{ "name": "US Landlord-Tenant Law Dataset (50 States + DC)", "license": "CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)", "attribution": "RedFlagLease (redflaglease.com/data)", "as_of": "2026-10-22", "source": "https://redflaglease.com/data", "disclaimer": "General information, not legal advice; laws change — check the linked statute.", "note": "Empty string means no statute was found or the point is not verified in our data; values are never guessed.", "states": [ { "state": "Alabama", "code": "AL", "state_page_url": "https://redflaglease.com/laws/alabama", "deposit_max": "One month's periodic rent, except for pets, changes to the premises, or increased liability risks to the landlord or premises, for which more may be taken (35-9A-201(a)). No interest or separate-account requirement found in 35-9A-201.", "deposit_return_deadline_days": "60", "deposit_itemization_required": "true", "deposit_interest": "No interest or escrow requirement found in 35-9A-201.", "deposit_citation": "Ala. Code 35-9A-201(a)-(f)", "deposit_source_url": "https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabama?section=35-9A-201", "late_fee_rule": "No statutory cap, grace period or limit on residential late fees found in the Alabama URLTA (35-9A); the only reference is 35-9A-421(b), which lets a nonpayment termination notice list 'late fees owed'. A late fee must come from the lease. Other Code titles were not searched.", "late_fee_citation": "Ala. Code 35-9A-421(b) (no late-fee limit found in 35-9A)", "late_fee_source_url": "https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabama?section=35-9A-421", "entry_notice": "Landlord may enter at reasonable times after giving at least two days' notice of intent to enter (posting a note on the primary door stating the time and purpose is a permitted method), unless impracticable. No notice needed for emergencies, court order, or if tenant has been given a separate general notice/advance schedule of more than two days for repairs or services; entry also allowed with reasonable cause to believe the unit is abandoned or during tenant absence over 14 days (35-9A-303, 35-9A-423(b)).", "entry_citation": "Ala. Code 35-9A-303(b)-(d)", "entry_source_url": "https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabama?section=35-9A-303", "month_to_month_tenant_notice": "At least 30 days' written notice before the periodic rental date specified in the notice (35-9A-441(b)).", "month_to_month_landlord_notice": "Same: at least 30 days' written notice before the periodic rental date specified in the notice (35-9A-441(b)). For nonpayment the landlord may give a written notice with at least seven business days to pay (35-9A-421(b)).", "month_to_month_citation": "Ala. Code 35-9A-441(a),(b), 35-9A-421", "month_to_month_source_url": "https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabama?section=35-9A-441", "rent_increase_notice": "", "rent_increase_statewide_rent_control": "No statewide rent control law found; counties and municipalities may not enact or enforce ordinances controlling the amount of rent charged for leasing private property (Ala. Code 11-80-8.1(b)). No statute in 35-9A requiring advance notice of a rent increase was found.", "rent_increase_citation": "Ala. Code 11-80-8.1; 35-9A-121 (no rent-increase notice provision found in 35-9A)", "rent_increase_source_url": "https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabama?section=11-80-8.1", "retaliation_rule": "A landlord may not retaliate by discriminatorily increasing rent, decreasing services, or bringing or threatening an action for possession because the tenant complained to a code-enforcement agency, complained to the landlord of a 35-9A-204 violation, or joined a tenant organization. Tenant gets the 35-9A-407 remedies (up to 3 months' rent or actual damages, plus attorney's fees) and a defense to possession. Exceptions: tenant-caused code violation, rent default, code compliance requiring alteration/demolition, other material lease violations (35-9A-501(c)). No time-based presumption.", "retaliation_citation": "Ala. Code 35-9A-501, 35-9A-407", "retaliation_source_url": "https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabama?section=35-9A-501", "as_of": "2026-10-22" }, { "state": "Alaska", "code": "AK", "state_page_url": "https://redflaglease.com/laws/alaska", "deposit_max": "Two months' periodic rent for prepaid rent and security deposit combined; the cap does not apply to units where the rent exceeds $2,000 a month. A landlord may take an additional pet deposit of up to one month's rent for a tenant with a pet that is not a service animal; it must be accounted for separately and used only for pet-related damage (§ 34.03.070(a), (h)).", "deposit_return_deadline_days": "30", "deposit_itemization_required": "true", "deposit_interest": "No interest requirement in § 34.03.070. The landlord must promptly deposit the money, where practicable, in a trust account, and may not commingle it with other funds (§ 34.03.070(c)).", "deposit_citation": "AS 34.03.070", "deposit_source_url": "https://www.akleg.gov/basis/statutes.asp#34.03.070", "late_fee_rule": "No provision on residential late fees found in AS 34.03 (the Act's sections were read in full). Any late fee must come from the lease. A rental agreement cannot waive the tenant's rights under the Act (§ 34.03.040(a)(1)). Other chapters of the code were not searched.", "late_fee_citation": "AS 34.03 (no provision found)", "late_fee_source_url": "https://www.akleg.gov/basis/statutes.asp#34.03", "entry_notice": "The landlord must give the tenant at least 24 hours' notice of intent to enter, except in an emergency or if it is impracticable, and may enter only at reasonable times and with the tenant's consent; the tenant may not unreasonably withhold consent (to inspect, make necessary or agreed repairs, supply services, or show the unit to buyers, mortgagees, tenants, workers or contractors). The landlord may enter without consent in an emergency, and may not abuse access or use it to harass. If the landlord makes an unlawful entry or repeated harassing demands, the tenant can get an injunction or terminate on 10 days' written notice and recover the greater of actual damages or one month's rent, plus court costs and attorney fees (§ 34.03.300(b)).", "entry_citation": "AS 34.03.140, 34.03.300", "entry_source_url": "https://www.akleg.gov/basis/statutes.asp#34.03.140", "month_to_month_tenant_notice": "Written notice to the landlord at least 30 days before the rental due date specified in the notice (§ 34.03.290(b)). For a week-to-week tenancy: written notice at least 14 days before the termination date, while rent is current (§ 34.03.290(a)).", "month_to_month_landlord_notice": "Same as the tenant: written notice at least 30 days before the rental due date specified in the notice for a month-to-month tenancy (14 days for week-to-week). Separately, for nonpayment the landlord may terminate if rent is not paid within 7 days after written notice (§ 34.03.220(b)); for a material lease breach or a health and safety violation the notice to quit is at least 10 days, and 24 hours to 5 days for deliberate substantial damage or illegal activity (§ 34.03.220(a)).", "month_to_month_citation": "AS 34.03.290, 34.03.220", "month_to_month_source_url": "https://www.akleg.gov/basis/statutes.asp#34.03.290", "rent_increase_notice": "", "rent_increase_statewide_rent_control": "No rent control or rent-increase notice provision found in AS 34.03. A landlord may not retaliate by increasing rent after a protected tenant action (§ 34.03.310(a)), subject to the exceptions in § 34.03.310(d).", "rent_increase_citation": "AS 34.03.310", "rent_increase_source_url": "https://www.akleg.gov/basis/statutes.asp#34.03.310", "retaliation_rule": "A landlord may not retaliate by increasing rent, decreasing services, or bringing or threatening an action for possession after the tenant complained to the landlord of a habitability violation (§ 34.03.100), sought to enforce rights under the Act, joined a tenants' union, or complained to a governmental agency about housing, wage, price or rent controls. The tenant has the remedies in § 34.03.210 (recover possession or terminate, plus up to 1.5 times actual damages) and a defense to an eviction action. Exceptions: the landlord may still seek possession for unpaid rent, code-required work, waste or nuisance or illegal use, or in good faith for personal use, remodeling or demolition, or conversion out of residential use, and may raise rent for substantial tax or operating-cost increases, a capital improvement, or to match market rent (§ 34.03.310(c), (d)).", "retaliation_citation": "AS 34.03.310", "retaliation_source_url": "https://www.akleg.gov/basis/statutes.asp#34.03.310", "as_of": "2026-10-22" }, { "state": "Arizona", "code": "AZ", "state_page_url": "https://redflaglease.com/laws/arizona", "deposit_max": "1.5 months' rent (all security, however named, including prepaid rent; a tenant may voluntarily prepay more rent). The purpose of any nonrefundable fee must be stated in writing; any fee not designated nonrefundable is refundable.", "deposit_return_deadline_days": "14", "deposit_itemization_required": "true", "deposit_interest": "", "deposit_citation": "A.R.S. § 33-1321", "deposit_source_url": "https://www.azleg.gov/ars/33/01321.htm", "late_fee_rule": "No statutory cap found; the statute refers to a 'reasonable late fee set forth in a written rental agreement'.", "late_fee_citation": "A.R.S. § 33-1368(B)", "late_fee_source_url": "https://www.azleg.gov/ars/33/01368.htm", "entry_notice": "At least two days' notice and entry only at reasonable times, except in an emergency or where notice is impracticable. Landlord may not abuse access or use it to harass the tenant.", "entry_citation": "A.R.S. § 33-1343", "entry_source_url": "https://www.azleg.gov/ars/33/01343.htm", "month_to_month_tenant_notice": "30 days (written, before the periodic rental date)", "month_to_month_landlord_notice": "30 days (written, before the periodic rental date)", "month_to_month_citation": "A.R.S. § 33-1375", "month_to_month_source_url": "https://www.azleg.gov/ars/33/01375.htm", "rent_increase_notice": "", "rent_increase_statewide_rent_control": "No; cities and towns may not control rents on private residential property (state preemption).", "rent_increase_citation": "A.R.S. § 33-1329", "rent_increase_source_url": "https://www.azleg.gov/ars/33/01329.htm", "retaliation_rule": "Landlord may not retaliate (raise rent, cut services, or bring/threaten eviction) because a tenant complained to a housing-code agency, complained to the landlord about repairs, or joined a tenants' union. A complaint within 6 months before the act creates a presumption of retaliation.", "retaliation_citation": "A.R.S. § 33-1381", "retaliation_source_url": "https://www.azleg.gov/ars/33/01381.htm", "as_of": "2026-10-22" }, { "state": "Arkansas", "code": "AR", "state_page_url": "https://redflaglease.com/laws/arkansas", "deposit_max": "Two months' periodic rent, however denominated (18-16-304). The deposit rules do not apply to dwelling units owned by an individual who (with spouse, minor children and related rental entities) owns five or fewer dwelling units, unless a third party manages them for a fee, including rent collection (18-16-303).", "deposit_return_deadline_days": "60", "deposit_itemization_required": "true", "deposit_interest": "No interest or separate-account requirement found in 18-16-301 to 18-16-306.", "deposit_citation": "Ark. Code 18-16-303, 18-16-304, 18-16-305, 18-16-306", "deposit_source_url": "https://law.justia.com/codes/arkansas/title-18/subtitle-2/chapter-16/subchapter-3/section-18-16-305/", "late_fee_rule": "No late-fee provision found in the Arkansas landlord-tenant sections read (18-16-301 to -306 and the 18-17 sections listed in the notes). Any late fee must come from the lease; no statutory cap or fee grace period found. Other titles of the Arkansas Code were not searched.", "late_fee_citation": "Ark. Code 18-16-301 to 18-16-306, 18-17 (no provision found)", "late_fee_source_url": "https://law.justia.com/codes/arkansas/title-18/subtitle-2/chapter-17/", "entry_notice": "No fixed advance-notice period for entry is stated. A tenant 'shall not unreasonably withhold consent' to the landlord entering to inspect, make necessary or agreed repairs, supply services, investigate lease violations or possible criminal activity, or show the unit to purchasers, mortgagees, tenants, workers or contractors (18-17-602(a)). If the tenant refuses lawful access, the landlord can seek an injunction in district court to compel access or terminate the rental agreement, plus actual damages and attorney's fees (18-17-705).", "entry_citation": "Ark. Code 18-17-602, 18-17-705", "entry_source_url": "https://law.justia.com/codes/arkansas/title-18/subtitle-2/chapter-17/subchapter-6/section-18-17-602/", "month_to_month_tenant_notice": "At least 30 days' written notice before the termination date specified in the notice (18-17-704(b)). Week-to-week tenancies: 7 days (18-17-704(a)).", "month_to_month_landlord_notice": "Same: at least 30 days' written notice before the termination date (18-17-704(b)). For unpaid rent, the landlord may terminate if rent is not paid within 5 days of the due date (18-17-701(b)); for other lease violations, written notice ending the lease not less than 14 days after receipt if not remedied (18-17-701(a)).", "month_to_month_citation": "Ark. Code 18-17-704, 18-17-701, 18-17-901(b)", "month_to_month_source_url": "https://law.justia.com/codes/arkansas/title-18/subtitle-2/chapter-17/subchapter-7/section-18-17-704/", "rent_increase_notice": "No statute requiring advance notice of a rent increase found in 18-16 or 18-17.", "rent_increase_statewide_rent_control": "No rent control: Arkansas preempts local rent, rental application fee and rental deposit control (Ark. Code 14-16-601 and 14-54-1409, as amended by Act 459 of 2025), except that the state's two-month deposit cap (18-16-304) still applies.", "rent_increase_citation": "Ark. Code 14-16-601, 14-54-1409 (Act 459 of 2025)", "rent_increase_source_url": "https://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/Acts/FTPDocument?path=%2FACTS%2F2025R%2FPublic%2F&file=459.pdf&ddBienniumSession=2025%2F2025R", "retaliation_rule": "", "retaliation_citation": "", "retaliation_source_url": "", "as_of": "2026-10-22" }, { "state": "California", "code": "CA", "state_page_url": "https://redflaglease.com/laws/california", "deposit_max": "1 month's rent for most landlords (since July 1, 2024, AB 12); 2 months for small landlords (a natural person, or an LLC whose members are all natural persons, owning at most 2 residential rental properties with at most 4 units total). The small-landlord exception does not apply to service-member tenants. Deposits can never be 'non-refundable'.", "deposit_return_deadline_days": "21", "deposit_itemization_required": "true", "deposit_interest": "", "deposit_citation": "Cal. Civ. Code § 1950.5", "deposit_source_url": "https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=CIV§ionNum=1950.5", "late_fee_rule": "No fixed cap, but late-fee clauses in residential leases are presumptively void unless the landlord shows actual damages from late payment were impracticable to fix and the fee is a reasonable estimate of them (Orozco v. Casimiro). Large flat or daily fees are vulnerable.", "late_fee_citation": "Cal. Civ. Code § 1671", "late_fee_source_url": "https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=CIV§ionNum=1671", "entry_notice": "24 hours' written notice is presumed reasonable (6 days if mailed); entry only for listed purposes and normally during business hours; emergencies excepted.", "entry_citation": "Cal. Civ. Code § 1954", "entry_source_url": "https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=CIV§ionNum=1954", "month_to_month_tenant_notice": "30 days", "month_to_month_landlord_notice": "30 days if tenancy under 1 year; 60 days if 1 year or more. After 12 months most tenancies also need 'just cause' (Tenant Protection Act).", "month_to_month_citation": "Cal. Civ. Code §§ 1946, 1946.1, 1946.2", "month_to_month_source_url": "https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=CIV§ionNum=1946.1", "rent_increase_notice": "30 days' notice for increases of 10% or less; 90 days for more than 10% (month-to-month).", "rent_increase_statewide_rent_control": "Yes for many units: Tenant Protection Act caps yearly increases at 5% + local CPI, max 10% (exemptions incl. buildings under 15 years old and many single-family homes with proper notice).", "rent_increase_citation": "Cal. Civ. Code §§ 827, 1947.12", "rent_increase_source_url": "https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=CIV§ionNum=1947.12", "retaliation_rule": "Landlord may not retaliate (rent increase, reduced services, eviction) within 180 days after the tenant exercises legal rights such as complaining about habitability.", "retaliation_citation": "Cal. Civ. Code § 1942.5", "retaliation_source_url": "https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=CIV§ionNum=1942.5", "as_of": "2026-10-22" }, { "state": "Colorado", "code": "CO", "state_page_url": "https://redflaglease.com/laws/colorado", "deposit_max": "2 months' rent (since Aug 7, 2023).", "deposit_return_deadline_days": "30", "deposit_itemization_required": "true", "deposit_interest": "", "deposit_citation": "C.R.S. §§ 38-12-102.5, 38-12-103 (as amended by HB25-1249, eff. Jan 1, 2026)", "deposit_source_url": "https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/hb25-1249", "late_fee_rule": "Only if disclosed in the lease, rent is at least 7 calendar days late, and the landlord gives written notice of the fee within 180 days of the due date; capped at the greater of $50 or 5% of the past-due rent (several fees for one late payment only if the total stays within that cap); no interest on late fees; no eviction or termination for unpaid late fees; no late fee on the part of rent a subsidy provider pays. Non-complying lease terms are void.", "late_fee_citation": "C.R.S. § 38-12-105", "late_fee_source_url": "https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/images/olls/crs2024-title-38.pdf", "entry_notice": "", "entry_citation": "", "entry_source_url": "", "month_to_month_tenant_notice": "Written notice by tenancy period: 21 days for a month-to-month tenancy (1 month to <6 months); 28 days (6 months to <1 year); 91 days (1 year or longer); 3 days for week-to-week.", "month_to_month_landlord_notice": "Same notice periods, but since Apr 19, 2024 (HB24-1098) a landlord generally needs cause to evict, with certain exceptions; listed no-fault grounds include demolition or conversion, substantial renovation, landlord or family moving in, selling the home, the tenant refusing a new lease with reasonable terms, and a history of nonpayment.", "month_to_month_citation": "C.R.S. § 13-40-107; HB24-1098", "month_to_month_source_url": "https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/hb24-1098", "rent_increase_notice": "", "rent_increase_statewide_rent_control": "No; counties and municipalities are prohibited from enacting rent control (C.R.S. 38-12-301).", "rent_increase_citation": "C.R.S. § 38-12-301", "rent_increase_source_url": "https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/images/olls/crs2024-title-38.pdf", "retaliation_rule": "Landlord may not raise rent, cut services, end the lease, threaten eviction or otherwise intimidate a tenant for a good-faith habitability or health/safety complaint, or for joining or organizing a tenants' association; the tenant may end the lease and recover the greater of 3 months' rent or 3x actual damages, plus attorney fees, and can raise retaliation as a defense to eviction.", "retaliation_citation": "C.R.S. § 38-12-509", "retaliation_source_url": "https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/images/olls/crs2024-title-38.pdf", "as_of": "2026-10-22" }, { "state": "Connecticut", "code": "CT", "state_page_url": "https://redflaglease.com/laws/connecticut", "deposit_max": "Two months' rent for a tenant under 62; one month's rent for a tenant 62 or older (a landlord who took more than one month's rent from a tenant who later turns 62 must return the excess on request). Advance payment of the first month's rent and a key or special-equipment deposit are not 'security deposit'. The landlord must immediately put the deposit in an escrow account at a Connecticut financial institution and, within 30 days of receiving it, tell the tenant in writing the amount and the name and address of the institution. A landlord may not charge a move-in or move-out fee (47a-4d(b)).", "deposit_return_deadline_days": "21", "deposit_itemization_required": "true", "deposit_interest": "Yes. The landlord must pay interest each year at a rate not less than the 'deposit index' set under section 36a-26 (never waivable by lease, 47a-4(a)(4)). Interest is paid to the tenant or credited toward rent on the tenancy anniversary, and if the tenancy ends or the deposit is returned earlier, within 21 days after that. No interest is owed for any month in which the tenant was more than 10 days late with rent, unless the landlord imposed a late charge.", "deposit_citation": "Conn. Gen. Stat. 47a-21(a), (b), (d), (h), (i); 47a-4(a)(4); 47a-4d(b)", "deposit_source_url": "https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_831.htm", "late_fee_rule": "A late charge is allowed only if the written rental agreement provides for it, and only after the grace period: 9 days after the due date (4 days for a one-week tenancy). Since January 1, 2026, the grace period is 5 days longer if the landlord's online rent payment system prevents the tenant from paying on time. The charge may not exceed the lesser of $5 per day up to $50, or 5% of the delinquent rent (5% of the tenant's share if a government or charity pays part of the rent), and only one late charge may be assessed per late payment. A lease clause that charges earlier or more is unenforceable.", "late_fee_citation": "Conn. Gen. Stat. 47a-15a(a), (b); 47a-4(a)(8), (9), (b)", "late_fee_source_url": "https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_830.htm", "entry_notice": "No fixed number of hours or days in the statute. The landlord must give reasonable written or oral notice of the intent to enter and may enter only at reasonable times, except in an emergency. The tenant may not unreasonably withhold consent to entry to inspect, make agreed repairs or improvements, supply agreed services or show the unit to buyers, mortgagees, tenants, workers or contractors. Without consent the landlord may enter only in an emergency, during a tenant's extended absence (if the tenant was to notify the landlord), under a court order, or if the tenant abandoned or surrendered the unit. If the landlord enters unlawfully or makes repeated demands that unreasonably harass, the tenant may recover actual damages of at least one month's rent plus reasonable attorney's fees, and may seek an injunction or end the lease.", "entry_citation": "Conn. Gen. Stat. 47a-16, 47a-16a, 47a-18a", "entry_source_url": "https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_830.htm", "month_to_month_tenant_notice": "Connecticut statute sets no notice period for a tenant ending a month-to-month tenancy. Unless the lease fixes a term, the tenancy runs month to month (week to week if rent is weekly) (47a-3b). Check the lease terms.", "month_to_month_landlord_notice": "Written notice to quit possession, delivered at least 3 days before the lease ends or the date stated in the notice, on a ground in 47a-23(a): lapse of time, lease violation, nonpayment of rent after the grace period, nuisance and others. The notice must use the statutory form and state the reason. For nonpayment, the notice may be delivered in the month after the unpaid month and still ends the tenancy. A landlord must then bring a court summary process action; self-help eviction is not allowed. Tenants aged 62+ or with a disability in buildings of 5+ units may be evicted only for the good causes in 47a-23c(b).", "month_to_month_citation": "Conn. Gen. Stat. 47a-3b; 47a-23(a)-(d); 47a-23c; 47a-15a(a); 47a-4(a)(5)", "month_to_month_source_url": "https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_832.htm", "rent_increase_notice": "No rent increase is effective unless the landlord gave the tenant written notice at least 45 days before the date the increase takes effect (for a lease term of one month or less, notice equal to a full term of the lease). The tenant's silence is not agreement. Rent cannot be raised during the term of a rental agreement. Applies to rental agreements entered into, renewed or extended on or after October 1, 2024. For tenants aged 62+ or disabled in buildings of 5+ units, increases must be 'fair and equitable' under 7-148c and can be challenged at the fair rent commission or in court (47a-23c(c)). An increase demanded within six months after a protected tenant complaint is retaliation unless an exception applies (47a-20, 47a-20a).", "rent_increase_statewide_rent_control": "No statewide rent control found in chapters 830-832; the statute only requires notice and bars increases mid-term.", "rent_increase_citation": "Conn. Gen. Stat. 47a-4e; 47a-23c(c); 47a-20, 47a-20a", "rent_increase_source_url": "https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_830.htm", "retaliation_rule": "A landlord may not bring a possession action, demand a rent increase or decrease services within six months after the tenant in good faith tried to fix a code violation by any lawful means (including complaining to officials or a fair rent commission), a municipal agency filed a notice, complaint or order, the tenant asked for repairs, started an action under 47a-14h, or organized or joined a tenants' union. Exceptions: nonpayment or lease violation, landlord needs the unit for own home in good faith, condition caused by the tenant or their guest, a notice to end a periodic tenancy given before the complaint; and a rent increase is allowed if the tenant caused the condition or the landlord's taxes or operating costs substantially rose (47a-20a).", "retaliation_citation": "Conn. Gen. Stat. 47a-20, 47a-20a", "retaliation_source_url": "https://www.cga.ct.gov/current/pub/chap_830.htm", "as_of": "2026-10-22" }, { "state": "Delaware", "code": "DE", "state_page_url": "https://redflaglease.com/laws/delaware", "deposit_max": "1 month's rent when the lease is for 1 year or more, and for month-to-month tenancies once they have lasted 1 year (any excess must then be credited back). These limits do not apply to furnished units. A separate pet deposit is capped at 1 month's rent, and none may be charged for a certified, trained support animal of a disabled resident. The deposit must sit in a designated escrow account at a federally insured bank with an office in Delaware, and the landlord must tell the tenant where it is.", "deposit_return_deadline_days": "20", "deposit_itemization_required": "true", "deposit_interest": "No interest requirement in § 5514.", "deposit_citation": "Del. Code tit. 25, § 5514(a)-(g), (i)", "deposit_source_url": "https://delcode.delaware.gov/title25/c055/index.html", "late_fee_rule": "Capped at 5% of the monthly rent, and no late charge may be imposed until rent is more than 5 days late. If the landlord keeps no office or permanent place in the county where rent can be paid, the due date is extended by 3 days.", "late_fee_citation": "Del. Code tit. 25, § 5501(d)", "late_fee_source_url": "https://delcode.delaware.gov/title25/c055/index.html", "entry_notice": "At least 48 hours' notice, entry only between 8:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m.; no notice needed for repairs the tenant requested or in an emergency. The tenant may waive the 48-hour notice only for showings to prospective tenants or buyers, in a separate signed addendum or document. Access may not be abused or used to harass.", "entry_citation": "Del. Code tit. 25, § 5509(b)", "entry_source_url": "https://delcode.delaware.gov/title25/c055/index.html", "month_to_month_tenant_notice": "60 days' written notice, counted from the first day of the month after notice is given", "month_to_month_landlord_notice": "60 days' written notice, counted from the first day of the month after notice is given (also 60 days before the end of a fixed term)", "month_to_month_citation": "Del. Code tit. 25, § 5106(c)-(d)", "month_to_month_source_url": "https://delcode.delaware.gov/title25/c051/sc01/index.html", "rent_increase_notice": "To renew with a higher rent or other changed terms, the landlord must give at least 60 days' written notice before the lease expires, stating the changes and their effective date. The tenant has until 45 days before the end of the term to reject them; rejecting acts as a termination notice.", "rent_increase_statewide_rent_control": "The Residential Landlord-Tenant Code sets no limit on the amount of rent; it regulates the notice for increases.", "rent_increase_citation": "Del. Code tit. 25, § 5107", "rent_increase_source_url": "https://delcode.delaware.gov/title25/c051/sc01/index.html", "retaliation_rule": "A landlord may not seek possession, raise rent or cut services because the tenant made a good-faith code complaint, a government authority filed a violation notice, the tenant organized or is an officer of a tenant organization, or the tenant pursued a legal right. Such action within 90 days of the complaint or act is presumed retaliatory.", "retaliation_citation": "Del. Code tit. 25, § 5516", "retaliation_source_url": "https://delcode.delaware.gov/title25/c055/index.html", "as_of": "2026-10-22" }, { "state": "District of Columbia", "code": "DC", "state_page_url": "https://redflaglease.com/laws/district-of-columbia", "deposit_max": "One full month's rent (the first full month's rent charged), and it may be charged only once. Must be held in an interest-bearing escrow account at a D.C. financial institution, and the lease or receipt must state the terms of the deposit.", "deposit_return_deadline_days": "45", "deposit_itemization_required": "true", "deposit_interest": "Yes: at no less than the statement savings rate of the bank holding the escrow account (reset each Jan 1 and Jul 1), payable at the end of tenancies of 12 months or more.", "deposit_citation": "14 DCMR §§ 308.2-308.3, 309.1-309.2, 311.1-311.2; D.C. Code § 42-3502.17(c)", "deposit_source_url": "https://dcregs.dc.gov/Common/DCMR/RuleList.aspx?ChapterNum=14-3", "late_fee_rule": "Capped at 5% of the rent due, and only if the written lease states the maximum late fee. It can be charged only after rent is more than 5 days late (or a longer grace period in the lease), only once per late payment, with no interest on it. A landlord may not evict for an unpaid late fee or deduct it from the next rent payment.", "late_fee_citation": "D.C. Code § 42-3505.31", "late_fee_source_url": "https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/42-3505.31", "entry_notice": "At least 48 hours' written notice (email or text allowed), only for a reasonable purpose such as repairs, inspection or showing the unit, and only between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., not on Sundays or federal holidays, unless the tenant agrees otherwise. No notice needed in an emergency.", "entry_citation": "D.C. Code § 42-3505.51", "entry_source_url": "https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/42-3505.51", "month_to_month_tenant_notice": "30 days' written notice, expiring on the first day of the first month at least 30 days after the notice. A lease may not require more than 30 days' notice to vacate unless it also requires the landlord to give at least that much notice of any rent increase.", "month_to_month_landlord_notice": "No notice-only termination: a tenant who keeps paying rent cannot be evicted even after the lease expires, except for a cause listed in § 42-3505.01 and after the written notice that section requires.", "month_to_month_citation": "D.C. Code §§ 42-3505.54, 42-3505.01(a)", "month_to_month_source_url": "https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/42-3505.54", "rent_increase_notice": "For units under D.C. rent stabilization, no increase takes effect until the first rent day more than 60 calendar days after written notice.", "rent_increase_statewide_rent_control": "Yes, rent stabilization covers many D.C. rental units (exemptions in § 42-3502.05): increases for occupied units are limited to the annual adjustment of general applicability (CPI-W) plus 2%, never more than 10%, and only once every 12 months.", "rent_increase_citation": "D.C. Code §§ 42-3509.04(b), 42-3502.06(b), 42-3502.08(h)", "rent_increase_source_url": "https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/42-3509.04", "retaliation_rule": "Landlord may not retaliate (eviction, rent increase, cut in services, refusal to renew, harassment) against a tenant who exercises legal rights. Retaliation is presumed if, within the prior 6 months, the tenant asked for code repairs, complained to D.C. officials, joined a tenant organization, or sued the landlord; the landlord must rebut by clear and convincing evidence.", "retaliation_citation": "D.C. Code § 42-3505.02", "retaliation_source_url": "https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/42-3505.02", "as_of": "2026-10-22" }, { "state": "Florida", "code": "FL", "state_page_url": "https://redflaglease.com/laws/florida", "deposit_max": "No statutory cap.", "deposit_return_deadline_days": "15", "deposit_itemization_required": "true", "deposit_interest": "Landlord must tell the tenant in writing within 30 days how and where the deposit is held; if it is held in an interest-bearing account, the tenant is owed at least 75% of the account's annualized average rate or 5% per year simple interest, whichever the landlord elects. Deductions require written notice of claim, sent by certified mail within 30 days after the lease ends.", "deposit_citation": "Fla. Stat. § 83.49", "deposit_source_url": "https://www.flsenate.gov/Laws/Statutes/2026/83.49", "late_fee_rule": "No statutory cap; must be in the lease and not an unreasonable penalty.", "late_fee_citation": "", "late_fee_source_url": "", "entry_notice": "24 hours' notice for repairs, entry between 7:30 a.m. and 8:00 p.m.; emergencies excepted.", "entry_citation": "Fla. Stat. § 83.53", "entry_source_url": "https://www.flsenate.gov/Laws/Statutes/2026/83.53", "month_to_month_tenant_notice": "30 days' written notice before the end of a monthly period", "month_to_month_landlord_notice": "30 days' written notice before the end of a monthly period", "month_to_month_citation": "Fla. Stat. § 83.57", "month_to_month_source_url": "https://www.flsenate.gov/Laws/Statutes/2026/83.57", "rent_increase_notice": "No separate statute; for month-to-month tenancies a change effectively needs the 30-day termination notice (83.57).", "rent_increase_statewide_rent_control": "No. Local rent control is barred except under a narrow housing-emergency procedure (125.0103), and local regulation of residential tenancies is preempted to the state (83.425).", "rent_increase_citation": "Fla. Stat. § 125.0103", "rent_increase_source_url": "https://www.flsenate.gov/Laws/Statutes/2026/125.0103", "retaliation_rule": "Landlord may not retaliate against good-faith complaints or tenant organizing.", "retaliation_citation": "Fla. Stat. § 83.64", "retaliation_source_url": "https://www.flsenate.gov/Laws/Statutes/2026/83.64", "as_of": "2026-10-22" }, { "state": "Georgia", "code": "GA", "state_page_url": "https://redflaglease.com/laws/georgia", "deposit_max": "2 months' rent (leases entered/renewed on or after July 1, 2024).", "deposit_return_deadline_days": "30", "deposit_itemization_required": "true", "deposit_interest": "", "deposit_citation": "O.C.G.A. §§ 44-7-30.1, 44-7-34", "deposit_source_url": "https://gov.georgia.gov/document/2024-signed-legislation/hb-404/download", "late_fee_rule": "", "late_fee_citation": "", "late_fee_source_url": "", "entry_notice": "No statute; follow the lease.", "entry_citation": "", "entry_source_url": "", "month_to_month_tenant_notice": "30 days", "month_to_month_landlord_notice": "60 days", "month_to_month_citation": "O.C.G.A. § 44-7-7", "month_to_month_source_url": "https://law.justia.com/codes/georgia/title-44/chapter-7/", "rent_increase_notice": "Month-to-month (tenancy at will): the landlord must give 60 days' notice to change the rent, the same notice needed to end the tenancy.", "rent_increase_statewide_rent_control": "No; local rent control is preempted (O.C.G.A. 44-7-19).", "rent_increase_citation": "O.C.G.A. § 44-7-7; Georgia DCA Landlord-Tenant Handbook (rev. 2024)", "rent_increase_source_url": "https://law.justia.com/codes/georgia/title-44/chapter-7/", "retaliation_rule": "Retaliation for good-faith repair requests or complaints to authorities is prohibited.", "retaliation_citation": "O.C.G.A. § 44-7-24", "retaliation_source_url": "https://law.justia.com/codes/georgia/title-44/chapter-7/", "as_of": "2026-10-22" }, { "state": "Hawaii", "code": "HI", "state_page_url": "https://redflaglease.com/laws/hawaii", "deposit_max": "One month's rent, plus (if the landlord and tenant agree) an additional pet-damage deposit of up to one more month's rent; the pet amount may not be required from a tenant without a pet or for an assistance animal that is a reasonable accommodation (HRS 521-44(b)). The deposit may be held only for: tenant defaults (damage from failure to comply with 521-51, unpaid rent, unreturned keys/fobs/openers/mailbox keys), cleaning to the condition at move-in, damages if the tenant wrongfully quits, pet damage, and unpaid landlord-supplied utilities (521-44(a)). At the start of the tenancy the landlord may not require or receive any money other than the first month's rent and the security deposit (521-44(b)). The deposit is not last month's rent unless agreed in writing and the tenant gives 45 days' notice (521-44(b)). The tenant's claim to the deposit is prior to any creditor of the landlord, even if commingled (521-44(b)).", "deposit_return_deadline_days": "14", "deposit_itemization_required": "true", "deposit_interest": "No interest or separate-account requirement found in HRS 521-44 (deposits may be commingled).", "deposit_citation": "HRS 521-44(a), (b), (c), (d), (f), (g), (h)", "deposit_source_url": "https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/hrscurrent/Vol12_Ch0501-0588/HRS0521/HRS_0521-0044.htm", "late_fee_rule": "If the rental agreement provides for a late charge for rent not paid when due, the late charge may not exceed 8 percent of the amount of rent due (HRS 521-21(f)). The statute does not require a grace period or prior written notice of the fee.", "late_fee_citation": "HRS 521-21(f)", "late_fee_source_url": "https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/hrscurrent/Vol12_Ch0501-0588/HRS0521/HRS_0521-0021.htm", "entry_notice": "Except in an emergency or where impracticable, the landlord must give the tenant at least two days' notice of intent to enter and may enter only during reasonable hours; the landlord may not abuse the right of access or use it to harass the tenant (HRS 521-53(b)). The tenant may not unreasonably withhold consent to entry to inspect, make necessary or agreed repairs or alterations, supply agreed services, or show the unit to prospective purchasers, mortgagees or tenants (521-53(a)). No other right of entry exists except by court order, if the tenant appears to have abandoned the premises, or as permitted by 521-70(b) (521-53(c)). A tenant may treat repeated demands for unreasonable entry, or unreasonable unconsented entry, as grounds to terminate the rental agreement and a circuit judge may enjoin the landlord and fine up to $100 (521-73(c)). The landlord is liable for theft, casualty or other damage from an entry without the tenant's actual consent (except in an emergency such as fire) and any agreement exempting the landlord from this liability is void (521-73(b), (d)).", "entry_citation": "HRS 521-53, 521-73", "entry_source_url": "https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/hrscurrent/Vol12_Ch0501-0588/HRS0521/HRS_0521-0053.htm", "month_to_month_tenant_notice": "Written notice at least 28 days before the anticipated termination; the tenant owes rent through the 28th day (HRS 521-71(b)).", "month_to_month_landlord_notice": "Written notice at least 45 days before the anticipated termination; the tenant may vacate any time in the last 45 days but must notify the landlord of the vacate date and pay prorated rent (521-71(a)). If the landlord plans voluntary demolition, condominium conversion or a change to transient vacation rentals, written notice at least 120 days (521-71(c)). For tenancies shorter than month-to-month, either side gives at least 10 days' notice (521-71(d)). For unpaid rent, the landlord may terminate if rent is not paid within the time stated in a written notice of not less than 10 calendar days after receipt (HRS 521-68(a) as amended by Act 278, SLH 2025, effective 2026-02-05; the notice must also include the mediation language in 521-68(b); deemed received on posting, or 2 business days after postmark if mailed). A notice of termination made to evade the rent-increase notice rules is void (521-71(f)).", "month_to_month_citation": "HRS 521-71(a)-(d), (f); 521-68 (Act 278, SLH 2025)", "month_to_month_source_url": "https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/hrscurrent/Vol12_Ch0501-0588/HRS0521/HRS_0521-0071.htm", "rent_increase_notice": "Month-to-month tenancy: the landlord may not increase rent without written notice given 45 consecutive days before the effective date (HRS 521-21(d)). Tenancy shorter than month-to-month: 15 consecutive days' written notice (521-21(e)). A termination notice given to evade these requirements is void (521-71(f)). The retaliation section also bars demanding a rent increase after a good-faith complaint or repair request (521-74(a)).", "rent_increase_statewide_rent_control": "No statewide rent control or rent-increase cap found in ch. 521 (a 2026 rent-cap bill, SB2539, is reported dead).", "rent_increase_citation": "HRS 521-21(d), (e); 521-71(f); 521-74", "rent_increase_source_url": "https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/hrscurrent/Vol12_Ch0501-0588/HRS0521/HRS_0521-0021.htm", "retaliation_rule": "While the tenant keeps tendering the usual rent, the landlord may not bring an action for possession, force the tenant out, demand a rent increase, or decrease services after the tenant (1) complained in good faith to the health department, landlord, building department, consumer protection office or other agency about a health-law or ch. 521 violation, (2) an agency filed a complaint or notice of violation, or (3) the tenant in good faith requested repairs under 521-63 or 521-64 (HRS 521-74(a)). Exceptions include waste, nuisance or illegal use; good-faith recovery for the landlord's or immediate family's own abode, or to alter, remodel or demolish; conditions caused by the tenant; a health department certification of compliance; a good-faith contract of sale; and a periodic-tenancy termination notice given before the complaint (521-74(b)). Rent may still be raised for property tax or operating cost increases, capital improvements, comparable market rent, or after a compliance certification (521-74(d)). The tenant may recover damages and costs including attorney's fees (521-74(c)). No time-based presumption found.", "retaliation_citation": "HRS 521-74", "retaliation_source_url": "https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/hrscurrent/Vol12_Ch0501-0588/HRS0521/HRS_0521-0074.htm", "as_of": "2026-10-22" }, { "state": "Idaho", "code": "ID", "state_page_url": "https://redflaglease.com/laws/idaho", "deposit_max": "No statutory cap on the amount of a security deposit found in Idaho Code 6-321. Any amount a tenant deposits for a purpose other than rent counts as a security deposit (6-321(1)). The landlord may not keep any part of it for normal wear and tear (6-321(1)). Other titles of the Idaho Code were not searched.", "deposit_return_deadline_days": "30", "deposit_itemization_required": "true", "deposit_interest": "No interest requirement found in 6-321. A separate-account requirement exists only where a third-party manager manages the residential premises for the landlord (6-321(4)); it does not apply to the property owner itself, a real estate licensee, and certain related entities.", "deposit_citation": "Idaho Code 6-321(1)-(4); 6-320(a)(4), (d); 6-317; 6-324", "deposit_source_url": "https://legislature.idaho.gov/statutesrules/idstat/Title6/T6CH3/SECT6-321/", "late_fee_rule": "Fees charged to a residential tenant, including fees for late payment of rent, must be reasonable (55-305(1)). An owner may not charge a fee, fine, assessment, interest or other cost above the amount agreed in the rental agreement, or one not in the rental agreement unless the agreement is oral, or the written agreement is changed by 30 days' written notice (55-305(2)). Applies to agreements entered into or renewed on or after July 1, 2023 (55-305(3)). No fixed dollar or percentage cap and no statutory grace period found.", "late_fee_citation": "Idaho Code 55-305", "late_fee_source_url": "https://legislature.idaho.gov/statutesrules/idstat/Title55/T55CH3/SECT55-305/", "entry_notice": "No statute found in Idaho Code Title 6 ch. 3 or Title 55 ch. 2-3 that sets landlord entry rights or an advance-notice period; entry terms come from the lease. Other titles were not searched.", "entry_citation": "Idaho Code Title 6 ch. 3; Title 55 ch. 2-3 (no provision found)", "entry_source_url": "https://legislature.idaho.gov/statutesrules/idstat/Title6/T6CH3/", "month_to_month_tenant_notice": "A tenant ending a tenancy at will must give the landlord written notice stating the date of vacating, which must be not less than one (1) month after the date of the notice (55-208(2)).", "month_to_month_landlord_notice": "A landlord ending a tenancy at will must give the tenant written notice, served in the manner prescribed by the code of civil procedure, to remove from the premises within a period of not less than one (1) month, specified in the notice (55-208(1)). Separately, for unpaid rent the landlord must serve a 3-day written notice to pay or vacate (6-303(2)); for other lease breaches a 3-day notice to perform or vacate (6-303(3)).", "month_to_month_citation": "Idaho Code 55-208; 6-303(2), (3); 6-304", "month_to_month_source_url": "https://legislature.idaho.gov/statutesrules/idstat/Title55/T55CH2/SECT55-208/", "rent_increase_notice": "For leases of residential property the landlord must give the tenant written notice of any increase in the amount of rent charged, or of the landlord's intention not to renew the lease, at least thirty (30) days before the nonrenewal or before the rent increase takes effect (55-304(2)). For month-to-month leases the landlord may otherwise change lease terms by written notice at least 15 days before the end of the month, effective at month end (55-304(1)); subsection (2) applies 'notwithstanding' (1) to residential rent increases.", "rent_increase_statewide_rent_control": "No state rent cap found. A local government may not enact, maintain or enforce an ordinance or resolution that would regulate rent, fees or deposits charged for leasing private residential property (55-306).", "rent_increase_citation": "Idaho Code 55-304; 55-306", "rent_increase_source_url": "https://legislature.idaho.gov/statutesrules/idstat/Title55/T55CH3/SECT55-304/", "retaliation_rule": "", "retaliation_citation": "", "retaliation_source_url": "", "as_of": "2026-10-22" }, { "state": "Illinois", "code": "IL", "state_page_url": "https://redflaglease.com/laws/illinois", "deposit_max": "No statewide cap.", "deposit_return_deadline_days": "45", "deposit_itemization_required": "true", "deposit_interest": "Landlords with 25+ units in one building or contiguous complex must pay interest on deposits held more than 6 months (765 ILCS 715). Chicago (RLTO) requires interest on all deposits.", "deposit_citation": "765 ILCS 710/1; 765 ILCS 715", "deposit_source_url": "https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ilcs/ilcs3.asp?ActID=2203", "late_fee_rule": "No statewide Illinois statute found that caps residential late fees or sets a rent grace period: neither the Landlord and Tenant Act (765 ILCS 705) nor the Security Deposit Return Act (765 ILCS 710) has a late-fee provision, and the 2025 fee-transparency law (HB 3564, adding 765 ILCS 705/35) does not cap late fees. Any late fee comes from the lease. Local rules can differ: Chicago's Residential Landlord and Tenant Ordinance sets its own late-fee limit. Other Illinois statutes were not searched.", "late_fee_citation": "765 ILCS 705 and 765 ILCS 710 (no late-fee provision found); HB 3564 (765 ILCS 705/35)", "late_fee_source_url": "https://www.ilga.gov/Legislation/ILCS/Articles?ActID=2201&ChapterID=62", "entry_notice": "No statewide statute; Chicago RLTO requires 2 days' notice.", "entry_citation": "", "entry_source_url": "", "month_to_month_tenant_notice": "30 days", "month_to_month_landlord_notice": "30 days", "month_to_month_citation": "735 ILCS 5/9-207", "month_to_month_source_url": "https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ilcs/fulltext.asp?DocName=073500050K9-207", "rent_increase_notice": "No statewide notice statute beyond ending a periodic tenancy.", "rent_increase_statewide_rent_control": "No; local rent control is preempted (50 ILCS 825).", "rent_increase_citation": "50 ILCS 825", "rent_increase_source_url": "", "retaliation_rule": "Retaliation against tenants who complain to authorities or exercise legal rights is prohibited.", "retaliation_citation": "765 ILCS 720", "retaliation_source_url": "", "as_of": "2026-10-22" }, { "state": "Indiana", "code": "IN", "state_page_url": "https://redflaglease.com/laws/indiana", "deposit_max": "No statutory cap on the amount of a security deposit found in IC 32-31-3. The term includes required prepayment of rent beyond the first full rental period and other refundable amounts (IC 32-31-3-9). A deposit may be used only for actual damage beyond ordinary wear and tear, unpaid rent (including rent due for premature termination), last month's rent if agreed in writing, and unpaid utility or sewer charges the tenant owed under the lease (IC 32-31-3-13).", "deposit_return_deadline_days": "45", "deposit_itemization_required": "true", "deposit_interest": "No interest or separate-account requirement found in IC 32-31-3.", "deposit_citation": "IC 32-31-3-9, 3-12, 3-13, 3-14, 3-15, 3-16", "deposit_source_url": "https://iga.in.gov/laws/2026/ic/titles/32#32-31-3-12", "late_fee_rule": "No provision on residential late fees found in IC 32-31 (the whole article was searched). Any late fee must come from the lease. Cities and towns may not regulate landlord fees by ordinance (IC 32-31-1-20(c)(7)). Other titles of the Indiana Code were not searched.", "late_fee_citation": "IC 32-31 (no provision found); IC 32-31-1-20", "late_fee_source_url": "https://iga.in.gov/laws/2026/ic/titles/32#32-31-1-20", "entry_notice": "The landlord must give the tenant reasonable written or oral notice of intent to enter and may enter only at reasonable times; no fixed number of hours is set. The landlord may not abuse the right of entry or use it to harass. Entry without notice is allowed in an emergency that threatens the safety of occupants or the landlord's property, and without consent under a court order or if the unit is abandoned. The tenant may not unreasonably withhold consent for inspections, repairs, services or showings. A landlord may not change the locks or cut off electricity, gas, water or other essential services to exclude or pressure a tenant (except for emergencies, good-faith repairs or necessary construction).", "entry_citation": "IC 32-31-5-6", "entry_source_url": "https://iga.in.gov/laws/2026/ic/titles/32#32-31-5-6", "month_to_month_tenant_notice": "The statute does not separately state a tenant notice period for ending a month-to-month tenancy (IC 32-31-1-1 refers to notice 'delivered to the tenant'). In practice one month's written notice is used, but this is not stated for tenants.", "month_to_month_landlord_notice": "One month's written notice delivered to the tenant to end a tenancy at will (IC 32-31-1-1); for a periodic tenancy of 3 months or less, notice equal to the interval between periods (IC 32-31-1-4), i.e. one month for monthly rent. For unpaid rent, not less than 10 days' notice unless the parties agreed otherwise or the tenant pays in full before it ends (IC 32-31-1-6). A protected crime victim may end a lease on 30 days' written notice with the documents required by IC 32-31-9-12.", "month_to_month_citation": "IC 32-31-1-1, 1-2, 1-4, 1-6, 9-12", "month_to_month_source_url": "https://iga.in.gov/laws/2026/ic/titles/32#32-31-1-1", "rent_increase_notice": "Unless a written rental agreement provides otherwise, the landlord must give at least 30 days' written notice before modifying the rental agreement (IC 32-31-5-4). The statute speaks of modifying the agreement, not specifically of rent.", "rent_increase_statewide_rent_control": "No statewide rent cap found, and cities and towns may not regulate rental rates unless the General Assembly authorises it (government-subsidised property excepted) (IC 32-31-1-20(b)).", "rent_increase_citation": "IC 32-31-5-4, 32-31-1-20", "rent_increase_source_url": "https://iga.in.gov/laws/2026/ic/titles/32#32-31-5-4", "retaliation_rule": "A landlord may not raise rent, cut or interfere with services, or bring or threaten an eviction or possession action in response to protected activity: complaining to a code-enforcement agency about a health or safety violation, written complaint to the landlord about a violation of the entry or habitability duties, suing the landlord under ch. 6 or 8, joining a tenant organisation, or testifying against the landlord. Exceptions include not renewing at term end, raising rent to comparable market rent, equal service cuts, unpaid rent not cured, tenant-caused violations, and good-faith owner use or demolition. No time-based presumption.", "retaliation_citation": "IC 32-31-8.5-2, 8.5-4, 8.5-5", "retaliation_source_url": "https://iga.in.gov/laws/2026/ic/titles/32#32-31-8.5-5", "as_of": "2026-10-22" }, { "state": "Iowa", "code": "IA", "state_page_url": "https://redflaglease.com/laws/iowa", "deposit_max": "2 months' rent. The deposit must be held in a federally insured bank, savings and loan or credit union account, not mixed with the landlord's own money.", "deposit_return_deadline_days": "30", "deposit_itemization_required": "true", "deposit_interest": "No for the first five years of a tenancy: interest earned in that period belongs to the landlord.", "deposit_citation": "Iowa Code § 562A.12(1)-(4)", "deposit_source_url": "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/562A.12.pdf", "late_fee_rule": "Rent up to $700/month: late fee capped at $12 per day and $60 per month. Rent over $700/month: capped at $20 per day and $100 per month.", "late_fee_citation": "Iowa Code § 562A.9(4)", "late_fee_source_url": "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/562A.9.pdf", "entry_notice": "At least 24 hours' notice and entry only at reasonable times, except in an emergency or where notice is impracticable. Entry without consent is allowed in an emergency. The tenant may not unreasonably refuse entry to inspect, repair or show the unit; the landlord may not abuse access or use it to harass the tenant.", "entry_citation": "Iowa Code § 562A.19", "entry_source_url": "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/562A.19.pdf", "month_to_month_tenant_notice": "30 days' written notice before the periodic rental date named in the notice (10 days for week-to-week)", "month_to_month_landlord_notice": "30 days' written notice before the periodic rental date named in the notice (10 days for week-to-week)", "month_to_month_citation": "Iowa Code § 562A.34(1)-(2)", "month_to_month_source_url": "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/562A.34.pdf", "rent_increase_notice": "Written notice at least 30 days before the increase takes effect, and the increase cannot take effect before the current lease term (or its renewal/extension) ends.", "rent_increase_statewide_rent_control": "No; Iowa cities may not adopt or enforce limits on the amount of rent for private residential property (Iowa Code § 364.3(9)).", "rent_increase_citation": "Iowa Code §§ 562A.13(5), 364.3(9)", "rent_increase_source_url": "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/562A.13.pdf", "retaliation_rule": "Landlord may not raise rent, cut services, or bring or threaten an eviction because the tenant complained to a housing-code agency, complained to the landlord about required repairs, or joined a tenants' union. A good-faith complaint within the prior year creates a presumption of retaliation. The tenant can recover actual damages and reasonable attorney fees.", "retaliation_citation": "Iowa Code § 562A.36", "retaliation_source_url": "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/562A.36.pdf", "as_of": "2026-10-22" }, { "state": "Kansas", "code": "KS", "state_page_url": "https://redflaglease.com/laws/kansas", "deposit_max": "1 month's rent for an unfurnished unit; 1.5 months' rent if the tenant uses the landlord's furniture; plus up to half a month's rent extra if pets are allowed.", "deposit_return_deadline_days": "30", "deposit_itemization_required": "true", "deposit_interest": "", "deposit_citation": "K.S.A. 58-2550(a)-(c)", "deposit_source_url": "https://www.ksrevisor.gov/statutes/chapters/ch58/058_025_0050.html", "late_fee_rule": "No statewide rule found: the Kansas Residential Landlord and Tenant Act (K.S.A. 58-2540 to 58-2573) has no provision capping late fees or requiring a grace period, so any late fee comes from the lease (58-2545(a)). Rent is payable at the time and place agreed, by default at the beginning of each month (58-2545(c)), and the landlord may end the lease if rent is unpaid 3 days after written notice (58-2564(b)). A court may refuse to enforce an unconscionable lease term (58-2544(a)). Other Kansas statutes were not searched.", "late_fee_citation": "K.S.A. 58-2545(a),(c); 58-2544(a); 58-2547(a); 58-2564(b); 58-2566 (searched 58-2540 to 58-2573; no late-fee provision)", "late_fee_source_url": "https://www.ksrevisor.gov/statutes/chapters/ch58/058_025_0045.html", "entry_notice": "Reasonable notice and entry at reasonable hours (no fixed number of hours in the statute), to inspect, repair, supply services or show the unit. Entry without consent is allowed in an extreme hazard involving potential loss of life or severe property damage. The landlord may not abuse access or use it to harass the tenant.", "entry_citation": "K.S.A. 58-2557", "entry_source_url": "https://www.ksrevisor.gov/statutes/chapters/ch58/058_025_0057.html", "month_to_month_tenant_notice": "30 days' written notice, ending on a rent-paying date (15 days for tenants in military service under military orders)", "month_to_month_landlord_notice": "30 days' written notice, ending on a rent-paying date", "month_to_month_citation": "K.S.A. 58-2570(b)", "month_to_month_source_url": "https://www.ksrevisor.gov/statutes/chapters/ch58/058_025_0070.html", "rent_increase_notice": "", "rent_increase_statewide_rent_control": "No; cities and counties may not enact or enforce rent control on private residential property (state preemption).", "rent_increase_citation": "K.S.A. 12-16,120", "rent_increase_source_url": "https://www.ksrevisor.gov/statutes/chapters/ch12/012_016_0120.html", "retaliation_rule": "Landlord may not retaliate by raising rent or cutting services because the tenant complained to a housing-code agency, complained to the landlord about required repairs, or joined a tenants' union. A good-faith increase to cover higher costs (taxes, utility rates) is allowed if the lease permits it.", "retaliation_citation": "K.S.A. 58-2572", "retaliation_source_url": "https://www.ksrevisor.gov/statutes/chapters/ch58/058_025_0072.html", "as_of": "2026-10-22" }, { "state": "Kentucky", "code": "KY", "state_page_url": "https://redflaglease.com/laws/kentucky", "deposit_max": "No statewide cap. Under the URLTA (where adopted): deposit must be kept in a separate account used only for deposits, and the landlord must give signed move-in and move-out damage lists, or they cannot keep any of the deposit.", "deposit_return_deadline_days": "", "deposit_itemization_required": "true", "deposit_interest": "", "deposit_citation": "KRS 383.580", "deposit_source_url": "https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=35733", "late_fee_rule": "No provision capping residential late fees or requiring a grace period was found in KRS chapter 383 (including the Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act, KRS 383.505 to 383.715), so any late fee depends on the lease. The URLTA applies only where a city, county or urban-county government has adopted it (KRS 383.500); where it applies, rent is due without demand at the beginning of each month unless the lease says otherwise (KRS 383.565(2)). Other Kentucky statutes were not searched.", "late_fee_citation": "KRS 383.565(2); KRS 383.500 (KRS 383 searched; no late-fee provision)", "late_fee_source_url": "https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=35730", "entry_notice": "At least 2 days' notice, except in an emergency or where impracticable (URLTA areas).", "entry_citation": "KRS 383.615", "entry_source_url": "https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=35740", "month_to_month_tenant_notice": "30 days' written notice before the periodic rental date (URLTA areas)", "month_to_month_landlord_notice": "30 days' written notice before the periodic rental date (URLTA areas); elsewhere, one month's written notice to end a tenancy at will (KRS 383.195)", "month_to_month_citation": "KRS 383.695(2), 383.195", "month_to_month_source_url": "https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=35756", "rent_increase_notice": "", "rent_increase_statewide_rent_control": "", "rent_increase_citation": "", "rent_increase_source_url": "", "retaliation_rule": "Landlord may not raise rent, cut services, or sue/threaten eviction because the tenant complained to a code agency or the landlord, or joined a tenants' union; a complaint within 1 year before the act creates a presumption of retaliation (URLTA areas).", "retaliation_citation": "KRS 383.705", "retaliation_source_url": "https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=35758", "as_of": "2026-10-22" }, { "state": "Louisiana", "code": "LA", "state_page_url": "https://redflaglease.com/laws/louisiana", "deposit_max": "No statutory cap. The landlord may keep only what is reasonably necessary to remedy the tenant's default or unreasonable wear to the premises (R.S. 9:3251(A)).", "deposit_return_deadline_days": "30", "deposit_itemization_required": "true", "deposit_interest": "false", "deposit_citation": "La. R.S. 9:3251, 9:3252, 9:3254", "deposit_source_url": "https://legis.la.gov/Legis/Law.aspx?d=107468", "late_fee_rule": "No statewide cap, grace period or notice rule for residential late fees was found in Louisiana's lease law (Civil Code arts. 2668-2729, R.S. 9:3251-3261), so a late fee comes from the lease and is treated as stipulated damages under the Civil Code: the landlord need not prove actual loss (art. 2009), the fee applies only once the tenant is in default (art. 2010), and a court may modify it only if it is so manifestly unreasonable as to be contrary to public policy (art. 2012). The 5% / $25 limit in R.S. 9:3314 applies to leases of movable property such as vehicles, not homes. Other statutes were not searched.", "late_fee_citation": "La. Civ. Code arts. 2005, 2009, 2010, 2012; no residential late-fee provision in La. Civ. Code arts. 2668-2729 or La. R.S. 9:3251-3261", "late_fee_source_url": "https://legis.la.gov/Legis/Law.aspx?d=109269", "entry_notice": "", "entry_citation": "", "entry_source_url": "", "month_to_month_tenant_notice": "Written notice at least 10 calendar days before the end of the month.", "month_to_month_landlord_notice": "Written notice at least 10 calendar days before the end of the month.", "month_to_month_citation": "La. Civ. Code arts. 2728(2), 2729", "month_to_month_source_url": "https://legis.la.gov/Legis/Law.aspx?d=109792", "rent_increase_notice": "", "rent_increase_statewide_rent_control": "", "rent_increase_citation": "", "rent_increase_source_url": "", "retaliation_rule": "", "retaliation_citation": "", "retaliation_source_url": "", "as_of": "2026-10-22" }, { "state": "Maine", "code": "ME", "state_page_url": "https://redflaglease.com/laws/maine", "deposit_max": "2 months' rent. At move-in the landlord may not require more than the first full month's rent, the security deposit and any properly disclosed mandatory recurring fee (§ 6022-A). The deposit may not be commingled with the landlord's assets: it must be held in a bank or other financial institution account beyond the reach of the landlord's creditors, and on request the landlord must tell the tenant the institution and account number (§ 6038).", "deposit_return_deadline_days": "30", "deposit_itemization_required": "true", "deposit_interest": "No interest requirement in ch. 710-A.", "deposit_citation": "14 M.R.S. §§ 6032, 6033, 6034, 6038, 6022-A", "deposit_source_url": "https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/14/title14sec6033.html", "late_fee_rule": "Rent is late only if not paid within 15 days of the due date, and the late fee may not exceed 4% of one month's rent. No late fee may be charged unless the tenant was told in writing, when the rental agreement was made, that a fee of up to 4% may be charged.", "late_fee_citation": "14 M.R.S. § 6028", "late_fee_source_url": "https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/14/title14sec6028.html", "entry_notice": "Reasonable notice and entry only at reasonable times, except in an emergency or where notice is impracticable; 24 hours is presumed reasonable. Unlawful, unreasonable or harassing entry lets the tenant recover actual damages or $250, whichever is greater. Any waiver of these rights is void.", "entry_citation": "14 M.R.S. § 6025", "entry_source_url": "https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/14/title14sec6025.html", "month_to_month_tenant_notice": "At least 30 days' written notice (tenancy at will)", "month_to_month_landlord_notice": "At least 30 days' written notice (tenancy at will); 7 days for specified causes such as rent 7+ days in arrears or substantial damage. The notice must tell the tenant they have the right to contest the termination in court.", "month_to_month_citation": "14 M.R.S. § 6002", "month_to_month_source_url": "https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/14/title14sec6002.html", "rent_increase_notice": "At least 45 days' written notice before rent or a mandatory recurring fee is increased; at least 75 days' notice if the increase (or several increases within 12 months) totals 10% or more. Rent may not be increased while the unit violates the warranty of habitability (unless the tenant caused the violation). Waivers are void.", "rent_increase_statewide_rent_control": "No statewide cap on the amount of rent; state law regulates notice and bars increases while the unit is uninhabitable.", "rent_increase_citation": "14 M.R.S. §§ 6015, 6016", "rent_increase_source_url": "https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/14/title14sec6015-2.html", "retaliation_rule": "An eviction action is presumed retaliatory if, within the 6 months before it was filed, the tenant asserted rights under the rent-increase, habitability or fee statutes, made a good-faith code complaint to an enforcement body, or made a good-faith written repair request to the landlord.", "retaliation_citation": "14 M.R.S. § 6001(3)", "retaliation_source_url": "https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/14/title14sec6001.html", "as_of": "2026-10-22" }, { "state": "Maryland", "code": "MD", "state_page_url": "https://redflaglease.com/laws/maryland", "deposit_max": "1 month's rent per unit (since Oct 1, 2024); up to 2 months only if the tenant qualified for utility assistance through the Department of Human Services, the lease requires paying utilities directly to the landlord, and both agree in writing. Overcharge: tenant may recover up to 3x the excess plus attorney fees.", "deposit_return_deadline_days": "45", "deposit_itemization_required": "true", "deposit_interest": "Yes: simple interest at the greater of the 1-year U.S. Treasury yield rate or 1.5% per year, only on deposits of $50 or more held at least 6 months.", "deposit_citation": "Md. Code, Real Prop. § 8-203(b), (e), (g)", "deposit_source_url": "https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=grp§ion=8-203&enactments=false", "late_fee_rule": "Lease may not set a late fee above 5% of the unpaid rent (for weekly rent: max $3 per week and $12 per month).", "late_fee_citation": "Md. Code, Real Prop. § 8-208(d)(3)", "late_fee_source_url": "https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=grp§ion=8-208&enactments=false", "entry_notice": "", "entry_citation": "", "entry_source_url": "", "month_to_month_tenant_notice": "30 days (oral or written notice before end of the tenancy; in Baltimore City written notice).", "month_to_month_landlord_notice": "60 days written notice (month-to-month or lease term over 1 week); 90 days for year-to-year; shorter 30/60 days only in a foreclosure situation.", "month_to_month_citation": "Md. Code, Real Prop. § 8-402(c)", "month_to_month_source_url": "https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=grp§ion=8-402&enactments=false", "rent_increase_notice": "Written notice at least 90 days ahead for tenancies longer than 1 month, 60 days for 1 week to 1 month; sent by first-class mail with certificate of mailing (or e-delivery if the tenant elects).", "rent_increase_statewide_rent_control": "No statewide cap found in Title 8; § 8-209 only regulates notice and does not displace local laws.", "rent_increase_citation": "Md. Code, Real Prop. § 8-209", "rent_increase_source_url": "https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=grp§ion=8-209&enactments=false", "retaliation_rule": "Landlord may not sue or threaten to sue for possession, arbitrarily raise rent, cut services or end a periodic tenancy because of a good-faith complaint (to the landlord or a public agency), a lawsuit, tenant-organization activity, or someone summoning police/emergency services; damages up to 3 months' rent plus attorney fees. Protection requires the tenant to be current on rent (unless lawfully withholding) and covers actions within 6 months of the complaint/lawsuit.", "retaliation_citation": "Md. Code, Real Prop. § 8-208.1", "retaliation_source_url": "https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=grp§ion=8-208.1&enactments=false", "as_of": "2026-10-22" }, { "state": "Massachusetts", "code": "MA", "state_page_url": "https://redflaglease.com/laws/massachusetts", "deposit_max": "One month's rent. At or before the start of the tenancy the landlord (or its agent) may require only: rent for the first full month, rent for the last full month at the same rate, a security deposit equal to the first month's rent, and the purchase and installation cost of a key and lock. After the tenancy begins the landlord may not demand rent in advance beyond the current month or a larger deposit. The deposit stays the tenant's property: it must be held in a separate interest-bearing account in a bank located in Massachusetts, out of reach of the landlord's creditors, and the tenant must get a receipt within 30 days naming the bank, its location and the account number (failure entitles the tenant to immediate return). The landlord must give a signed receipt when taking the deposit and, within 10 days after the tenancy starts (or on receipt of the deposit, if later), a separate signed written statement of the unit's condition with a prescribed notice; the tenant has 15 days to return it with a list of any other damage. The landlord must also keep records of deposits for two years.", "deposit_return_deadline_days": "30", "deposit_itemization_required": "true", "deposit_interest": "Yes. If the deposit is held a year or longer, 5% per year or the lesser amount the bank actually paid, paid to the tenant each year with a statement naming the bank, account number and amount (any accrued interest is due within 30 days if the tenancy ends before the anniversary). Interest on prepaid last month's rent is also owed at 5% or the lesser bank rate.", "deposit_citation": "M.G.L. c. 186, § 15B(1)(b), (1)(d), (2), (3), (4), (5)", "deposit_source_url": "https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartII/TitleI/Chapter186/Section15B", "late_fee_rule": "A lease may not impose any interest or penalty for failure to pay rent until 30 days after the rent was due.", "late_fee_citation": "M.G.L. c. 186, § 15B(1)(c)", "late_fee_source_url": "https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartII/TitleI/Chapter186/Section15B", "entry_notice": "Massachusetts has no statute setting a notice period for entry. Section 15B(1)(a) bars a lease from giving the landlord a right to enter before the lease ends except to inspect, make repairs or show the unit to a prospective tenant, purchaser or mortgagee (or its agents). The landlord may also enter under a court order, if the premises appear abandoned, or to inspect in the last 30 days of the tenancy after either side has given notice to end it, to assess damage that might be deducted from the deposit. Interfering with the tenant's quiet enjoyment, or regaining possession by force without a court process, is a crime (fine of $25 to $300 or up to 6 months in jail) and the tenant may recover actual and consequential damages or three months' rent, whichever is greater, plus costs and attorney's fees; any lease waiver is void.", "entry_citation": "M.G.L. c. 186, §§ 15B(1)(a), 14", "entry_source_url": "https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartII/TitleI/Chapter186/Section15B", "month_to_month_tenant_notice": "Notice in writing at least equal to the interval between rent payment days or 30 days, whichever is longer (monthly rent: 30 days). The statute says either party may end a tenancy at will with that notice.", "month_to_month_landlord_notice": "Same: written notice at least equal to the rent interval or 30 days, whichever is longer, and the tenant cannot be dispossessed before it expires. For non-payment of rent, 14 days' written notice to quit is enough, but a tenant at will who has not received a similar notice in the prior 12 months can stop the termination by paying all rent due within 10 days after receiving it, and the notice must contain a statutory statement of that right. A lease provision waiving these notices is void (§ 15A). A tenancy at will is not ended by a sale, transfer or foreclosure.", "month_to_month_citation": "M.G.L. c. 186, §§ 12, 13, 15A", "month_to_month_source_url": "https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartII/TitleI/Chapter186/Section12", "rent_increase_notice": "Massachusetts has no separate statute setting a rent-increase notice period. Under § 12 a tenancy at will can be changed only by ending it with written notice (rent interval or 30 days, whichever is longer), and the statute expressly allows that notice to include an offer of a new tenancy on different terms. Rent cannot be raised during a fixed lease term unless the lease allows it (lease terms not verified here). A landlord may not increase rent as a reprisal for a tenant's protected activity; a rent increase within 6 months after the activity is presumed to be a reprisal (§ 18). A landlord may not raise rent because a tenant made repairs under c. 111 § 127L, except by court order.", "rent_increase_statewide_rent_control": "Rent control is prohibited statewide by the Massachusetts Rent Control Prohibition Act (c. 40P), which bars rent-control schemes except voluntary ones.", "rent_increase_citation": "M.G.L. c. 186, §§ 12, 18; c. 111, § 127L; c. 40P, §§ 1-2", "rent_increase_source_url": "https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartII/TitleI/Chapter186/Section12", "retaliation_rule": "A landlord may not threaten or take reprisals against a tenant for reporting a code violation to the board of health or other enforcement body, complaining in writing to the landlord, suing or seeking relief under a housing law, or organizing or joining a tenants' union. The landlord is liable for actual damages or one to three months' rent, whichever is greater, plus costs and attorney's fees. A notice terminating the tenancy (other than for non-payment of rent), a rent increase or a substantial change in lease terms within 6 months after the tenant's protected activity is presumed to be a reprisal, rebuttable only by clear and convincing evidence of an independent justification. Retaliation is also a defense to eviction (c. 239 § 2A, same 6-month presumption). Any lease waiver is void.", "retaliation_citation": "M.G.L. c. 186, § 18; c. 239, § 2A", "retaliation_source_url": "https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartII/TitleI/Chapter186/Section18", "as_of": "2026-10-22" }, { "state": "Michigan", "code": "MI", "state_page_url": "https://redflaglease.com/laws/michigan", "deposit_max": "1.5 months' rent (554.602). The deposit must be kept in a regulated financial institution, or the landlord must instead post a cash or surety bond with the Secretary of State covering all deposits (554.604). Before it may require a deposit, the landlord must give the tenant a written notice, within 14 days after the tenant takes possession, of the landlord's name and address, the name and address of the financial institution or surety, and the tenant's duty to give a forwarding address within 4 days after moving out, with that warning in bold 12-point type (554.603). The landlord must give the tenant two blank copies of a move-in inventory checklist and a termination checklist is required at move-out; the tenant has 7 days after getting possession to return the move-in checklist (554.608). The deposit may be used only for actual damage beyond normal use, unpaid rent, rent due for early termination, and unpaid tenant utility bills (554.607).", "deposit_return_deadline_days": "30", "deposit_itemization_required": "true", "deposit_interest": "No. The Michigan act does not require interest on the deposit.", "deposit_citation": "MCL 554.602, 554.603, 554.604, 554.607, 554.608, 554.609, 554.610, 554.611, 554.612, 554.613", "deposit_source_url": "https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-554-609", "late_fee_rule": "No Michigan statute found that caps or limits residential late fees or sets a grace period. Check the lease. Since September 21, 2026, a lease that allows more than one way to pay rent must include at least one method with no added charge or fee, and may not charge an extra fee on all allowed payment methods (554.633(1)(o), added by 2026 PA 103).", "late_fee_citation": "MCL 554.633(1)(o)", "late_fee_source_url": "https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-554-633", "entry_notice": "No Michigan statute found that sets a notice period or hours for landlord entry. Unlawful interference with a tenant's possession includes use of force, changing locks without providing keys, or removing doors, windows or locks, but a landlord's temporary interference needed for repairs or inspection 'as provided by law' is not unlawful. Check the lease. A tenant who is wrongfully excluded can recover actual damages or $200 per occurrence, whichever is greater (600.2918(2), (3)(b)).", "entry_citation": "MCL 600.2918", "entry_source_url": "https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-600-2918", "month_to_month_tenant_notice": "A month-to-month tenancy (an estate at will) can be ended by either party with 1 month's notice. If rent is payable at intervals shorter than 3 months, notice equal to the interval between rent payments is enough. The notice does not need to match the rental period dates, and it ends the tenancy at the end of a period equal to the payment interval (554.134(1)). A year-to-year tenancy ends 1 year after service of a notice to quit given at any time (554.134(3)).", "month_to_month_landlord_notice": "Same 1-month notice rule applies to the landlord (554.134(1)). For unpaid rent the landlord may give a 7-day notice to quit, and may begin summary proceedings if the tenant does not pay or leave within 7 days of a written demand (554.134(2); 600.5714(1)(a)). A 24-hour notice is allowed for drug-related lease terminations when a police report was filed (554.134(4); 600.5714(1)(b)), and a 7-day notice after a tenant or household member caused or threatened physical injury (600.5714(1)(e)). A landlord may not use force, lock-outs or utility shut-offs to remove a tenant: the tenant can recover the greater of actual damages or $200 per occurrence, or 3 times actual damages or $200 for forcible ejection (600.2918(1), (2)). Landlords of 5 or more rental units may not deny or end a tenancy based on source of income (554.601c). A tenant who has lived in the unit more than 13 months can end a lease with 60 days' written notice on becoming eligible for subsidized senior citizen housing or being certified by a physician as unable to live independently, if the rental agreement so provides (554.601a). A tenant with a reasonable apprehension of danger from domestic violence, sexual assault or stalking can be released from rent obligation by certified-mail notice with documentation (554.601b).", "month_to_month_citation": "MCL 554.134, 600.5714, 600.2918, 554.601a, 554.601b, 554.601c", "month_to_month_source_url": "https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-554-134", "rent_increase_notice": "No Michigan statute found that requires advance notice of a rent increase for a month-to-month tenancy. A landlord cannot change a lease term mid-lease without the tenant's written consent, except that a lease may allow changes on at least 30 days' written notice for legal requirements, safety rules, or rent increases covering higher property taxes, electricity/heat/water/sewer charges, or liability, fire or workers' compensation insurance premiums (554.633(1)(l)). A termination or rent increase made as a penalty for asserting legal rights is a defense to eviction (600.5720(1)(a), (e)).", "rent_increase_statewide_rent_control": "No statewide rent control. Local governments may not enact, maintain or enforce rent control on private residential property (123.411(2)); they may adopt voluntary incentives to increase affordable housing supply (123.411(4)).", "rent_increase_citation": "MCL 554.633(1)(l), 123.411, 600.5720(1)", "rent_increase_source_url": "https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-123-411", "retaliation_rule": "A court may not enter a judgment for possession if the termination was intended primarily as a penalty for the tenant's attempt to secure or enforce rights under the lease or law, for a complaint to a government authority about health or safety code violations, or as retribution for a lawful act arising out of the tenancy, including tenant organization membership. If the tenant shows they took official action (through a court or government agency) within 90 days before the eviction case began and it was not dismissed or denied, a presumption of retaliation arises that the landlord must rebut by a preponderance of the evidence. If the action was more than 90 days earlier or ended against the tenant, the presumption is against the tenant (600.5720(2)). The statute is framed as a defense to a possession judgment, not a general ban on retaliation.", "retaliation_citation": "MCL 600.5720(1), (2)", "retaliation_source_url": "https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-600-5720", "as_of": "2026-10-22" }, { "state": "Minnesota", "code": "MN", "state_page_url": "https://redflaglease.com/laws/minnesota", "deposit_max": "No statutory cap on the amount.", "deposit_return_deadline_days": "21", "deposit_itemization_required": "true", "deposit_interest": "Yes: 1% simple, noncompounded interest per year (amounts under $1 excluded).", "deposit_citation": "Minn. Stat. § 504B.178, subds. 2-3", "deposit_source_url": "https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/504B.178", "late_fee_rule": "Only if agreed in writing, and the agreement must say when the fee is imposed; capped at 8% of the overdue rent payment. Federally subsidized tenancies may follow a conflicting federal fee schedule; for assisted tenancies the fee is calculated only on the tenant's portion of rent.", "late_fee_citation": "Minn. Stat. § 504B.177", "late_fee_source_url": "https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/504B.177", "entry_notice": "Only for a reasonable business purpose and after a good-faith effort to give at least 24 hours' notice specifying a time or window; entry only between 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. unless agreed. No notice needed when immediate entry is necessary for safety/emergency reasons. The tenant cannot be required to waive the notice right as a condition of the lease.", "entry_citation": "Minn. Stat. § 504B.211, subds. 2-4", "entry_source_url": "https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/504B.211", "month_to_month_tenant_notice": "Written notice at least as long as the interval between rent due dates (or three months, whichever is less)", "month_to_month_landlord_notice": "Written notice at least as long as the interval between rent due dates (or three months, whichever is less)", "month_to_month_citation": "Minn. Stat. § 504B.135", "month_to_month_source_url": "https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/504B.135", "rent_increase_notice": "No general statutory notice period for rent increases. But if a lease gives the landlord a different notice period than the tenant, the landlord's notice of a rent increase (or to quit / non-renewal) may not be shorter than the notice the lease requires from the tenant; this cannot be waived.", "rent_increase_statewide_rent_control": "No; cities and counties may control rents only through an ordinance or charter amendment approved in a general election (Minn. Stat. § 471.9996).", "rent_increase_citation": "Minn. Stat. §§ 504B.147, 471.9996", "rent_increase_source_url": "https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/504B.147", "retaliation_rule": "A landlord may not evict, increase obligations or decrease services as a penalty for a tenant's good-faith complaint or for enforcing lease or legal rights. If the action comes within 90 days of the complaint/act, the landlord bears the burden of proving it was not retaliatory.", "retaliation_citation": "Minn. Stat. §§ 504B.441, 504B.285, subds. 2-3", "retaliation_source_url": "https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/504B.441", "as_of": "2026-10-22" }, { "state": "Mississippi", "code": "MS", "state_page_url": "https://redflaglease.com/laws/mississippi", "deposit_max": "No statutory cap on the amount of a security deposit found in the Act (89-8-1 to 89-8-45 read in full). The deposit rule covers any payment or deposit of money whose primary function is to secure performance of the rental agreement, other than a payment or deposit (including advance rent) made to secure execution of the rental agreement (89-8-21(1)). The landlord may keep only amounts reasonably necessary to remedy the tenant's defaults in rent, repair damage caused by the tenant (excluding ordinary wear and tear), clean the premises at the end of the tenancy, or cover other reasonable and necessary expenses caused by the tenant's default (89-8-21(3)).", "deposit_return_deadline_days": "45", "deposit_itemization_required": "true", "deposit_interest": "No interest or separate-account requirement found in 89-8-21; the statute only says the deposit is held by the landlord for the tenant and the tenant's claim is prior to the claims of the landlord's creditors (89-8-21(2)).", "deposit_citation": "89-8-21(1)-(4)", "deposit_source_url": "https://law.justia.com/codes/mississippi/title-89/chapter-8/section-89-8-21/", "late_fee_rule": "No provision found in the Residential Landlord and Tenant Act that caps, limits or requires a grace period for late fees. The Act defines 'rent' to include any late fees required to be paid under the rental agreement by a defaulting tenant (89-8-7(1)(k)), so a late fee is a matter of the lease. Other titles of the Mississippi Code were not searched.", "late_fee_citation": "89-8-7(1)(k); no provision found", "late_fee_source_url": "https://law.justia.com/codes/mississippi/title-89/chapter-8/section-89-8-7/", "entry_notice": "No provision found: the Residential Landlord and Tenant Act (89-8-1 to 89-8-45) contains no section on landlord entry or access to a rented unit, and states no notice period. Other titles of the Mississippi Code were not searched.", "entry_citation": "89-8-1 to 89-8-45 (no provision found)", "entry_source_url": "https://law.justia.com/codes/mississippi/title-89/chapter-8/", "month_to_month_tenant_notice": "At least 30 days' written notice before the termination date (89-8-19(3)); a week-to-week tenancy needs at least 7 days' written notice (89-8-19(2)). If the rental agreement fixes no definite term the tenancy is week-to-week for a tenant who pays weekly rent and month-to-month in all other cases (89-8-19(1)).", "month_to_month_landlord_notice": "At least 30 days' written notice before the termination date (89-8-19(3)); 7 days for week-to-week (89-8-19(2)). No notice is required when the landlord or tenant has committed a substantial violation of the rental agreement or the Act that materially affects health or safety (89-8-19(4)). For breach by the tenant, the landlord may give written notice (or email/text if the tenant agreed in writing) that the agreement ends not less than 14 days after receipt if the breach is not remedied within a reasonable time of at most 14 days (89-8-13(3)); for nonpayment of rent the notice may give 3 days to pay before the agreement terminates (89-8-13(5)(a)). After a fixed-term agreement expires, the landlord may give a hold-over notice that eviction proceedings will start no earlier than 3 days after the notice (89-8-17(2)).", "month_to_month_citation": "89-8-13(3), (5); 89-8-17(2); 89-8-19", "month_to_month_source_url": "https://law.justia.com/codes/mississippi/title-89/chapter-8/section-89-8-19/", "rent_increase_notice": "No provision found requiring advance notice of a rent increase. The only rent-increase text is in 89-8-17(2): after a rental agreement expires, the landlord may demand an increase in rent if the landlord's actions did not have the dominant purpose of retaliation against the tenant for actions authorized under the Act and the landlord received written notice of each condition that was the subject of the tenant's actions.", "rent_increase_statewide_rent_control": "No statewide rent control provision found in the Act. Other titles of the Mississippi Code were not searched.", "rent_increase_citation": "89-8-17(2); no notice provision found", "rent_increase_source_url": "https://law.justia.com/codes/mississippi/title-89/chapter-8/section-89-8-17/", "retaliation_rule": "No general anti-retaliation section found in the Act. The only retaliation text is in 89-8-17(2): the landlord may demand a rent increase after a rental agreement expires only if the landlord's actions did not have the dominant purpose of retaliation against the tenant for actions authorized under the Act and the landlord received written notice of each condition that was the subject of the tenant's actions. The Act also imposes a general duty of good faith on the landlord's termination, nonrenewal and removal of a tenant (89-8-9).", "retaliation_citation": "89-8-17(2), 89-8-9", "retaliation_source_url": "https://law.justia.com/codes/mississippi/title-89/chapter-8/section-89-8-17/", "as_of": "2026-10-22" }, { "state": "Missouri", "code": "MO", "state_page_url": "https://redflaglease.com/laws/missouri", "deposit_max": "Two months' rent. Must be held in a federally insured bank, credit union or depository institution; interest earned belongs to the landlord. Pet deposits are not counted as 'security deposit'.", "deposit_return_deadline_days": "30", "deposit_itemization_required": "true", "deposit_interest": "false", "deposit_citation": "RSMo § 535.300", "deposit_source_url": "https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=535.300", "late_fee_rule": "No statewide cap, grace period or other rule on residential rent late fees was found in Missouri's landlord-tenant statutes (RSMo chapters 441 and 535, all sections read), so any late fee depends on the lease. Rent not paid at the time agreed by the parties is what triggers the landlord's action for possession (RSMo 535.010). Other Missouri statutes were not searched.", "late_fee_citation": "RSMo chs. 441 and 535 (no late-fee provision found); RSMo 535.010; RSMo 441.043(1)", "late_fee_source_url": "https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=535.010", "entry_notice": "", "entry_citation": "", "entry_source_url": "", "month_to_month_tenant_notice": "Written notice; tenancy ends on a rent-paying date at least one month after the landlord receives it", "month_to_month_landlord_notice": "Written notice; tenancy ends on a rent-paying date at least one month after the tenant receives it", "month_to_month_citation": "RSMo § 441.060.4", "month_to_month_source_url": "https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=441.060", "rent_increase_notice": "", "rent_increase_statewide_rent_control": "Cities and counties may not enact or enforce rent control ordinances (with narrow exceptions for subsidized/public property).", "rent_increase_citation": "RSMo § 441.043", "rent_increase_source_url": "https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=441.043", "retaliation_rule": "", "retaliation_citation": "", "retaliation_source_url": "", "as_of": "2026-10-22" }, { "state": "Montana", "code": "MT", "state_page_url": "https://redflaglease.com/laws/montana", "deposit_max": "No statutory cap found in chapter 70-25. Any deposit the lease requires counts as a security deposit, and a fee or charge for cleaning and damages, however labelled, is presumed to be one (§ 70-25-101(4)). Any lease term contrary to chapter 70-25, and any tenant waiver of it, is invalid (§ 70-25-103).", "deposit_return_deadline_days": "30", "deposit_itemization_required": "true", "deposit_interest": "No interest requirement in chapter 70-25.", "deposit_citation": "MCA §§ 70-25-101, 70-25-103, 70-25-201, 70-25-202, 70-25-203, 70-25-204", "deposit_source_url": "https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0700/chapter_0250/part_0020/section_0020/0700-0250-0020-0020.html", "late_fee_rule": "", "late_fee_citation": "MCA chs. 70-24 and 70-25 (no late-fee cap or grace period found; § 70-25-201(1) lets a landlord deduct 'late charges' and 'penalties due under lease provisions' from the deposit, and § 70-24-201(4) bars an additional fee based on rent payment type except to recoup an electronic bank fee for electronic payment; other titles were not searched)", "late_fee_source_url": "https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0700/chapter_0240/part_0020/section_0010/0700-0240-0020-0010.html", "entry_notice": "Except in an emergency or where it is impracticable, the landlord must give at least 24 hours' notice of intent to enter and may enter only at reasonable times; the landlord may not abuse the right of access or use it to harass the tenant. The tenant may not unreasonably withhold consent to entry for inspection, repairs, services or showings. The notice can be given as provided in § 70-24-108 or by conspicuously posting it on the main entry door. Emergency entry needs no consent. If the landlord enters unlawfully or unreasonably, or makes repeated harassing demands, the tenant may get an injunction or terminate the lease, and recover actual damages (§ 70-24-410).", "entry_citation": "MCA §§ 70-24-312, 70-24-410", "entry_source_url": "https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0700/chapter_0240/part_0030/section_0120/0700-0240-0030-0120.html", "month_to_month_tenant_notice": "At least 30 days' written notice before the termination date given in the notice (month-to-month); at least 7 days' written notice for week-to-week.", "month_to_month_landlord_notice": "Same: at least 30 days' written notice for month-to-month; 7 days for week-to-week. For nonpayment, the landlord may terminate if the tenant fails to pay within 3 days after written notice of nonpayment and intent to terminate (§ 70-24-422(2)). For other lease breaches the notice period is 14 days (3 days for an unauthorized pet, unauthorized occupants or verbal abuse of the landlord) (§ 70-24-422(1)). A landlord is not bound by § 70-24-422 if it elects to use the 30-day notice (§ 70-24-422(7)). A fixed-term lease that runs out with no agreed extension and no 30-day notice from either side continues month-to-month (§ 70-24-205).", "month_to_month_citation": "MCA §§ 70-24-441, 70-24-422, 70-24-205, 70-24-108", "month_to_month_source_url": "https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0700/chapter_0240/part_0040/section_0410/0700-0240-0040-0410.html", "rent_increase_notice": "", "rent_increase_statewide_rent_control": "No rent-increase notice requirement and no rent control provision found in chapter 70-24 (other titles not searched). A landlord may adopt a new rule that substantially modifies the tenant's bargain only on 30 days' written notice for month-to-month tenancies (§ 70-24-311(3)). Increasing rent in retaliation for a protected complaint is barred (§ 70-24-431).", "rent_increase_citation": "MCA chs. 70-24 (no rent-increase provision found), § 70-24-311(3), § 70-24-431", "rent_increase_source_url": "https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0700/chapter_0240/part_0030/section_0110/0700-0240-0030-0110.html", "retaliation_rule": "A landlord may not retaliate by increasing rent, decreasing services, or bringing or threatening an action for possession after the tenant (a) complained of a health-and-safety code violation to a government agency, (b) complained in writing to the landlord of a violation of § 70-24-303 (habitability), or (c) organized or joined a tenants' union. A complaint within 6 months before the alleged retaliation creates a rebuttable presumption of retaliation (not if the tenant complained after notice of a proposed rent increase or reduced services). The tenant gets the remedies of § 70-24-411 and a defense to a possession action. The landlord may still seek possession if the tenant caused the violation, is in default in rent, or compliance requires work that would deprive the tenant of the unit.", "retaliation_citation": "MCA § 70-24-431", "retaliation_source_url": "https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0700/chapter_0240/part_0040/section_0310/0700-0240-0040-0310.html", "as_of": "2026-10-22" }, { "state": "Nebraska", "code": "NE", "state_page_url": "https://redflaglease.com/laws/nebraska", "deposit_max": "One month's periodic rent; a pet deposit of up to one-fourth of one month's rent may also be demanded (Neb. Rev. Stat. 76-1416(1)); the cap does not apply to housing agencies under the Nebraska Housing Agency Act.", "deposit_return_deadline_days": "14", "deposit_itemization_required": "true", "deposit_interest": "No interest or separate-account requirement found in 76-1416.", "deposit_citation": "Neb. Rev. Stat. 76-1416", "deposit_source_url": "https://nebraskalegislature.gov/laws/statutes.php?statute=76-1416", "late_fee_rule": "No provision on residential late fees found in 76-1401 to 76-1444 of the Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act. Any late fee must come from the lease. Other chapters of Nebraska law were not searched.", "late_fee_citation": "76-1401 to 76-1449 (no provision found)", "late_fee_source_url": "https://nebraskalegislature.gov/laws/statutes.php?statute=76-1401", "entry_notice": "Except in an emergency or if impracticable, the landlord must give at least 24 hours' written notice of intent to enter, stating the purpose and a reasonable period for the entry, and may enter only at reasonable times (76-1423(3)). Landlord may enter without consent in an emergency (76-1423(2)); the tenant may not unreasonably withhold consent (76-1423(1)).", "entry_citation": "Neb. Rev. Stat. 76-1423", "entry_source_url": "https://nebraskalegislature.gov/laws/statutes.php?statute=76-1423", "month_to_month_tenant_notice": "At least 30 days' written notice before the periodic rental date specified in the notice (76-1437(2)); week-to-week tenancy: 7 days (76-1437(1)).", "month_to_month_landlord_notice": "Same: at least 30 days' written notice before the periodic rental date specified in the notice (76-1437(2)). For unpaid rent, the landlord may terminate if the tenant does not pay within 7 calendar days after written notice of nonpayment and intent to terminate (76-1431(2)).", "month_to_month_citation": "Neb. Rev. Stat. 76-1437, 76-1414(4), 76-1431", "month_to_month_source_url": "https://nebraskalegislature.gov/laws/statutes.php?statute=76-1437", "rent_increase_notice": "No statute on the notice required for a rent increase found in 76-1401 to 76-1449. A month-to-month tenancy can be ended on 30 days' notice (76-1437(2)); retaliatory rent increases are prohibited (76-1439).", "rent_increase_statewide_rent_control": "", "rent_increase_citation": "Neb. Rev. Stat. 76-1437, 76-1439", "rent_increase_source_url": "https://nebraskalegislature.gov/laws/statutes.php?statute=76-1437", "retaliation_rule": "A landlord may not retaliate by increasing rent, decreasing services, or bringing or threatening an action for possession after the tenant complains to a government agency about a code violation materially affecting health and safety, or organizes or joins a tenants' union. Exceptions: violation caused by the tenant, tenant in rent default, or compliance requiring alteration or demolition that would deprive the tenant of the unit. No time-based presumption.", "retaliation_citation": "Neb. Rev. Stat. 76-1439", "retaliation_source_url": "https://nebraskalegislature.gov/laws/statutes.php?statute=76-1439", "as_of": "2026-10-22" }, { "state": "Nevada", "code": "NV", "state_page_url": "https://redflaglease.com/laws/nevada", "deposit_max": "3 months' periodic rent total (deposit, surety bond and last month's rent combined).", "deposit_return_deadline_days": "30", "deposit_itemization_required": "true", "deposit_interest": "", "deposit_citation": "NRS 118A.242", "deposit_source_url": "https://www.leg.state.nv.us/nrs/nrs-118a.html#NRS118ASec242", "late_fee_rule": "Must be reasonable, set out in the rental agreement, and no more than 5% of the periodic rent; the maximum cannot be increased based on a prior late fee.", "late_fee_citation": "NRS 118A.210(4)", "late_fee_source_url": "https://www.leg.state.nv.us/nrs/nrs-118a.html#NRS118ASec210", "entry_notice": "At least 24 hours' notice, at reasonable times during normal business hours (unless tenant consents otherwise); no notice needed in an emergency.", "entry_citation": "NRS 118A.330", "entry_source_url": "https://www.leg.state.nv.us/nrs/nrs-118a.html#NRS118ASec330", "month_to_month_tenant_notice": "", "month_to_month_landlord_notice": "At least 30 days' notice for monthly and other periodic tenancies (7 days week-to-week). A tenant aged 60+ or with a disability can ask in writing for 30 more days (not for week-to-week tenancies).", "month_to_month_citation": "NRS 40.251", "month_to_month_source_url": "https://www.leg.state.nv.us/nrs/nrs-040.html#NRS040Sec251", "rent_increase_notice": "Written notice 60 days before the first increased payment (30 days if the periodic tenancy is under 1 month).", "rent_increase_statewide_rent_control": "No statewide cap on the amount found; the statute only requires notice.", "rent_increase_citation": "NRS 118A.300", "rent_increase_source_url": "https://www.leg.state.nv.us/nrs/nrs-118a.html#NRS118ASec300", "retaliation_rule": "Landlord may not retaliate (end or refuse to renew tenancy, raise rent, cut services, or threaten eviction) because a tenant made a good-faith code complaint, organized a tenants' group, or used habitability remedies.", "retaliation_citation": "NRS 118A.510", "retaliation_source_url": "https://www.leg.state.nv.us/nrs/nrs-118a.html#NRS118ASec510", "as_of": "2026-10-22" }, { "state": "New Hampshire", "code": "NH", "state_page_url": "https://redflaglease.com/laws/new-hampshire", "deposit_max": "A landlord may not demand or receive a security deposit above one month's rent or $100, whichever is greater (RSA 540-A:6, I(a)); if the lease calls for quarterly or less frequent rent, a deposit taken in addition to the first rent payment may not exceed one month's rent. 'Security deposit' means all funds in excess of the monthly rent transferred from tenant to landlord for any purpose (540-A:5, II). The landlord must promptly give a signed receipt stating the amount and where the deposit is held (not required if paid by personal, bank or government/nonprofit check) and a written list of unit conditions needing repair, which the tenant may note within 5 days of occupancy (540-A:6, I(b)-(c)). Deposits are held in trust, not mingled with the landlord's own money (a single trust account of all deposits at a NH bank is allowed; a NH surety bond posted with the city/town clerk is an alternative) (540-A:6, II). Landlord definition (540-A:5, I): a person who rents a single-family residence and owns no other rental property, or who rents units in an owner-occupied building of 5 units or less, is NOT a 'landlord' for this deposit subdivision, except for a unit occupied by someone aged 60+.", "deposit_return_deadline_days": "30", "deposit_itemization_required": "true", "deposit_interest": "Yes, after one year: a landlord who holds a deposit for one year or longer must pay interest at the rate paid on regular savings accounts at a NH bank, savings and loan or credit union (actual interest earned, pro rata, if deposits are pooled), counted from the date the deposit was received (or September 13, 1977, if later) (RSA 540-A:6, IV(a)). A tenant may request accrued interest every 3 years, 30 days before the end of the year's tenancy; the landlord must pay within 15 days after the year ends (540-A:6, IV(c)). On request the landlord must give the bank name, account number, amount on deposit and interest rate (540-A:6, IV(b)).", "deposit_citation": "RSA 540-A:5, I-II; 540-A:6, I-IV; 540-A:7, I-II; 540-A:8, I-III", "deposit_source_url": "https://gc.nh.gov/rsa/html/LV/540-A/540-A-7.htm", "late_fee_rule": "No provision on residential late fees found in the sections read (RSA 540-A:3-8, 540:2, 540:3). Not every RSA title was searched; any late fee therefore comes from the lease. (NH does regulate a different fee: an application/renewal fee must be disclosed in writing beforehand and, if the unit is not rented to that applicant, anything beyond actual documented screening cost and reasonable administrative cost must be returned within 30 days - RSA 540-A:3, VIII, eff. 2025-01-01.)", "late_fee_citation": "RSA 540-A:3, VIII (application fees only); no late-fee provision found", "late_fee_source_url": "https://gc.nh.gov/rsa/html/LV/540-A/540-A-3.htm", "entry_notice": "A landlord may not willfully enter the tenant's premises without prior consent, other than to make emergency repairs (RSA 540-A:3, IV). Without consent the landlord may enter only for emergency repairs (including emergency evaluation/remediation of an insect or rodent infestation within 72 hours of first notice) or under a court order (540-A:3, IV-a, V-d). A tenant may not willfully refuse the landlord access to make necessary repairs or perform other reasonable and lawful functions of rental-property ownership 'at a reasonable time after notice which is adequate under the circumstances' (540-A:3, V). No fixed number of hours' notice is set, except 48 hours' written notice to inspect for bed bugs next to an infested unit (540-A:3, V-b) and at least 72 hours for written preparation instructions before pest remediation (V-c). A landlord may not willfully cut utilities (water, heat, electricity, gas etc., except temporary interruption during actual repairs or emergencies) or deny the tenant access/possession other than through judicial process (540-A:3, I-III). A landlord who vacated-tenant property must store it with reasonable care for 7 days (540-A:3, VII). Remedies include RSA 358-A:10 civil remedies with attorney's fees; unlawful lockout where the landlord re-lets the unit: damages not less than $3,000 (540-A:4, IX(a),(e)).", "entry_citation": "RSA 540-A:3, I-V-d, VII; 540-A:4, IX", "entry_source_url": "https://gc.nh.gov/rsa/html/LV/540-A/540-A-3.htm", "month_to_month_tenant_notice": "No statute found setting a notice period for a tenant to end a month-to-month tenancy (RSA 540:2 and 540:3 govern notice by the lessor/owner).", "month_to_month_landlord_notice": "For all residential tenancies the landlord's eviction notice is 30 days (RSA 540:3, II); 7 days suffice for nonpayment of rent, substantial damage, behaviour adversely affecting health/safety, or an accused domestic-violence perpetrator (540:2, II(a),(b),(d),(h)). The notice must state the reason with specificity (540:3, III). Whether the landlord needs a stated cause depends on whether the property is 'restricted' or 'nonrestricted' (540:2, I-II; defined in RSA 540:1-a). For restricted property the permitted reasons are listed in 540:2, II(a)-(i). New 540:2, II(i), effective July 1, 2026: for a lease with an original term (or renewed total) of 12 months or longer, the landlord may end the tenancy at expiration if it gave written notice at least 60 days before the termination date that the lease will not be renewed and filed a possessory action within 6 months after the lease expired; this no-fault ending is not treated as an eviction for screening purposes (540:2, VIII). Where good cause is based on tenant conduct, a prior written warning notice is required (540:2, III).", "month_to_month_citation": "RSA 540:2, I-III, VIII; 540:3, II-IV", "month_to_month_source_url": "https://gc.nh.gov/rsa/html/LV/540/540-3.htm", "rent_increase_notice": "A tenant's refusal to agree to a rent increase is 'good cause' for eviction (restricted property) only if the landlord gave written notice of the amount and effective date of the increase at least 30 days before it takes effect (RSA 540:2, IV). No separate general statute requiring notice of a rent increase was found.", "rent_increase_statewide_rent_control": "", "rent_increase_citation": "RSA 540:2, IV", "rent_increase_source_url": "https://gc.nh.gov/rsa/html/LV/540/540-2.htm", "retaliation_rule": "Except where the tenant owes one week's rent or more, it is a defence to a possessory action on residential property that the action was in retaliation for the tenant (I) reporting a violation (or what he reasonably and in good faith believes is a violation) of RSA 540-A or an unreasonable and substantial violation of a regulation/housing code to the landlord or an inspecting authority, (II) initiating a good-faith action under RSA 540-A or using the procedure of 540:13-d, or (III) meeting with other tenants for any lawful purpose (RSA 540:13-a). No time-based presumption.", "retaliation_citation": "RSA 540:13-a", "retaliation_source_url": "https://gc.nh.gov/rsa/html/LV/540/540-13-a.htm", "as_of": "2026-10-22" }, { "state": "New Jersey", "code": "NJ", "state_page_url": "https://redflaglease.com/laws/new-jersey", "deposit_max": "1.5 times one month's rent. If the landlord collects more security later, the extra collected in any year may not exceed 10% of the current deposit (46:8-21.2). The deposit stays the tenant's money, held in trust and not mixed with the landlord's own funds; it must sit in an interest-bearing account at a New Jersey bank or savings institution (landlords with 10+ units: an insured money-market fund or variable-rate account) (46:8-19(a), (b)).", "deposit_return_deadline_days": "30", "deposit_itemization_required": "true", "deposit_interest": "Yes. The interest belongs to the tenant and is paid each year in cash or credited toward rent on the lease renewal or anniversary (or each January 31 after written notice). Within 30 days of receiving the deposit (and on moving it, on each annual interest payment and on sale of the property) the landlord must tell the tenant in writing the bank's name and address, account type, interest rate and amount. If the landlord fails to invest the deposit, give the notice or pay interest, the tenant may give written notice and apply the deposit plus 7% annual interest to rent, and the landlord can't demand a new deposit; for a missed annual payment or notice the landlord first gets 30 days to fix it (46:8-19(c)).", "deposit_citation": "N.J.S.A. 46:8-19, 46:8-21.1, 46:8-21.2, 46:8-24, 46:8-26", "deposit_source_url": "https://lis.njleg.state.nj.us/nxt/gateway.dll?f=templates&fn=default.htm&vid=Publish:10.1048/Enu", "late_fee_rule": "No statewide cap on late fees for ordinary tenants was found in the statutes. Tenants who are senior citizens receiving Social Security Old Age, Railroad Retirement or other government pensions, or who receive SSDI, SSI or Work First New Jersey benefits, get a grace period of five business days (excluding weekends and State or federal holidays) when rent is due on the 1st, and no late charge may be made that includes the grace period (2A:42-6.1, 6.3). A landlord who violates this is a disorderly person (2A:42-6.2). In a nonpayment eviction, if the tenant pays all rent due within 3 business days after the warrant for removal is posted, no late fee above the amount in the warrant application may be charged (2A:42-10.16a).", "late_fee_citation": "N.J.S.A. 2A:42-6.1, 2A:42-6.2, 2A:42-6.3, 2A:42-10.16a", "late_fee_source_url": "https://lis.njleg.state.nj.us/nxt/gateway.dll?f=templates&fn=default.htm&vid=Publish:10.1048/Enu", "entry_notice": "No general landlord-entry notice statute was found. A state regulation for multiple dwellings (buildings with 3+ units) says the tenant must give the owner or agent access for code inspections and needed repairs 'upon reasonable notification, which under ordinary circumstances shall be one day', and immediate access in safety or structural emergencies (N.J.A.C. 5:10-5.1(c); multiple dwelling defined in N.J.S.A. 55:13A-3). Hotels: immediate access.", "entry_citation": "N.J.A.C. 5:10-5.1(c); N.J.S.A. 55:13A-3", "entry_source_url": "https://www.nj.gov/dca/codes/codreg/pdf_regs/njac_5_10.pdf", "month_to_month_tenant_notice": "No New Jersey statute found that sets how much notice a tenant must give to end a month-to-month tenancy. Check the lease. A tenant who holds over after a lease of one month or longer becomes a month-to-month tenant if the landlord accepts rent (46:8-10).", "month_to_month_landlord_notice": "Most residential tenants are covered by the Anti-Eviction Act: the landlord may not evict or refuse to renew except for one of the listed good causes (2A:18-61.1, 61.3), and the end of the term alone is not enough. The written notice depends on the cause: 3 days (disorderly conduct, damage, certain crimes), one month (rule or lease violations after a notice to cease, habitual late payment, refusing reasonable lease changes), 3 months (code-violation removal), 2 months (owner occupancy in buildings of 3 or fewer units), 18 months (retiring the building), 3 years (condo/co-op conversion) (2A:18-61.2). Not covered: owner-occupied buildings with no more than 2 rental units, plus seasonal and transient rentals; for these, a month-to-month tenancy ends with one month's notice to quit (2A:18-56(b)).", "month_to_month_citation": "N.J.S.A. 46:8-10; 2A:18-61.1, 2A:18-61.2, 2A:18-61.3, 2A:18-61.4; 2A:18-53, 2A:18-56", "month_to_month_source_url": "https://lis.njleg.state.nj.us/nxt/gateway.dll?f=templates&fn=default.htm&vid=Publish:10.1048/Enu", "rent_increase_notice": "No statewide notice period in days for rent increases was found in the statutes. A covered tenant can be evicted for not paying an increase only after a valid notice to quit and notice of the increase, and only if the increase isn't unconscionable and complies with any other laws or municipal ordinances that govern rent increases (2A:18-61.1(f)). The landlord can also propose reasonable lease changes when the lease ends (2A:18-61.1(i), with one month's notice under 2A:18-61.2(e)).", "rent_increase_statewide_rent_control": "No statewide rent control for apartments was found in the statutes. Municipal rent-control ordinances may apply (2A:18-61.1(f)). A 3.5% per 12-month cap applies only to manufactured-home sites (52:27D-287.13).", "rent_increase_citation": "N.J.S.A. 2A:18-61.1(f), (i); 2A:18-61.2(e); 52:27D-287.13", "rent_increase_source_url": "https://lis.njleg.state.nj.us/nxt/gateway.dll?f=templates&fn=default.htm&vid=Publish:10.1048/Enu", "retaliation_rule": "A landlord may not serve a notice to quit, sue for possession, or substantially change the tenancy (including refusing to renew without cause) as reprisal for the tenant trying to enforce rights under the lease or law, making a good-faith complaint to a government authority (after first telling the landlord and allowing reasonable time to fix it), or being involved in any lawful organization (2A:42-10.10). A notice to quit or substantial change without cause after such an act creates a rebuttable presumption of reprisal; no fixed time window applies (2A:42-10.12). The tenant can sue for damages and injunctive relief and wins any eviction case brought for these reasons (2A:42-10.10, 10.11). Does not apply to owner-occupied premises with no more than 2 rental units (2A:42-10.13).", "retaliation_citation": "N.J.S.A. 2A:42-10.10 to 2A:42-10.13", "retaliation_source_url": "https://lis.njleg.state.nj.us/nxt/gateway.dll?f=templates&fn=default.htm&vid=Publish:10.1048/Enu", "as_of": "2026-10-22" }, { "state": "New Mexico", "code": "NM", "state_page_url": "https://redflaglease.com/laws/new-mexico", "deposit_max": "If the rental agreement is for less than one year, the deposit may not exceed one month's rent. For an annual (one-year) agreement the statute sets no cap, but if the deposit is more than one month's rent the owner must pay the resident annual interest (passbook savings rate) on it. Prepaid last month's rent is not a deposit.", "deposit_return_deadline_days": "30", "deposit_itemization_required": "true", "deposit_interest": "Only where the agreement is annual and the deposit exceeds one month's rent (47-8-18(A)(1)): the owner must pay annual interest equal to the passbook rate. No interest on deposits up to one month's rent.", "deposit_citation": "NMSA 47-8-18(A)-(E)", "deposit_source_url": "https://nmonesource.com/nmos/nmsa/en/item/4408/index.do#!b/47-8-18", "late_fee_rule": "If the lease provides for a late fee, it may not exceed 5% of the rent for each rental period in default (reduced from 10% by Laws 2025, ch. 122, effective June 20, 2025). It is calculated on rent only, not deposits, fees or utilities, and the owner must give notice of the fee by the last day of the next rental period.", "late_fee_citation": "NMSA 47-8-15(D)", "late_fee_source_url": "https://nmonesource.com/nmos/nmsa/en/item/4408/index.do#!b/47-8-15", "entry_notice": "Unless otherwise agreed, 24 hours' written notice stating the intent to enter, the purpose, the date and a reasonable estimate of the time frame. Notice is not required for repairs or services within 7 days of a resident's request, or when accompanied by a public official or utility representative. Entry without consent is allowed in an emergency; the owner may not abuse the right of access.", "entry_citation": "NMSA 47-8-24", "entry_source_url": "https://nmonesource.com/nmos/nmsa/en/item/4408/index.do#!b/47-8-24", "month_to_month_tenant_notice": "At least 30 days' written notice before the periodic rental date specified in the notice (47-8-37(B)).", "month_to_month_landlord_notice": "Same: at least 30 days' written notice before the periodic rental date specified in the notice (47-8-37(B)). For nonpayment the owner may end the agreement after a 3-day written notice (47-8-33(D)); for other breaches 7-day notice (47-8-33(A)).", "month_to_month_citation": "NMSA 47-8-37, 47-8-33, 47-8-15(C)", "month_to_month_source_url": "https://nmonesource.com/nmos/nmsa/en/item/4408/index.do#!b/47-8-37", "rent_increase_notice": "Month-to-month: written notice at least 30 days before the periodic rental date; fixed term: at least 30 days before the end of the term (47-8-15(F)). Increases to fees need 60 days' written notice (47-8-19.4).", "rent_increase_statewide_rent_control": "No statewide rent cap found in the Act.", "rent_increase_citation": "NMSA 47-8-15(F), 47-8-19.4", "rent_increase_source_url": "https://nmonesource.com/nmos/nmsa/en/item/4408/index.do#!b/47-8-15", "retaliation_rule": "An owner may not raise rent, cut services or bring or threaten a possession action because, within the previous six months, the resident complained to a code agency, organised, exercised rights (incl. written repair requests), made a fair-housing complaint, was in a lawsuit, testified or abated rent. Uniform increases applied to similar units are allowed. Violations: liable for two times the monthly rent and it is a defense to eviction.", "retaliation_citation": "NMSA 47-8-39, 47-8-48(C)", "retaliation_source_url": "https://nmonesource.com/nmos/nmsa/en/item/4408/index.do#!b/47-8-39", "as_of": "2026-10-22" }, { "state": "New York", "code": "NY", "state_page_url": "https://redflaglease.com/laws/new-york", "deposit_max": "1 month's rent.", "deposit_return_deadline_days": "14", "deposit_itemization_required": "true", "deposit_interest": "Buildings with 6+ units: interest-bearing account at the prevailing rate; landlord may keep 1% a year as an administrative fee (Gen. Oblig. Law § 7-103). Smaller buildings: held in trust, no interest required.", "deposit_citation": "N.Y. Gen. Oblig. Law §§ 7-103, 7-108", "deposit_source_url": "https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/GOB/7-108", "late_fee_rule": "Late fee only after rent is 5 days late, capped at the lesser of $50 or 5% of monthly rent. Application fees capped at $20 (background/credit check cost).", "late_fee_citation": "N.Y. Real Prop. Law § 238-a", "late_fee_source_url": "https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/RPP/238-A", "entry_notice": "No general statewide statute; reasonable notice expected. In NYC, HPD rules require 24 hours' notice for inspections and 1 week for non-emergency repairs (28 RCNY 25-101).", "entry_citation": "", "entry_source_url": "", "month_to_month_tenant_notice": "1 month", "month_to_month_landlord_notice": "30 days if tenancy under 1 year; 60 days for 1-2 years; 90 days for 2 years or more.", "month_to_month_citation": "N.Y. Real Prop. Law §§ 226-c, 232-b", "month_to_month_source_url": "https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/RPP/226-C", "rent_increase_notice": "Increases of 5% or more (or non-renewal) need the same 30/60/90-day notice as termination.", "rent_increase_statewide_rent_control": "No statewide cap. Rent stabilization covers many NYC units. Good Cause Eviction (RPL Art. 6-A, 2024) applies in NYC and opt-in localities: increases above the lesser of 10% or CPI + 5% are presumed unreasonable (not a hard cap; many exemptions).", "rent_increase_citation": "N.Y. Real Prop. Law § 226-c", "rent_increase_source_url": "https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/RPP/226-C", "retaliation_rule": "Retaliation for good-faith complaints is prohibited; rebuttable presumption of retaliation for actions within 1 year of the complaint.", "retaliation_citation": "N.Y. Real Prop. Law § 223-b", "retaliation_source_url": "https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/laws/RPP/223-B", "as_of": "2026-10-22" }, { "state": "North Carolina", "code": "NC", "state_page_url": "https://redflaglease.com/laws/north-carolina", "deposit_max": "2 weeks' rent (week-to-week), 1.5 months (month-to-month), 2 months (longer terms).", "deposit_return_deadline_days": "30", "deposit_itemization_required": "true", "deposit_interest": "", "deposit_citation": "N.C.G.S. §§ 42-51, 42-52", "deposit_source_url": "https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_42/GS_42-51.html", "late_fee_rule": "Only when rent is 5 or more calendar days late; one fee per late payment, capped at the greater of $15 or 5% of the monthly rent (weekly rent: greater of $4 or 5%).", "late_fee_citation": "N.C.G.S. § 42-46", "late_fee_source_url": "https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_42/GS_42-46.html", "entry_notice": "No statute; follow the lease.", "entry_citation": "", "entry_source_url": "", "month_to_month_tenant_notice": "7 days", "month_to_month_landlord_notice": "7 days", "month_to_month_citation": "N.C.G.S. § 42-14", "month_to_month_source_url": "https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_42/GS_42-14.html", "rent_increase_notice": "No statutory notice period beyond ending the tenancy.", "rent_increase_statewide_rent_control": "No; local rent control is preempted (N.C.G.S. 42-14.1).", "rent_increase_citation": "N.C.G.S. § 42-14.1", "rent_increase_source_url": "https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_42/GS_42-14.1.html", "retaliation_rule": "Retaliatory eviction is a defense when it follows a good-faith complaint or exercise of rights within 12 months.", "retaliation_citation": "N.C.G.S. § 42-37.1", "retaliation_source_url": "https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_42/GS_42-37.1.html", "as_of": "2026-10-22" }, { "state": "North Dakota", "code": "ND", "state_page_url": "https://redflaglease.com/laws/north-dakota", "deposit_max": "One month's rent. Exceptions: up to two months' rent from an individual convicted of a felony offense as an incentive to rent to them, or from an individual who has had a judgment entered against them for violating a previous rental agreement (§ 47-16-07.1(1)). A separate pet security deposit (not for service or companion animals required as a disability accommodation) may be charged, up to the greater of $2,500 or two months' rent (§ 47-16-07.1(2)).", "deposit_return_deadline_days": "30", "deposit_itemization_required": "true", "deposit_interest": "Yes. The landlord must hold the deposit in a federally insured interest-bearing savings or checking account for the tenant's benefit, and pay the deposit and accrued interest on termination of the lease, less permitted deductions. No interest is owed if the period of occupancy was less than nine months (§ 47-16-07.1(1), (3)).", "deposit_citation": "N.D.C.C. § 47-16-07.1", "deposit_source_url": "https://ndlegis.gov/cencode/t47c16.pdf", "late_fee_rule": "Chapter 47-16 sets no cap, grace period or other rule on residential late fees (other chapters of the code were not searched). Any late fee must come from the lease. A landlord may not charge a tenant a fee to accept cash, a check or a money order for rent or any other payment required under a lease (§ 47-16-20.1).", "late_fee_citation": "N.D.C.C. ch. 47-16 (no late-fee provision found); § 47-16-20.1", "late_fee_source_url": "https://ndlegis.gov/cencode/t47c16.pdf", "entry_notice": "The landlord may enter at any time in an emergency, or if the landlord reasonably believes the tenant has abandoned the premises or is in substantial violation of the lease. Otherwise entry is allowed only during reasonable hours and in a reasonable manner, for inspection, necessary or agreed repairs and alterations, supplying services, or showing the unit to buyers, insurers, mortgagees, agents, tenants, workers or contractors. Unless impractical, the landlord must first notify the tenant and obtain consent (not to be unreasonably withheld) that identifies a time certain; consent is presumed if the tenant does not object after notice of entry at a time certain. Notice may be given in person, by posting in a conspicuous place for a reasonable period, or by any method that results in actual notice. The statute sets no fixed number of hours of notice. The landlord may not abuse access or use it to harass or intimidate (§ 47-16-07.3).", "entry_citation": "N.D.C.C. § 47-16-07.3", "entry_source_url": "https://ndlegis.gov/cencode/t47c16.pdf", "month_to_month_tenant_notice": "Unless the parties agreed in writing to a longer period or different timing, at least one calendar month's written notice, given at any time; rent is due through the termination date (§ 47-16-15(2)). If the landlord changes lease terms under § 47-16-07, the tenant may terminate at the end of the month with at least 25 days' notice (§ 47-16-15(3)). A lease requiring more than one month's notice for residential property must state the requirement and have a space for the tenant's initials; if not initialed, the tenant may terminate on the last day of a month with one calendar month's notice (§ 47-16-15(4)).", "month_to_month_landlord_notice": "Same as the tenant: at least one calendar month's written notice at any time (§ 47-16-15(2)). For eviction, a tenant who holds over or fails to pay rent for three days after it is due may be evicted, but three days' written notice of intention to evict must first be given before proceedings are started; the same 3-day notice applies where the tenant violates a material term of the written lease. Notice may be served like a summons or, if the party cannot be found, posted conspicuously on the premises by the sheriff or a process server (§§ 47-32-01(4), (5), (6), (8), 47-32-02). A residential lease for a specified term of two months or more cannot be renewed under an automatic renewal clause unless the landlord gave written notice of the clause (personally or by first-class mail) at least 30 days before expiry; otherwise the lease expires and converts to month-to-month (§ 47-16-06.1).", "month_to_month_citation": "N.D.C.C. §§ 47-16-15, 47-16-06.1, 47-32-01, 47-32-02", "month_to_month_source_url": "https://ndlegis.gov/cencode/t47c16.pdf", "rent_increase_notice": "For a month-to-month lease, the landlord may change terms (including rent) effective at the end of a month by giving written notice at least 30 days before the end of the month. The notice may be served in any reasonable manner that actually informs the tenant. If the tenant stays after the month ends, the new terms become part of the lease. The tenant may terminate at the end of the month by giving at least 25 days' notice (§§ 47-16-07, 47-16-15(3)). The statute sets no cap on the amount of an increase.", "rent_increase_statewide_rent_control": "Rent control is prohibited: a political subdivision may not enact, maintain or enforce an ordinance or resolution that would control the amount of rent charged for leasing private residential or commercial property (§ 47-16-02.1).", "rent_increase_citation": "N.D.C.C. §§ 47-16-07, 47-16-15(3), 47-16-02.1", "rent_increase_source_url": "https://ndlegis.gov/cencode/t47c16.pdf", "retaliation_rule": "", "retaliation_citation": "N.D.C.C. ch. 47-16 (no general retaliation provision found). § 47-16-17.1(10) bars refusing to rent, or otherwise retaliating, solely because a tenant exercised the right to terminate a lease as a domestic violence victim.", "retaliation_source_url": "https://ndlegis.gov/cencode/t47c16.pdf", "as_of": "2026-10-22" }, { "state": "Ohio", "code": "OH", "state_page_url": "https://redflaglease.com/laws/ohio", "deposit_max": "No statutory cap.", "deposit_return_deadline_days": "30", "deposit_itemization_required": "true", "deposit_interest": "If the deposit exceeds $50 or one month's rent (whichever is greater), the excess earns 5% yearly interest when the tenant stays 6+ months.", "deposit_citation": "Ohio Rev. Code § 5321.16", "deposit_source_url": "https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-5321.16", "late_fee_rule": "No statutory cap; must be reasonable.", "late_fee_citation": "", "late_fee_source_url": "", "entry_notice": "24 hours' notice and reasonable times, except emergencies.", "entry_citation": "Ohio Rev. Code § 5321.04(A)(8)", "entry_source_url": "https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-5321.04", "month_to_month_tenant_notice": "30 days", "month_to_month_landlord_notice": "30 days", "month_to_month_citation": "Ohio Rev. Code § 5321.17", "month_to_month_source_url": "https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-5321.17", "rent_increase_notice": "No statutory notice period beyond ending a periodic tenancy.", "rent_increase_statewide_rent_control": "No.", "rent_increase_citation": "", "rent_increase_source_url": "", "retaliation_rule": "Landlord may not raise rent, cut services or evict because a tenant complained to authorities or the landlord or joined a tenant union.", "retaliation_citation": "Ohio Rev. Code § 5321.02", "retaliation_source_url": "https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-5321.02", "as_of": "2026-10-22" }, { "state": "Oklahoma", "code": "OK", "state_page_url": "https://redflaglease.com/laws/oklahoma", "deposit_max": "No statutory cap on the amount of a security deposit found in 41 O.S. §§ 101-136. 'Deposit' means money or other property required by a landlord from a tenant as security, to be returned on termination less deductions properly made under the Act (§ 102(2)). The deposit must be kept in an escrow account in an Oklahoma federally insured financial institution; misappropriation is unlawful and punishable by county jail up to six months and a fine up to twice the amount misappropriated (§ 115(A)). On termination the deposit may be applied to accrued rent and damages from the tenant's noncompliance with the Act and rental agreement, itemized in a written statement (§ 115(B)). A tenant may not deduct the deposit from last month's rent unless the rental agreement provides otherwise (§ 115(F)).", "deposit_return_deadline_days": "45", "deposit_itemization_required": "true", "deposit_interest": "No interest: the balance is returned 'without interest' (§ 115(B)). The deposit must be held in an Oklahoma escrow account (§ 115(A)).", "deposit_citation": "41 O.S. § 115(A), (B), (E), (F); § 102(2)", "deposit_source_url": "https://www.oklegislature.gov/OK_Statutes/CompleteTitles/os41.pdf", "late_fee_rule": "No provision on residential late fees found in 41 O.S. §§ 101-136 or elsewhere in Title 41 (the whole title text was searched for 'late fee' / 'late charge'). Any late fee must come from the lease. Not searched: other titles of the Oklahoma Statutes.", "late_fee_citation": "41 O.S. §§ 101-136 (no provision found)", "late_fee_source_url": "https://www.oklegislature.gov/OK_Statutes/CompleteTitles/os41.pdf", "entry_notice": "A tenant may not unreasonably withhold consent to the landlord entering to inspect, make necessary or agreed repairs, supply services or show the unit (§ 128(A)). Except in an emergency or where it is impracticable, the landlord must give the tenant at least one (1) day's notice of intent to enter and may enter only at reasonable times (§ 128(C)). Entry without consent is allowed in an emergency (§ 128(B)). The landlord may not abuse the right of access or use it to harass (§ 128(C)). Remedy for unlawful or harassing entry: injunction or termination on written notice, plus actual damages (§ 124(A)).", "entry_citation": "41 O.S. § 128(A)-(C), § 124(A)", "entry_source_url": "https://www.oklegislature.gov/OK_Statutes/CompleteTitles/os41.pdf", "month_to_month_tenant_notice": "Written notice at least 30 days before the effective date; the 30 days run from the date notice is served (§ 111(A), (E)). Notice must be served personally (or on a family member over 12, or posted plus certified mail) (§ 111(E)).", "month_to_month_landlord_notice": "Same: written notice at least 30 days before the effective date, served as provided in § 111(E) (§ 111(A)). Nonpayment: tenancy may be terminated if the tenant does not pay within 5 days after written notice of the landlord's demand for payment (§ 131(B)). Material breach by tenant: written notice that the agreement will end not less than 15 days after receipt unless remedied within 10 days (§ 132(B)). Tenancy less than month-to-month: 7 days (§ 111(B)). A victim of domestic violence, sexual violence or stalking may terminate without penalty by written notice and a protective order of an incident, given within 30 days of the incident unless the landlord waives the period (§ 111(F)).", "month_to_month_citation": "41 O.S. § 111(A), (B), (E), (F); § 131(B); § 132(B)", "month_to_month_source_url": "https://www.oklegislature.gov/OK_Statutes/CompleteTitles/os41.pdf", "rent_increase_notice": "No statute found requiring advance notice of a rent increase in 41 O.S. §§ 101-136. Rent is payable at the time and place agreed (§ 109(B)). For a month-to-month tenancy the only notice rule found is the 30-day termination notice (§ 111(A)).", "rent_increase_statewide_rent_control": "No statewide rent control found in the Act. 2026 bill SB 1296 (90-day notice, 7% + CPI cap) did not advance past Senate committee referral (oklegislature.gov bill page, checked 2026-10-22).", "rent_increase_citation": "41 O.S. § 109, § 111 (no rent-increase provision found)", "rent_increase_source_url": "https://www.oklegislature.gov/OK_Statutes/CompleteTitles/os41.pdf", "retaliation_rule": "No general retaliation statute found in 41 O.S. §§ 101-136. The only anti-retaliation text found is § 113.3: a landlord may not deny, refuse to renew or terminate a tenancy because the applicant, tenant or household member is a victim or alleged victim of domestic violence, sexual violence or stalking, and may not deny a tenancy or retaliate against a tenant who previously terminated a rental agreement for that reason.", "retaliation_citation": "41 O.S. § 113.3 (no general retaliation provision found)", "retaliation_source_url": "https://www.oklegislature.gov/OK_Statutes/CompleteTitles/os41.pdf", "as_of": "2026-10-22" }, { "state": "Oregon", "code": "OR", "state_page_url": "https://redflaglease.com/laws/oregon", "deposit_max": "No statutory cap in ORS 90.300; a landlord cannot require a new or increased deposit in the first year of tenancy (except for an agreed change such as adding a pet), and must allow at least 3 months to pay one after that.", "deposit_return_deadline_days": "31", "deposit_itemization_required": "true", "deposit_interest": "", "deposit_citation": "ORS 90.300(12)-(13)", "deposit_source_url": "https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors090.html", "late_fee_rule": "Only if rent is not received by the 4th day of the rental period and the written lease states the fee, its type and amount, and when it is due; the fee may not exceed a reasonable flat amount (customary in the market) once per period, or a per-day amount from day 5 capped at 6% of that flat amount, or 5% of the rent per 5-day period from day 5. Unpaid late fees alone are not grounds for a nonpayment eviction.", "late_fee_citation": "ORS 90.260", "late_fee_source_url": "https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors090.html", "entry_notice": "At least 24 hours' actual notice, at reasonable times; no notice for emergencies (tenant told within 24 hours after an emergency entry in their absence) or for entering to make repairs the tenant requested in writing (that permission lasts 7 days).", "entry_citation": "ORS 90.322", "entry_source_url": "https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors090.html", "month_to_month_tenant_notice": "30 days written notice (10 days for week-to-week).", "month_to_month_landlord_notice": "30 days written notice without cause only during the first year of occupancy; after that only for tenant cause, or with 90 days notice for a qualifying landlord reason (demolition or conversion, repairs that make the home unfit, landlord or immediate family moving in, sale to a buyer who will live there) plus one month's rent paid with the notice; landlords with an ownership interest in 4 or fewer units are exempt from the payment.", "month_to_month_citation": "ORS 90.427", "month_to_month_source_url": "https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors090.html", "rent_increase_notice": "No increase in the first year; afterwards 90 days written notice (7 days for week-to-week), at most once per 12 months, and no more than the annual cap: lesser of 10% or 7% plus CPI (West Region), published by DAS each September. Cap is 9.5% for 2026 and 10% for 2027 (DAS announcement Sept 28, 2026). The notice must state the increase, the new rent and the effective date. Units whose first certificate of occupancy is under 15 years old, and some subsidized units, are exempt from the cap.", "rent_increase_statewide_rent_control": "Yes; statewide annual rent cap (ORS 90.323, 90.324). Violation: 3 months' rent plus damages.", "rent_increase_citation": "ORS 90.323, 90.324", "rent_increase_source_url": "https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors090.html", "retaliation_rule": "Landlord may not raise rent, cut services, serve a termination notice or threaten eviction because a tenant complained in good faith to the landlord or to a government agency (housing/health code, discrimination), joined or organized a tenants' union, testified against the landlord, won an eviction case in the last 6 months, or asserted any legal tenant right; retaliation is a defense to eviction.", "retaliation_citation": "ORS 90.385", "retaliation_source_url": "https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors090.html", "as_of": "2026-10-22" }, { "state": "Pennsylvania", "code": "PA", "state_page_url": "https://redflaglease.com/laws/pennsylvania", "deposit_max": "2 months' rent in the first year; 1 month's rent from the second year on.", "deposit_return_deadline_days": "30", "deposit_itemization_required": "true", "deposit_interest": "Deposits over $100 must be held in a separate escrow account; from the third year of the lease it must earn interest, paid to the tenant yearly minus a 1% landlord fee (68 P.S. § 250.511b). Deposits of $100 or less: no escrow or interest.", "deposit_citation": "68 P.S. §§ 250.511a, 250.511b, 250.512", "deposit_source_url": "https://www.palegis.us/statutes/unconsolidated/law-information?sessYr=1951&sessInd=0&actNum=20", "late_fee_rule": "No provision on residential rent late fees (no cap, no required grace period, no required notice) was found in Pennsylvania's Landlord and Tenant Act of 1951 (68 P.S. 250.101 et seq., all articles read), so any late fee depends on the lease. Local ordinances (e.g. Philadelphia, Pittsburgh) and other Pennsylvania statutes were not searched.", "late_fee_citation": "Landlord and Tenant Act of 1951, Act of Apr. 6, 1951, P.L. 69, No. 20 (68 P.S. 250.101 et seq.), full text searched; no late-fee section found", "late_fee_source_url": "https://www.palegis.us/statutes/unconsolidated/law-information?sessYr=1951&sessInd=0&actNum=20", "entry_notice": "No statute; follow the lease.", "entry_citation": "", "entry_source_url": "", "month_to_month_tenant_notice": "", "month_to_month_landlord_notice": "Notice to quit: 15 days (lease of 1 year or less / indefinite) or 30 days (over 1 year) for eviction; tenants can waive this in the lease.", "month_to_month_citation": "68 P.S. § 250.501", "month_to_month_source_url": "https://www.palegis.us/statutes/unconsolidated/law-information?sessYr=1951&sessInd=0&actNum=20", "rent_increase_notice": "No statutory notice period.", "rent_increase_statewide_rent_control": "No.", "rent_increase_citation": "", "rent_increase_source_url": "", "retaliation_rule": "", "retaliation_citation": "", "retaliation_source_url": "", "as_of": "2026-10-22" }, { "state": "Rhode Island", "code": "RI", "state_page_url": "https://redflaglease.com/laws/rhode-island", "deposit_max": "A landlord may not demand or receive a security deposit, however denominated, worth more than one month's periodic rent (34-18-19(a)). A landlord renting a furnished apartment whose furniture was worth $5,000 or more when the lease was signed may charge a separate furniture security deposit (34-18-19(e)); the statute states no cap on that furniture deposit. No rental agreement may waive the section (34-18-19(h)).", "deposit_return_deadline_days": "20", "deposit_itemization_required": "true", "deposit_interest": "No interest or separate-account requirement found in 34-18-19.", "deposit_citation": "R.I. Gen. Laws 34-18-19(a)-(h)", "deposit_source_url": "https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE34/34-18/34-18-19.htm", "late_fee_rule": "No provision capping late fees or requiring a grace period found in Chapter 34-18. Fees beyond rent must be disclosed in the lease in the same section as the rent disclosure, with an indication that additional fees may apply; if there is no written lease the landlord must list all such fees in writing, and a change in fees must be disclosed in writing at least 30 days before it takes effect. A tenant may recover any fees paid that were not disclosed as required (34-18-15(a)(1), (2), (5)). A landlord may not send the written nonpayment demand until rent is 15 days in arrears (34-18-35(a)). A landlord may not charge a convenience fee on a tenant's rent payment unless it accepts a form of payment that carries no convenience fee (34-18-61). A landlord may not require a rental application fee, except an actual-cost charge for an official state criminal background check or credit report under the limits of 34-18-59.", "late_fee_citation": "R.I. Gen. Laws 34-18-15(a), 34-18-35(a), 34-18-59, 34-18-61", "late_fee_source_url": "https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE34/34-18/34-18-15.htm", "entry_notice": "The landlord must give the tenant at least two days' notice of intent to enter, except in an emergency or where giving notice is impracticable, and may enter only at reasonable times. The landlord may not abuse the right of access or use it to harass the tenant. A tenant may not unreasonably withhold consent to entry for inspection, agreed repairs, services or showings. Entry without consent is allowed in an emergency or, during a tenant absence of more than seven days, when reasonably necessary to protect the property. The landlord has no other right of access except under a court order, as permitted by 34-18-39, or where the tenant has abandoned or surrendered the premises.", "entry_citation": "R.I. Gen. Laws 34-18-26(a)-(d)", "entry_source_url": "https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE34/34-18/34-18-26.htm", "month_to_month_tenant_notice": "Written notice delivered to the other party at least 30 days before the termination date specified in the notice (34-18-37(b)); week-to-week tenancies need at least 10 days (34-18-37(a)). The notice must be in a form substantially similar to 34-18-56(c).", "month_to_month_landlord_notice": "Same: at least 30 days' written notice for a month-to-month tenancy (34-18-37(b)). For unpaid rent, the landlord must send a written demand once rent is 15 days in arrears giving the tenant 5 days from mailing to pay; an eviction action may be filed no earlier than the 6th day after mailing (34-18-35(a)-(b)).", "month_to_month_citation": "R.I. Gen. Laws 34-18-37, 34-18-35", "month_to_month_source_url": "https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE34/34-18/34-18-37.htm", "rent_increase_notice": "A landlord must give written notice of a rent increase at least 60 days before it takes effect, and at least 120 days to month-to-month tenants over age 62; independent living, assisted living and congregate care facilities are excluded, and a longer notice period required by other state or federal law or housing program rules is not shortened (34-18-16.1, effective June 24, 2024).", "rent_increase_statewide_rent_control": "No statewide rent cap found in Chapter 34-18.", "rent_increase_citation": "R.I. Gen. Laws 34-18-16.1", "rent_increase_source_url": "https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE34/34-18/34-18-16.1.htm", "retaliation_rule": "A landlord may not retaliate by increasing rent, decreasing services, or bringing or threatening an action for possession because the tenant complained to a housing-code enforcement agency about a violation materially affecting health and safety, complained to the landlord of a violation of the landlord's maintenance duties (34-18-22), organized or joined a tenants' union, or used any other lawful right or remedy. Evidence of a complaint within 6 months before the alleged retaliation creates a presumption of retaliation, which does not arise if the tenant complained after notice of a proposed rent increase or loss of services. The landlord may still seek possession if the violation was caused primarily by the tenant's lack of reasonable care, the tenant is in default in rent, or code compliance requires work that would deprive the tenant of the unit and relocation requirements are met.", "retaliation_citation": "R.I. Gen. Laws 34-18-46(a)-(c)", "retaliation_source_url": "https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE34/34-18/34-18-46.htm", "as_of": "2026-10-22" }, { "state": "South Carolina", "code": "SC", "state_page_url": "https://redflaglease.com/laws/south-carolina", "deposit_max": "No cap on the amount in the Residential Landlord and Tenant Act.", "deposit_return_deadline_days": "30", "deposit_itemization_required": "true", "deposit_interest": "", "deposit_citation": "S.C. Code Ann. § 27-40-410", "deposit_source_url": "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t27c040.php", "late_fee_rule": "No late-fee cap in the Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; late charges count as 'rent' under the Act's definition, so they must be agreed in the rental agreement.", "late_fee_citation": "S.C. Code Ann. § 27-40-210(11)", "late_fee_source_url": "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t27c040.php", "entry_notice": "At least 24 hours' notice and entry only at reasonable times. Exceptions: emergencies; regularly scheduled services (filters, pest treatment) 9 a.m.-6 p.m. if conspicuously written in the lease and announced before entering; tenant-requested services 8 a.m.-8 p.m. after announcing. Landlord may not abuse access or use it to harass the tenant. Tenant may not change locks without permission.", "entry_citation": "S.C. Code Ann. § 27-40-530", "entry_source_url": "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t27c040.php", "month_to_month_tenant_notice": "30 days' written notice before the termination date (7 days for week-to-week)", "month_to_month_landlord_notice": "30 days' written notice before the termination date (7 days for week-to-week)", "month_to_month_citation": "S.C. Code Ann. § 27-40-770(a)-(b)", "month_to_month_source_url": "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t27c040.php", "rent_increase_notice": "No rent-increase notice period in the Residential Landlord and Tenant Act; increases above fair-market value can be retaliatory after a protected complaint (27-40-910).", "rent_increase_statewide_rent_control": "", "rent_increase_citation": "S.C. Code Ann. § 27-40-910", "rent_increase_source_url": "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t27c040.php", "retaliation_rule": "Landlord may not raise rent above fair-market value, cut essential services, or sue for possession because the tenant complained to a code agency or to the landlord about a violation of the Act. Liability up to 3 months' rent or treble actual damages (whichever is greater) plus attorney fees. Tenant must give written notice of the defense within 10 days after service of the Rule to Vacate.", "retaliation_citation": "S.C. Code Ann. § 27-40-910", "retaliation_source_url": "https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t27c040.php", "as_of": "2026-10-22" }, { "state": "South Dakota", "code": "SD", "state_page_url": "https://redflaglease.com/laws/south-dakota", "deposit_max": "1 month's rent. A larger deposit is allowed only by agreement of landlord and tenant where special conditions pose a danger to maintenance of the premises. Any money deposited to secure the rental agreement counts as a security deposit, however it is labelled (§ 43-32-6.1).", "deposit_return_deadline_days": "21", "deposit_itemization_required": "true", "deposit_interest": "No interest requirement in §§ 43-32-6.1 or 43-32-24.", "deposit_citation": "SDCL §§ 43-32-6.1, 43-32-24", "deposit_source_url": "https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/43-32-24", "late_fee_rule": "Chapter 43-32 contains no cap, grace period or other rule on residential late fees (other chapters of the code were not searched). Any late fee must come from the lease.", "late_fee_citation": "SDCL ch. 43-32 (no provision found)", "late_fee_source_url": "https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/43-32", "entry_notice": "Except in an emergency or where notice is impracticable, the landlord must give reasonable notice of intent to enter and enter only at reasonable times. 24 hours' written notice is presumed reasonable unless the lease sets other notice methods or times. The notice must state the date(s) of entry, a time window during normal business hours, the purpose of entry, and how the tenant can ask to reschedule. The statute sets no specific penalty.", "entry_citation": "SDCL § 43-32-32", "entry_source_url": "https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/43-32-32", "month_to_month_tenant_notice": "For a hiring with no agreed term, either party must give notice of intent to terminate at least as long before the end of the term as the term itself, not exceeding one month; for month-to-month, at least one month before the end of the monthly term. The statute does not say the notice must be in writing.", "month_to_month_landlord_notice": "Same one-month rule for a month-to-month hiring (§ 43-32-15). Separately, a landlord may end a fixed-term lease early if the tenant uses the premises contrary to the lease or does not make repairs the tenant is bound to make within a reasonable time after request (§ 43-32-18).", "month_to_month_citation": "SDCL §§ 43-32-15, 43-32-18", "month_to_month_source_url": "https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/43-32-15", "rent_increase_notice": "On a month-to-month lease the landlord may change the terms, including the rent, by written notice given at least 30 days before the end of the month; the change takes effect at the end of the month if the tenant stays. The tenant may end the lease effective the first day of the next month by giving notice within 15 days of receiving the notice of change. The statute covers month-to-month leases only; a fixed-term lease cannot be changed by this notice.", "rent_increase_statewide_rent_control": "No statewide rent control provision found in chapter 43-32. Raising rent above fair market value after a tenant's protected complaint can be retaliation (§ 43-32-27).", "rent_increase_citation": "SDCL § 43-32-13", "rent_increase_source_url": "https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/43-32-13", "retaliation_rule": "A tenant of residential property has a cause of action if the landlord increases rent above fair market value, decreases electric, gas, water or sewer service, or gives notice to vacate not based on a lease breach, after the tenant (1) complained in good faith to a governmental agency about a housing or building code violation materially affecting health and safety and the landlord received written notice of it, (2) gave the landlord written notice of a repair condition under § 43-32-9, or (3) organized or joined a tenants' union. It is a defense that the notice to vacate came more than 180 days after that event; not renewing a written lease at expiration is not retaliation. The tenant gets the remedies in § 43-32-6 and the court may award reasonable attorney's fees.", "retaliation_citation": "SDCL §§ 43-32-27, 43-32-28", "retaliation_source_url": "https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/43-32-27", "as_of": "2026-10-22" }, { "state": "Tennessee", "code": "TN", "state_page_url": "https://redflaglease.com/laws/tennessee", "deposit_max": "No statutory cap (Tenn. Code Ann. § 66-28-301 sets none).", "deposit_return_deadline_days": "", "deposit_itemization_required": "true", "deposit_interest": "", "deposit_citation": "Tenn. Code Ann. § 66-28-301", "deposit_source_url": "https://www.lexisnexis.com/hottopics/tncode/", "late_fee_rule": "No late fee until after a 5-day grace period (day rent is due counts as day 1; extended to next business day if day 5 is a Sunday or holiday); fee capped at 10% of the rent past due.", "late_fee_citation": "Tenn. Code Ann. § 66-28-201(d)", "late_fee_source_url": "https://www.lexisnexis.com/hottopics/tncode/", "entry_notice": "No general advance-notice period; tenant may not unreasonably refuse access. For showing to prospective tenants in the last 30 days of the lease (if the lease allows), 24 hours' notice. Emergency entry allowed.", "entry_citation": "Tenn. Code Ann. § 66-28-403", "entry_source_url": "https://www.lexisnexis.com/hottopics/tncode/", "month_to_month_tenant_notice": "30 days written notice before the periodic rental date (10 days for week-to-week).", "month_to_month_landlord_notice": "30 days written notice before the periodic rental date (10 days for week-to-week).", "month_to_month_citation": "Tenn. Code Ann. § 66-28-512", "month_to_month_source_url": "https://www.lexisnexis.com/hottopics/tncode/", "rent_increase_notice": "", "rent_increase_statewide_rent_control": "No; local governments may not control rent (Tenn. Code Ann. 66-35-102).", "rent_increase_citation": "Tenn. Code Ann. § 66-35-102", "rent_increase_source_url": "https://www.lexisnexis.com/hottopics/tncode/", "retaliation_rule": "Landlord may not retaliate by raising rent, cutting services or bringing/threatening a possession action because the tenant complained to the landlord of a violation (the statute cross-references § 66-28-301) or used remedies under the Act (exceptions: tenant-caused code violation, tenant in rent default, code compliance that requires alteration, remodeling or demolition).", "retaliation_citation": "Tenn. Code Ann. § 66-28-514", "retaliation_source_url": "https://www.lexisnexis.com/hottopics/tncode/", "as_of": "2026-10-22" }, { "state": "Texas", "code": "TX", "state_page_url": "https://redflaglease.com/laws/texas", "deposit_max": "No statutory cap.", "deposit_return_deadline_days": "30", "deposit_itemization_required": "true", "deposit_interest": "", "deposit_citation": "Tex. Prop. Code §§ 92.103, 92.104, 92.107", "deposit_source_url": "https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/PR/htm/PR.92.htm", "late_fee_rule": "Late fee only if rent remains unpaid 2 full days after the due date, must be in a written lease and reasonable. Safe harbor: up to 12% of monthly rent (buildings with 4 or fewer units) or 10% (more than 4 units).", "late_fee_citation": "Tex. Prop. Code § 92.019", "late_fee_source_url": "https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/PR/htm/PR.92.htm", "entry_notice": "No statute; entry rules come from the lease.", "entry_citation": "", "entry_source_url": "", "month_to_month_tenant_notice": "1 month (unless the lease says otherwise)", "month_to_month_landlord_notice": "1 month (unless the lease says otherwise)", "month_to_month_citation": "Tex. Prop. Code § 91.001", "month_to_month_source_url": "https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/PR/htm/PR.91.htm", "rent_increase_notice": "No statutory notice period beyond ending the tenancy; follow the lease.", "rent_increase_statewide_rent_control": "No; local rent control is preempted except in declared disasters (Local Gov't Code 214.902).", "rent_increase_citation": "Tex. Loc. Gov't Code § 214.902", "rent_increase_source_url": "https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LG/htm/LG.214.htm", "retaliation_rule": "No retaliation for 6 months after a tenant in good faith requests repairs or exercises legal rights.", "retaliation_citation": "Tex. Prop. Code § 92.331", "retaliation_source_url": "https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/PR/htm/PR.92.htm", "as_of": "2026-10-22" }, { "state": "Utah", "code": "UT", "state_page_url": "https://redflaglease.com/laws/utah", "deposit_max": "No statutory cap. Any non-refundable portion of a deposit must be stated in writing to the renter when the deposit is taken (57-17-2).", "deposit_return_deadline_days": "30", "deposit_itemization_required": "true", "deposit_interest": "false", "deposit_citation": "Utah Code §§ 57-17-2, 57-17-3, 57-17-5", "deposit_source_url": "https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title57/Chapter17/57-17-S3.html", "late_fee_rule": "A late fee may not exceed the greater of 10% of the agreed rent or $75. Fees not in the rental agreement can't be charged unless the tenancy is month-to-month and the landlord gives 15 days' notice of the charge.", "late_fee_citation": "Utah Code § 57-22-4(5)", "late_fee_source_url": "https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title57/Chapter22/57-22-S4.html", "entry_notice": "At least 24 hours' notice, unless the rental agreement provides otherwise.", "entry_citation": "Utah Code § 57-22-4(2)", "entry_source_url": "https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title57/Chapter22/57-22-S4.html", "month_to_month_tenant_notice": "", "month_to_month_landlord_notice": "Notice served at least 15 calendar days before the end of the month or rental period.", "month_to_month_citation": "Utah Code § 78B-6-802(1)(b)", "month_to_month_source_url": "https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title78B/Chapter6/78B-6-S802.html", "rent_increase_notice": "", "rent_increase_statewide_rent_control": "", "rent_increase_citation": "", "rent_increase_source_url": "", "retaliation_rule": "", "retaliation_citation": "", "retaliation_source_url": "", "as_of": "2026-10-22" }, { "state": "Vermont", "code": "VT", "state_page_url": "https://redflaglease.com/laws/vermont", "deposit_max": "No statutory cap on the amount of a security deposit found in 9 V.S.A. chapter 137. A 'security deposit' is any advance, deposit or prepaid rent, however named, that is refundable to the tenant at the end of the tenancy; its function is to secure the tenant's obligations to pay rent and maintain the unit (§ 4461(a)). The landlord may retain it only for nonpayment of rent, damage beyond normal wear and tear (or beyond the tenant's control), unpaid utility or other charges the tenant had to pay directly, and expenses to remove articles the tenant abandoned (§ 4461(b)). 'Normal wear and tear' is defined in § 4451(5). A separate bill that would have capped deposits at two months' rent (H.772, 2026) failed in the Senate and did not become law.", "deposit_return_deadline_days": "14", "deposit_itemization_required": "true", "deposit_interest": "No statewide interest or separate-account requirement found in chapter 137. A town or municipality may adopt a supplemental ordinance, which may authorize interest on deposits but may not limit how a deposit is held (§ 4461(g)).", "deposit_citation": "9 V.S.A. § 4461(a)-(g); § 4451(5)", "deposit_source_url": "https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/09/137/04461", "late_fee_rule": "No provision on residential late fees found in 9 V.S.A. chapter 137. Rent is payable without demand or notice at the time and place agreed (§ 4455(a)), so any late fee must come from the lease. Separately, a landlord may not charge an application fee to apply for a residential rental (§ 4456a(a)).", "late_fee_citation": "9 V.S.A. ch. 137 (no late-fee provision found); § 4455(a); § 4456a(a)", "late_fee_source_url": "https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/09/137/04455", "entry_notice": "A landlord may enter with the tenant's consent, which the tenant may not unreasonably withhold. Otherwise the landlord may enter only between 9:00 A.M. and 9:00 P.M. on at least 48 hours' notice, and only to inspect the premises, make necessary or agreed repairs, alterations or improvements, supply agreed services, or show the unit to prospective or actual purchasers, mortgagees, tenants, workers or contractors. The landlord may enter without consent or notice only where there is a reasonable belief of imminent danger to a person or property. Illegal lockouts and utility shut-offs are prohibited (§ 4463).", "entry_citation": "9 V.S.A. § 4460(a)-(c); § 4463", "entry_source_url": "https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/09/137/04460", "month_to_month_tenant_notice": "9 V.S.A. chapter 137 states no notice period for a tenant ending a tenancy (§ 4467 sets only the landlord's notice periods); follow the notice terms in the lease.", "month_to_month_landlord_notice": "No cause is needed only if there is NO written rental agreement and rent is monthly: at least 60 days' actual notice if the tenant has lived there continuously 2 years or less, at least 90 days if more than 2 years (§ 4467(c)(1)); weekly rent: 21 days (§ 4467(c)(2)). With a written rental agreement, a no-cause notice must be given at least 30 days before the end of the stated term if the tenancy has lasted 2 years or less, and at least 60 days before the end if more than 2 years (week-to-week written agreement: 7 days) (§ 4467(e)). Nonpayment of rent: at least 14 days' actual notice, and the tenancy does not end if the tenant pays the rent due through the end of the rental period (§ 4467(a)). Breach of a material term or of chapter duties: at least 30 days (§ 4467(b)(1)); criminal activity, illegal drug activity or violence threatening other residents: at least 14 days (§ 4467(b)(2)). Shared-home room rental: 15 days if rent is monthly, 7 days if weekly (§ 4467(h)). The notice must state the termination date (§ 4467(f)); 'actual notice' means written notice hand-delivered or mailed to the last known address, presumed received 3 days after mailing (§ 4451(1)). An eviction case must be started within 60 days after the termination date (§ 4467(k)).", "month_to_month_citation": "9 V.S.A. § 4467(a)-(f), (h), (k); § 4451(1)", "month_to_month_source_url": "https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/09/137/04467", "rent_increase_notice": "A rent increase takes effect on the first day of the rental period that follows at least 60 days' actual notice to the tenant (§ 4455(b)). For privately owned age-restricted residential property not licensed under 33 V.S.A. ch. 71 or 8 V.S.A. ch. 151, the owner must give 60 days' written notice on the state form to residents and the Department of Housing and Community Development; a rent increase without that notice is ineffective and unenforceable (§ 4468a).", "rent_increase_statewide_rent_control": "No statewide rent cap found in 9 V.S.A. chapter 137. A bill with rent-increase limits (H.772, 2026) failed in the Senate and did not become law.", "rent_increase_citation": "9 V.S.A. § 4455(b); § 4468a(a)-(c); § 4451(1)", "rent_increase_source_url": "https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/09/137/04455", "retaliation_rule": "A landlord may not retaliate, by establishing or changing rental terms or by bringing or threatening an action, against a tenant who complained to a government agency about a health or safety violation of building, housing or health regulations, complained to the landlord of a violation of chapter 137, or organized or joined a tenants' union (§ 4465(a)). A tenant can recover damages and attorney's fees, and may raise it as a defense to an action for possession (§ 4465(b)). If the landlord serves a termination notice on any ground other than nonpayment of rent within 90 days after a municipal or state notice that the premises violate health or safety rules, there is a rebuttable presumption the termination is retaliatory (§ 4465(c)).", "retaliation_citation": "9 V.S.A. § 4465(a)-(c)", "retaliation_source_url": "https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/09/137/04465", "as_of": "2026-10-22" }, { "state": "Virginia", "code": "VA", "state_page_url": "https://redflaglease.com/laws/virginia", "deposit_max": "2 months' periodic rent (security deposit however named). Security deposit plus damage-insurance and renter's-insurance premiums paid before the tenancy starts may not exceed 2 months' rent in total.", "deposit_return_deadline_days": "45", "deposit_itemization_required": "true", "deposit_interest": "", "deposit_citation": "Va. Code §§ 55.1-1226(A), 55.1-1208(A)(7)", "deposit_source_url": "https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/title55.1/chapter12/section55.1-1226/", "late_fee_rule": "Only if provided for in the written rental agreement; capped at the lesser of 10% of the periodic rent or 10% of the remaining balance due.", "late_fee_citation": "Va. Code § 55.1-1204(E)", "late_fee_source_url": "https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/title55.1/chapter12/section55.1-1204/", "entry_notice": "Notice of intent to enter and entry only at reasonable times, except in an emergency or where impractical. At least 72 hours' notice for routine maintenance the tenant did not request. Landlord may not abuse access or use it to harass the tenant.", "entry_citation": "Va. Code § 55.1-1229(A)", "entry_source_url": "https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/title55.1/chapter12/section55.1-1229/", "month_to_month_tenant_notice": "30 days (written, before the next rent due date), unless the rental agreement provides a different period", "month_to_month_landlord_notice": "30 days (written, before the next rent due date), unless the rental agreement provides a different period; 60 days for certain mass non-renewals in multifamily premises", "month_to_month_citation": "Va. Code § 55.1-1253(A)-(B)", "month_to_month_source_url": "https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/title55.1/chapter12/section55.1-1253/", "rent_increase_notice": "Landlords owning more than four rental units (or >10% interest in more than four) must give written notice of a rent increase for the next term, and of non-renewal, at least 60 days before the lease term ends, to tenants with a renewal option or auto-renewal clause. An amended version effective July 1, 2027 raises the rent-increase notice to 90 days.", "rent_increase_statewide_rent_control": "", "rent_increase_citation": "Va. Code § 55.1-1204(K)", "rent_increase_source_url": "https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/title55.1/chapter12/section55.1-1204/", "retaliation_rule": "Landlord may not raise rent, cut services, or threaten/bring an eviction or termination because the tenant complained to a housing-code agency, complained or sued under the Act, joined a tenants' organization, or testified against the landlord. Tenant may recover actual damages and raise retaliation as a defense. (Expanded version effective January 1, 2027.)", "retaliation_citation": "Va. Code § 55.1-1258", "retaliation_source_url": "https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/title55.1/chapter12/section55.1-1258/", "as_of": "2026-10-22" }, { "state": "Washington", "code": "WA", "state_page_url": "https://redflaglease.com/laws/washington", "deposit_max": "No statewide cap found. A deposit may be collected only with a written lease and a signed, dated move-in checklist describing the unit's condition; without the checklist the landlord is liable for the whole deposit. Deposits go in a Washington trust account and the tenant gets a receipt. On written request, the tenant may pay deposits, nonrefundable fees and last month's rent in installments (2 or 3 months) unless they total no more than 25% of the first month's rent. A fee is refundable unless the written lease clearly calls it nonrefundable.", "deposit_return_deadline_days": "30", "deposit_itemization_required": "true", "deposit_interest": "", "deposit_citation": "RCW 59.18.260, 59.18.270, 59.18.280, 59.18.285, 59.18.610", "deposit_source_url": "https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=59.18.280", "late_fee_rule": "No late fee for rent paid within 5 days after the due date; after that, late fees may run from the day after the due date. A lease clause agreeing to earlier late fees is prohibited.", "late_fee_citation": "RCW 59.18.170(2), 59.18.230(2)(i)", "late_fee_source_url": "https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=59.18.170", "entry_notice": "At least 2 days' written notice stating the date(s) and time window plus a phone number for objections, and entry only at reasonable times; 1 day's notice to show the unit to buyers or tenants. No notice needed in an emergency or abandonment, or where notice is impracticable. No harassment or excessive showings.", "entry_citation": "RCW 59.18.150", "entry_source_url": "https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=59.18.150", "month_to_month_tenant_notice": "20 days' written notice before the end of a rental period", "month_to_month_landlord_notice": "Only for a 'cause' listed in RCW 59.18.650, with the notice that cause requires (a 6–12 month initial lease that rolls to month-to-month may be ended without cause at the end of the initial term with 60 days' written notice).", "month_to_month_citation": "RCW 59.18.200, 59.18.650", "month_to_month_source_url": "https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=59.18.650", "rent_increase_notice": "At least 90 days' written notice of any rent increase (30 days for income-based subsidized tenancies), using the state-required notice form; an increase cannot take effect before the lease term ends.", "rent_increase_statewide_rent_control": "Yes (since May 7, 2025): no increase in the first 12 months of a tenancy, then at most 7% + CPI or 10%, whichever is less, per 12 months; the Department of Commerce publishes the yearly figure. Exempt: units whose first certificate of occupancy is 12 years old or newer, some nonprofit/public/low-income housing, and some owner-occupied homes and 2–4 unit buildings.", "rent_increase_citation": "RCW 59.18.140, 59.18.700, 59.18.710, 59.18.720", "rent_increase_source_url": "https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=59.18.700", "retaliation_rule": "Landlord may not retaliate (eviction, rent increase, reduced services, added obligations) for good-faith complaints to authorities or asserting rights; action within 90 days is presumed retaliatory (rebuttable), except when the tenant is behind on rent or in breach.", "retaliation_citation": "RCW 59.18.240, 59.18.250", "retaliation_source_url": "https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=59.18.240", "as_of": "2026-10-22" }, { "state": "West Virginia", "code": "WV", "state_page_url": "https://redflaglease.com/laws/west-virginia", "deposit_max": "", "deposit_return_deadline_days": "60", "deposit_itemization_required": "true", "deposit_interest": "", "deposit_citation": "W. Va. Code §§ 37-6A-1, 37-6A-2, 37-6A-3, 37-6A-5", "deposit_source_url": "https://code.wvlegislature.gov/37-6A-2/", "late_fee_rule": "No statewide cap or grace period found in Articles 6 and 6A. The security-deposit statute refers to \"reasonable charges for late payment of rent specified in the rental agreement\", so a late charge must be in the lease and reasonable.", "late_fee_citation": "W. Va. Code § 37-6A-2(b)(1)", "late_fee_source_url": "https://code.wvlegislature.gov/37-6A-2/", "entry_notice": "", "entry_citation": "", "entry_source_url": "", "month_to_month_tenant_notice": "Written notice for one full rental period before the end of a period (one month for a month-to-month tenancy); a year-to-year tenancy needs written notice at least three months before the end of the year. A different period fixed by special agreement in the lease controls.", "month_to_month_landlord_notice": "Same as the tenant: written notice for one full rental period before the end of a period (one month for a month-to-month tenancy); a year-to-year tenancy needs written notice at least three months before the end of the year. A different period fixed by special agreement controls; no notice is needed for a fixed term that ends at a certain time.", "month_to_month_citation": "W. Va. Code § 37-6-5", "month_to_month_source_url": "https://code.wvlegislature.gov/37-6-5/", "rent_increase_notice": "", "rent_increase_statewide_rent_control": "", "rent_increase_citation": "", "rent_increase_source_url": "", "retaliation_rule": "", "retaliation_citation": "", "retaliation_source_url": "", "as_of": "2026-10-22" }, { "state": "Wisconsin", "code": "WI", "state_page_url": "https://redflaglease.com/laws/wisconsin", "deposit_max": "No statutory cap on the deposit amount in Wis. Stat. 704.28 or ATCP 134.06. Any rent prepayment above one month's prepaid rent counts as a 'security deposit' and must be returned under the same rules (ATCP 134.06(2) note). Before accepting a deposit the landlord must tell the tenant in writing they may inspect the unit and report pre-existing damage, or request a list of damage charged to the previous tenant, by a deadline at least 7 days after the tenancy starts (ATCP 134.06(1)). Wisconsin law has no deposit-interest or separate-account rule in these sections.", "deposit_return_deadline_days": "21", "deposit_itemization_required": "true", "deposit_interest": "No interest requirement in Wis. Stat. 704.28 or ATCP 134.06.", "deposit_citation": "Wis. Stat. 704.28; Wis. Admin. Code ATCP 134.06", "deposit_source_url": "https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/statutes/statutes/704/28", "late_fee_rule": "A landlord may charge a late rent fee or penalty only if the rental agreement specifically provides for it. Before charging a late fee the landlord must apply any rent prepayments received from that tenant against the rent owed, and may not charge a fee or penalty for non-payment of a late fee. The rules cited set no dollar or percentage cap and no grace period.", "late_fee_citation": "Wis. Admin. Code ATCP 134.09(8)", "late_fee_source_url": "https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/code/admin_code/atcp/090/134/09", "entry_notice": "Entry is allowed only to inspect, make repairs or show the unit to prospective tenants or purchasers, on advance notice and at reasonable times, for no longer than reasonably needed. Advance notice means at least 12 hours unless the tenant, once told of the proposed entry, agrees to a shorter time. No notice is needed if the tenant requests or consents in advance knowing the time, there is a health or safety emergency, or the tenant is absent and the landlord reasonably believes entry is needed to protect the premises from damage. The landlord must announce their presence before entering and identify themselves on request. A lease may add other entry rights only through a separate signed 'NONSTANDARD RENTAL PROVISIONS' document.", "entry_citation": "Wis. Admin. Code ATCP 134.09(2); Wis. Stat. 704.05(2)", "entry_source_url": "https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/code/admin_code/atcp/090/134/09", "month_to_month_tenant_notice": "At least 28 days' written notice, ending at the end of a rental period (periodic tenancy or tenancy at will). Rent payable on a basis shorter than monthly: notice at least equal to the rent-paying period.", "month_to_month_landlord_notice": "Same 28 days' written notice for a periodic tenancy or tenancy at will. For unpaid rent, a month-to-month tenant can be given notice to pay rent or vacate within at least 5 days; a month-to-month tenancy is also terminated if, while the tenant is in default on rent, the landlord gives at least 14 days' notice to vacate. For other lease breaches the landlord can require the tenant to cure or vacate within at least 5 days, or give 14 days' notice to vacate if the same kind of breach recurs within a year. Notice must be given by a method in s. 704.21.", "month_to_month_citation": "Wis. Stat. 704.19, 704.17(1p), 704.21", "month_to_month_source_url": "https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/statutes/statutes/704/19", "rent_increase_notice": "", "rent_increase_statewide_rent_control": "No statewide rent control or rent-increase notice rule found in ch. 704 or ATCP 134. Cities, villages, towns and counties may not regulate the amount of rent or fees charged for a residential rental unit (Wis. Stat. 66.1015(1)), with exceptions for housing they own or operate. A landlord may not increase rent in retaliation for protected tenant conduct (Wis. Stat. 704.45).", "rent_increase_citation": "Wis. Stat. 66.1015, 704.45", "rent_increase_source_url": "https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/statutes/statutes/66/X/1015", "retaliation_rule": "A residential landlord may not raise rent, cut services, start an action for possession, refuse to renew a lease, or threaten any of these if the tenant shows by a preponderance of the evidence the action would not occur but for retaliation for: a good-faith complaint about a premises defect to an elected official or local housing code agency; complaining to the landlord about a violation of s. 704.07 or the housing code; or exercising a legal right relating to residential tenancies. The landlord may still sue for possession for unpaid rent (other than a prohibited rent increase), and the section does not cover defects caused by the tenant's negligence or improper use (704.45). The rules also bar terminating a tenancy, refusing renewal or constructively evicting a tenant in retaliation for reporting a code or ATCP 134 violation, joining a tenant union, or asserting rights under state or local law (ATCP 134.09(5)). No fixed look-back presumption period.", "retaliation_citation": "Wis. Stat. 704.45; Wis. Admin. Code ATCP 134.09(5)", "retaliation_source_url": "https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/statutes/statutes/704/45", "as_of": "2026-10-22" }, { "state": "Wyoming", "code": "WY", "state_page_url": "https://redflaglease.com/laws/wyoming", "deposit_max": "No statutory cap. A rental agreement must state whether any portion of the deposit is nonrefundable, and written notice of that fact must also be given to the renter when the deposit is taken (§ 1-21-1207).", "deposit_return_deadline_days": "60", "deposit_itemization_required": "true", "deposit_interest": "No. The balance of the deposit and prepaid rent is delivered or mailed \"without interest\" (§ 1-21-1208(a)).", "deposit_citation": "W.S. 1-21-1207, 1-21-1208", "deposit_source_url": "https://wyoleg.gov/statutes/compress/title01.pdf", "late_fee_rule": "", "late_fee_citation": "W.S. 1-21-1201 to 1-21-1211 (no late-fee provision found; other titles of the code were not searched)", "late_fee_source_url": "https://wyoleg.gov/statutes/compress/title01.pdf", "entry_notice": "The statute sets no notice period or hours for landlord entry. It only provides that a renter may not unreasonably deny access, refuse entry or withhold consent to entry by the owner, agent or manager to make repairs, inspect the unit, or show it for rent or sale (§ 1-21-1205(a)(iii)); such a violation can support a forcible entry and detainer action (§ 1-21-1002(a)(vi)). Any notice terms must come from the lease.", "entry_citation": "W.S. 1-21-1205(a)(iii), 1-21-1002(a)(vi)", "entry_source_url": "https://wyoleg.gov/statutes/compress/title01.pdf", "month_to_month_tenant_notice": "", "month_to_month_landlord_notice": "No statutory notice period for ending a month-to-month tenancy was found in Title 1 art. 12 or Title 34. For nonpayment, an eviction action may be brought against a tenant holding over after failing to pay rent three days after it is due (§ 1-21-1002(a)(i)); the landlord must first give the tenant written notice to leave the premises, served at least 3 days before the action is commenced, by leaving a copy with the defendant or at the usual place of abode or business if the defendant cannot be found (§ 1-21-1003). The same procedure applies to renters violating the duties in §§ 1-21-1204 or 1-21-1205 (§ 1-21-1002(a)(vi)).", "month_to_month_citation": "W.S. 1-21-1002, 1-21-1003", "month_to_month_source_url": "https://wyoleg.gov/statutes/compress/title01.pdf", "rent_increase_notice": "", "rent_increase_statewide_rent_control": "No rent-increase notice requirement and no rent control provision found in W.S. 1-21-1201 to 1-21-1211 (other titles not searched).", "rent_increase_citation": "W.S. 1-21-1201 to 1-21-1211 (no provision found)", "rent_increase_source_url": "https://wyoleg.gov/statutes/compress/title01.pdf", "retaliation_rule": "", "retaliation_citation": "W.S. 1-21-1201 to 1-21-1211 (no retaliation provision found; the Wyoming Safe Homes Act, § 1-21-1303(c), bars terminating a tenancy based solely on victim status)", "retaliation_source_url": "https://wyoleg.gov/statutes/compress/title01.pdf", "as_of": "2026-10-22" } ] }