US landlord-tenant law dataset
Free, open data for all 50 states and DC: security deposit caps and return deadlines, late fees, landlord entry notice, month-to-month and rent-increase notice, and retaliation. Every row carries its statute citation and an official source link. Data as of 2026-10-22.
51 jurisdictions, one row each. UTF-8.
How it is verified
Each state's rules are checked against the statute text and published with citations on our State laws pages. An empty cell means no statewide statute was found or the point is not verified in our data; values are never guessed.
Preview
- Alabama
Deposit max: See state page
Return: 60 days
Late fee: Ala. Code 35-9A-421(b) (no late-fee limit found in 35-9A)
- Alaska
Deposit max: See state page
Return: 30 days
Late fee: AS 34.03 (no provision found)
- Arizona
Deposit max: 1.5 months' rent (all security, however named, including prepaid rent; a tenant may voluntarily prepay more rent)
Return: 14 days
Late fee: A.R.S. § 33-1368(B)
- Arkansas
Deposit max: Two months' periodic rent, however denominated (18-16-304)
Return: 60 days
Late fee: Ark. Code 18-16-301 to 18-16-306, 18-17 (no provision found)
- California
Deposit max: See state page
Return: 21 days
Late fee: Cal. Civ. Code § 1671
- Colorado
Deposit max: 2 months' rent (since Aug 7, 2023)
Return: 30 days
Late fee: C.R.S. § 38-12-105
- Connecticut
Deposit max: See state page
Return: 21 days
Late fee: Conn. Gen. Stat. 47a-15a(a), (b); 47a-4(a)(8), (9), (b)
- Delaware
Deposit max: See state page
Return: 20 days
Late fee: Del. Code tit. 25, § 5501(d)
- District of Columbia
Deposit max: One full month's rent (the first full month's rent charged), and it may be charged only once
Return: 45 days
Late fee: D.C. Code § 42-3505.31
- Florida
Deposit max: No statutory cap
Return: 15 days
Late fee: —
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Fields
| Column | Meaning |
|---|---|
| state | State or district name |
| code | Two-letter postal code |
| state_page_url | RedFlagLease page for the state, with the full explanation |
| deposit_max | Security deposit cap, as stated in the statute summary |
| deposit_return_deadline_days | Days allowed to return the deposit (number; see statute for month-based or business-day rules) |
| deposit_itemization_required | true/false: itemized list of deductions required |
| deposit_interest | Whether interest on the deposit is required |
| deposit_citation | Statute citation for the deposit rules |
| deposit_source_url | Official source link for the deposit statute |
| late_fee_rule | Late fee rule |
| late_fee_citation | Statute citation for the late fee rule |
| late_fee_source_url | Official source link for the late fee rule |
| entry_notice | Landlord entry notice rule |
| entry_citation | Statute citation for landlord entry |
| entry_source_url | Official source link for landlord entry |
| month_to_month_tenant_notice | Notice a tenant must give to end a month-to-month tenancy |
| month_to_month_landlord_notice | Notice a landlord must give to end a month-to-month tenancy |
| month_to_month_citation | Statute citation for month-to-month termination |
| month_to_month_source_url | Official source link for month-to-month termination |
| rent_increase_notice | Rent increase notice rule |
| rent_increase_statewide_rent_control | Statewide rent control note |
| rent_increase_citation | Statute citation for rent increases |
| rent_increase_source_url | Official source link for rent increases |
| retaliation_rule | Landlord retaliation rule |
| retaliation_citation | Statute citation for retaliation |
| retaliation_source_url | Official source link for retaliation |
| as_of | Date the dataset was last verified (YYYY-MM-DD) |
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Suggested citation
RedFlagLease. "US Landlord-Tenant Law Dataset (50 States + DC)." Data as of 2026-10-22. https://redflaglease.com/data. Licensed CC BY 4.0.
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