Landlord Tenant Laws

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State Landlord Tenant Laws

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Synopsis of State Requirements for Security Deposits and Entry

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Alabama (scroll down to Title 35 - Property, then Chapter 9) Ala. Code §§ 35-9-1 to 35-9-100; 35-9A-101
Alaska Alaska Stat. §§ 34.03.010 to 34.03.380
Arizona Ariz. Rev. Stat. Ann. §§ 12-1171 to 12-1183; §§ 33-1301 to 33-1381; 33-301 to 33-381
Arkansas (click on Title 18 (Property), then Subtitle 2 (Real Property), and the Landlord-Tenant Law is in Chapters 16 and 17) Ark. Code Ann. §§ 18-16-101 to 18-16-306; 18-17-101 to 18-17-913
California (searchable index - check the box "Civil Code" and type "landlord tenant" in the search field) Cal. Civ. Code §§ 1925 to 1954, 1961 to 1962.7
Colorado (go to Title 38, Article 12) Colo. Rev. Stat. §§ 38-2-12-101 to 38-2-12-104, 38-2-12-301 to 38-2-12-302, 13-40-101 to 13-40-123
Connecticut Conn. Gen. Stat. Ann. §§ 47a-1 to 47a-74
Delaware (begins at Chapter 51) Del. Code Ann. Title 25, §§ 5101 to 5907
District of Columbia D.C. Code Ann. §§ 42-3201 to 42-3610; D.C. Mun. Regs., Title 14, §§ 300 to 311
Florida Fla. Stat. Ann. §§ 83.40 to 83.682
Georgia (searchable index) Ga. Code Ann. §§ 44-7-1 to 44-7-81
Hawaii Haw. Rev. Stat. §§ 521-1 to 521-78
Idaho (searchable index) Idaho Code §§ 6-201 to 6-324, §§ 55-208 to 55-308
Illinois (scroll down to Landlord and Tenant) 735 Ill. Com. Stat. §§ 5/9-201 to 321 & 765 Ill. Comp. Stat. §§ 705/0.01 to 742/30
Indiana Ind. Code Ann. §§ 32-31-1-1 to 32-31-9-15
Iowa (searchable index) Iowa Code Ann. §§ 562A.1 to 562A.37
Kansas (searchable index) Kan. Stat. Ann. §§ 58-2501 to 58-2573
Kentucky (see Title XXXII) Ky. Rev. Stat. Ann. §§ 383.010 to 383.715
Louisiana (searchable index) La. Rev. Stat. Ann. §§ 9:3251 to 9:3261; La. Civ. Code Ann. art. 2668 to 2729
Maine Me. Rev. Stat. Ann. tit. 14, §§ 6001 to 6046
Maryland (searchable index) Md. Code Ann. [Real Prop.] §§ 8-101 to 8-604
Massachusetts (see Chapters 183-189) Mass. Gen. Laws Ann. ch. 186, §§ 1 to 22
Michigan (scroll down to "Housing") Mich. Comp. Laws §§ 554.131 to .201 & 554.601 to 554.641
Minnesota Minn. Stat. Ann. §§ 504B.001 to 504B.471
Mississippi Miss. Code Ann. §§ 89-7-1 to 89-8-27
Missouri Revised Statutes Chapter 441 and Chapter 535 (Landlord-Tenant Actions) Mo. Rev. Stat. §§ 441.005 to 441.880, §§ 535.150 to 535.300
Montana Mont. Code Ann. §§ 70-24-101 to 70-26-110

Nebraska Neb. Rev. Stat. §§ 76-1401 to 76-1449
Nevada (see Chapters 118, 118A, 118B) Nev. Rev. Stat. Ann. §§ 118A.010 to 118A.520; 40.215 to 40.280
New Hampshire (look in Chapters 540 A-C) N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. §§ 540:1 to 540:29, 540-A:1 to 540-A:8
New Jersey (searchable index - see Title 2A) N.J. Stat. Ann. §§ 46:8-1 to 46:8-50; 2A:42-1 to 42-96
New Mexico (see Articles 8 & 8A) N.M. Stat. Ann. §§ 47-8-1 to 47-8-51
New York | Alternate Site (searchable index)
- Personal Property
- Real Property 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 §§ 7-103 to 7-109
North Carolina N.C. Gen. Stat. §§ 42-1 to 42-14.2, 42-25.6 to 42-76
North Dakota (pdf file, you need Acrobat Reader) N.D. Cent. Code §§ 47-16-01 to 47-16-41
Ohio Ohio Rev. Code Ann. §§ 5321.01 to 5321.19
Oklahoma (searchable index) Okla. Stat. Ann. tit. 41, §§ 101 to 136
Oregon (see Chapters 90-105) Or. Rev. Stat. §§ 90.100 to 91.225
Pennsylvania (pdf file of entire code, you need Acrobat Reader)
68 Pa. Cons. Stat. Ann. §§ 250.101; 399.18
- Evictions
- Fair Housing
Rhode Island R.I. Gen. Laws §§ 34-18-1 to 34-18-57
South Carolina (scroll down to t27c033 through t27c041)
S.C. Code Ann. §§ 27-40-10 to 27-40-940
South Dakota S.D. Codified Laws Ann. §§ 43-32-1 to 43-32-30
Tennessee (found in Title 66, chapters 28, 29 and 35)
Tenn. Code Ann. §§ 66-28-101 to 66-28-521
Texas Tex. Prop. Code Ann. §§ 91.001 to 92.354
Utah Utah Code Ann. §§ 57-17-1 to 57-17-5, 57-22-1 to 57-22-6
Vermont (go to Title 9, Part 7) Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 9, §§ 4451 to 4468
Virginia Va. Code Ann. §§ 55-218.1 to 55-248.40
Virgin Islands
USVI Code Title 28 - Property Chapter 31 - §831; §832; §833; §834; §835; §836; §837
Washington
Wash. Rev. Code Ann. §§ 59.04.010 to 59.04.900, 59.18.010 to 59.18.911
- Seattle Just Cause Eviction Code
West Virginia (Landlord-Tenant Act is in 37-6 and following)
W.Va. Code §§ 37-6-1 to 37-6-30
Wisconsin (see Chapters 700-710) | Alternate Site
Wis. Stat. Ann. §§ 704.01 to 704.50; Wis. Admin. Code 134.01 to 134.10
Wyoming (pdf file of entire code, you need Acrobat Reader)
Wyo. Stat. §§ 1-21-1201 to 1-21-1211, §§ 34-2-128 to 34-2-129

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