms that must be in the lease or when landlords must disclose pest infestations.