Required Landlord Disclosures by State

Find your state's laws on required landlord disclosures.

Many states require landlords to inform tenants of important state laws or individual landlord policies, either in the lease or rental agreement or in another written document. Common disclosures include a landlord's imposition of nonrefundable fees (where permitted), tenants' rights to move-in checklists, shared utility arrangements (if any), and the identity of the landlord or landlord's agent or manager. Some states also require specific disclosures regarding the landlord's use of security deposits. Citations for each state's disclosure laws are in the table below. Read the text of the statutes at the Library of Congress's legal research site.

Also, keep in mind that landlords in all states must disclose information about lead-based paint to tenants if the building they are renting was built before 1978.

State Rules on Required Landlord Disclosures
Alabama	Ala. Code § 35-9A-202
Alaska	Alaska Stat. §§ 34.03.080, 34.03.150
Arizona	Ariz. Rev. Stat. Ann. §§ 33-1314, 33-1314.01, 33-1319, 33-1321, 33-1322, and 36-1637
Arkansas	No disclosure statutes
California	Cal. Civ. Code §§ 1710.2, 1940.6, 1940.7, 1940.8, 1940.9, 1946.2, 1947.5, 1947.12, 1950.5(m), 1954.603, 2079.10a, 2924.85(d); Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 8538; Cal. Health & Safety Code §§ 26147, 26148; Cal. Gov't. Code § 8589.45 For more information, read What Disclosures Do Landlords in California Need to Give Tenants?
Colorado	Colo. Rev. Stat. Ann. §§ 38-12-801, 38-12-903, 38-12-904, 38-12-1005
Connecticut	Conn. Gen. Stat. Ann. §§ 47a-3e, 47a-3f, 47a-6, 47a-7a
Delaware	Stoltz Management Co. v. Phillip, 593 A.2d 583 (1990); Del. Code Ann. tit. 25, §§ 5105, 5118, 5311, 5312
District of Columbia	D.C. Code Ann. §§ 42-3502.22, 42-3505.31, 42-3531 and following; 12 D.C. Mun. Regs. § PM-704G; 14 D.C. Mun. Regs. § 300 At the start of every new tenancy, landlord must give tenant a copy of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations, CDCR Title 14, Housing, Chapter 3, Landlord and Tenant; and a copy of Title 14, Housing, Chapter 1, § 101 (Civil Enforcement Policy) and Chapter 1, § 106 (Notification of Tenants Concerning Violations).
Florida	Fla. Stat. Ann. §§ 83.50, 404.056
Georgia	Ga. Code Ann. §§ 44-1-16, 44-7-3, 44-7-20, 44-7-30, 44-7-33
Hawaii	Haw. Rev. Stat. §§ 521-42, 521-43
Idaho	No disclosure statutes
Illinois	420 Ill. Comp. Stat. §§ 46/15, 46/25; 425 Ill. Comp. Stat. § 60/3(d); 430 Ill. Comp. Stat. § 135/10(c); and 765 Ill. Comp. Stat. §§ 730/0-730/6, 740/5
Indiana	Ind. Code Ann. §§ 8-1-2-1.2, 32-31-1-3-18, 32-31-1-21, and 32-31-5-7
Iowa	Iowa Code Ann. § 562A.13
Kansas	Kan. Stat. Ann. §§ 58-2548, 58-2551
Kentucky	Ky. Rev. Stat. Ann. §§ 224.1-410, 383.580, 383.585; 902 Ky. Admin. Regs. 47:200
Louisiana	La. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 9:3260.1
Maine	Me. Rev. Stat. Ann. tit. 14, §§ 6021-A, 6024, 6030-C, -D, -E
Maryland	Md. Code Ann. [Real Prop.], §§ 8-203.1, 8-208, 8-210
Massachusetts	Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 186, §§ 15B(2)(c), 15C, 21, 22(f)
Michigan	Stutelberg v. Practical Management Co., 245 N.W.2d 737 (1976); Mich. Comp. Laws §§ 554.601b, 554.608, 554.634
Minnesota	Minn. Stat. Ann. §§ 504B.151, 504B.171, 504B.173, 504B.181, 504B.195
Mississippi	No disclosure statutes
Missouri	Mo. Rev. Stat. §§ 441.236, 442.055, 535.185
Montana	Mont. Code Ann. §§ 70-16-703, 70-24-301, 70-25-101(4), 70-25-206, 75-10-1305
Nebraska	Neb. Rev. Stat. § 76-1417
Nevada	Nev. Rev. Stat. Ann. §§ 118A.200, 118A.275
New Hampshire	N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. §§ 477:4-g, 540-A:6
New Jersey	N.J. Stat. Ann. §§ 46:8-44, 46:8-45, 46:8-46, 46:8-50, 55:13A-7.14, 55:13A-7.18 N.J. Admin. Code §§ 5:10-27.1, 5:10-27 App. 27A
New Mexico	N.M. Stat. Ann. § 47-8-19; N.M. Admin. Code § 20.4.5.13
New York	N.Y. Envtl. Conserv. Law § 27-2405; N.Y. Real Prop. Law § 235-bb; N.Y. Mult. Res. Law §§ 4, 15; N.Y. Gen Oblig. Laws § 7-108
North Carolina	N.C. Gen. Stat. Ann. § 42-46
North Dakota	N.D. Cent. Code § 47-16-07.2
Ohio	Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5321.18
Oklahoma	Okla. Stat. Ann. tit. 41, §§ 113a, 116, 118; Okla. Stat. Ann. tit. 74, § 324.11a
Oregon	Or. Rev. Stat. Ann. §§ 90.220, 90.222, 90.228, 90.295, 90.302, 90.305, 90.310, 90.315, 90.316, 90.317, 90.318, 90.367, 479.270
Pennsylvania	No disclosure statutes
Rhode Island	R.I. Gen. Laws §§ 34-18-20, 34-18-22.1
South Carolina	S.C. Code Ann. §§ 5-25-1330, 27-40-410, 27-40-420
South Dakota	S.D. Codified Laws Ann. § 43-32-30
Tennessee	Tenn. Code Ann. §§ 66-28-302, 66-28-403
Texas	Holmes v. Canlen Management Corp., 542 S.W. 2d 199 (1976); Tex. Prop. Code Ann. §§ 92.008, 92.016, 92.019, 92.020, 92.056, 92.103, 92.159, 92.201, 92.0131, 92.3515
Utah	Utah Code Ann. §§ 57-22-4, 57-27-201
Vermont	No disclosure statutes
Virginia	Va. Code Ann. §§ 55.1-1212, 55.1-1214 to 1219, 55.1-1223
Washington	Wash. Rev. Code Ann. §§ 59.18.060, 59.18.253, 59.18.257, 59.18.260, 59.18.285
West Virginia	W.Va. Code §§ 15A-10-12, 37-6A-1 (14), 64-92-6
Wisconsin	Wis. Stat. Ann. § 704.05, 704.07, 704.08, 704.14; Wis. Admin. Code §§ 134.04-.06, 134.09
Wyoming	Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 1-21-1207