State Tenant Rights Guides

Downtown Jackson, Wyoming with a snowy mountain behind

Wyoming Tenant Rights: Repairs Need Two Notices and a Court Case

Wyoming tenants who are current on rent can force repairs through two written notices and a court suit. Evictions start with a 3-day notice...

Apartment buildings with balconies in a Wisconsin city

Wisconsin Tenant Rights: 12-Hour Entry Notice and Double Damages

Wisconsin landlords must give 12 hours' notice to enter, can't lock you out, and owe double damages for ATCP 134 violations. Cities can't cap...

Aerial view of a river town in West Virginia

West Virginia Tenant Rights: Winter Heat, Repairs, Fast Hearings

West Virginia requires a habitable home with winter heat but has no entry-notice or repair-and-deduct law; eviction hearings come within 10 judicial days.

Row of historic storefronts on a Washington, DC street

Washington DC Tenant Rights: Just-Cause Evictions and 5% Late Fees

DC law bars evicting tenants just because a lease ends, caps late fees at 5%, requires 48 hours' notice to enter, and presumes retaliation...

Aerial view of apartment buildings along Tacoma's waterfront

Washington Tenant Rights: Statewide Rent Cap and 90-Day Notice

Washington caps rent increases at 7% plus CPI or 10%, bans raises in a tenancy's first year, and requires 90 days' notice and just...

Colonial-style brick and clapboard houses in Virginia

Virginia Tenant Rights: Rent Escrow and $5,000 Lockout Damages

Virginia tenants can use rent escrow or a licensed contractor for repairs, pay late fees capped at 10%, and win $5,000+ if illegally locked...

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Vermont Tenant Rights: 60-Day Rent Notice and No Application Fees

Vermont tenants get 60 days' notice of rent increases, can withhold rent for serious defects, and cannot be charged rental application fees.

Historic domed building with mountains behind in Utah

Utah Tenant Rights: 3-Day Repair Notice, Late Fee Cap, No Lockouts

Utah tenants can force repairs with a 3-day written notice, pay late fees capped at 10% or $75, and cannot be locked out without...

Fort Worth, Texas downtown towers above trees

Texas Tenant Rights: Repair Notices, Lockout Rules and SB 38

Texas tenants can repair and deduct only after strict notices, get $1,000-plus penalties for illegal lockouts, and face faster 2026 eviction rules.

Chattanooga riverfront with a blue truss bridge

Tennessee Tenant Rights: 10% Late Fee Cap and No Lockouts

Tennessee tenant rights hinge on your county: URLTA counties get a 5-day late-fee grace period, a 10% cap and 14-day notice. No lockouts statewide.

Aerial view of a small South Dakota downtown among hills

South Dakota Tenant Rights: Repair and Deduct, Rent Escrow, Caps

South Dakota tenants can repair and deduct, escrow rent for big repairs, pay at most one month's deposit, and must answer evictions in 5...

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South Carolina Tenant Rights: No Lockouts, No Repair-and-Deduct

South Carolina tenants get 24-hour entry notice, triple damages on withheld deposits and lockout penalties, but no right to repair and deduct.

Shingled cottage with a wide front porch

Rhode Island Tenant Rights: 60-Day Rent Notice, No App Fees

Rhode Island caps deposits at one month's rent, requires 60 days' notice of rent hikes (120 if over 62), bans application fees and triples...

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Pennsylvania Tenant Rights: Deposit Caps and Notice-to-Quit Rules

Pennsylvania caps deposits at two months' rent, then one; sets 10- to 30-day notices to quit (waivable by lease); and gives 10 days to...

Modern apartment towers in Portland, Oregon

Oregon Tenant Rights: Statewide Rent Cap and 90-Day Notice Rule

Oregon caps yearly rent hikes (10% for 2027), bars increases in year one, limits no-cause evictions, and allows $300 repair-and-deduct.

Canal walkway and skyline in Oklahoma City's Bricktown

Oklahoma Tenant Rights: Repair and Deduct Up to a Month’s Rent

Oklahoma renters can fix health defects worth up to one month's rent after 14 days' notice, get one day's entry notice, and cannot be...

Ohio Tenant Rights: Rent Escrow, Repairs and No Lockouts

Ohio tenants can pay rent into court escrow when repairs stall, get 24-hour entry notice, and cannot be locked out or have utilities cut...

Snowy residential street with small houses in winter

North Dakota Tenant Rights: Repair and Deduct, Treble Deposit Damages

North Dakota lets you repair and deduct or move out when repairs go undone, triples damages for withheld deposits, and bans rent control.

Aerial view of downtown Raleigh, North Carolina

North Carolina Tenant Rights: Fit Homes, No Self-Help Eviction

North Carolina requires fit, habitable rentals and bans lockouts, but bars rent withholding and lets a month-to-month lease end on 7 days' notice.

Brick apartment buildings on a tree-lined corner

New York Tenant Rights: 14-Day Rent Demand and a $50 Late Fee Cap

New York requires a 14-day rent demand before eviction, caps late fees at $50 or 5%, and adds Good Cause and rent stabilization in...

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