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Chart: Landlord-Tenant Statutes, State by State
To help you research your state laws, here's a listing of landlord-tenant codes for the 50 states.
Because landlord-tenant laws vary significantly depending on where you live, it's important to check your state laws for specifics. Here are some of the key statutes pertaining to landlord-tenant law in each state. To find these statutes, go to Nolo's State Research page and click on your state.
State | Statute |
Alabama | Ala. Code §§ 35-9-1 to 35-9-100; 35-9A-101 |
Alaska | Alaska Stat. §§ 34.03.010 to 34.03.380 |
Arizona | Ariz. Rev. Stat. Ann. §§ 12-1171 to 12-1183; §§ 33-1301 to 33-1381; 33-301 to 33-381 |
Arkansas | Ark. Code Ann. §§ 18-16-101 to 18-16-306; 18-17-101 to 18-17-913 |
California | Cal. Civ. Code §§ 1925 to 1954, 1961 to 1962.7 |
Colorado | Colo. Rev. Stat. §§ 38-12-101 to 38-12-104, 38-12-301 to 38-12-302, 13-40-101 to 13-40-123 |
Connecticut | Conn. Gen. Stat. Ann. §§ 47a-1 to 47a-74 |
Delaware | Del. Code Ann. tit. 25, §§ 5101 to 5907 |
District of Columbia | D.C. Code Ann. §§ 42-3201 to 42-3610; D.C. Mun. Regs., tit. 14, §§ 300 to 311 |
Florida | Fla. Stat. Ann. §§ 83.40 to 83.682 |
Georgia | Ga. Code Ann. §§ 44-7-1 to 44-7-81 |
Hawaii | Haw. Rev. Stat. §§ 521-1 to 521-78 |
Idaho | Idaho Code §§ 6-201 to 6-324, §§ 55-208 to 55-308 |
Illinois | 735 Ill. Com. Stat. §§ 5/9-201 to 321 & 765 Ill. Comp. Stat. §§ 705/0.01 to 742/30 |
Indiana | Ind. Code Ann. §§ 32-31-1-1 to 32-31-9-15 |
Iowa | Iowa Code Ann. §§ 562A.1 to 562A.37 |
Kansas | Kan. Stat. Ann. §§ 58-2501 to 58-2573 |
Kentucky | Ky. Rev. Stat. Ann. §§ 383.010 to 383.715 |
Louisiana | La. Rev. Stat. Ann. §§ 9:3251 to 9:3261; La. Civ. Code Ann. art. 2668 to 2729 |
Maine | Me. Rev. Stat. Ann. tit. 14, §§ 6001 to 6046 |
Maryland | Md. Code Ann. [Real Prop.] §§ 8-101 to 8-604 |
Massachusetts | Mass. Gen. Laws Ann. ch. 186, §§ 1 to 22 |
Michigan | Mich. Comp. Laws §§ 554.131 to .201 & 554.601 to 554.641 |
Minnesota | Minn. Stat. Ann. §§ 504B.001 to 504B.471 |
Mississippi | Miss. Code Ann. §§ 89-7-1 to 89-8-27 |
Missouri | Mo. Rev. Stat. §§ 441.005 to 441.880, §§ 535.150 to 535.300 |
Montana | Mont. Code Ann. §§ 70-24-101 to 70-26-110 |
Nebraska | Neb. Rev. Stat. §§ 76-1401 to 76-1449 |
Nevada | Nev. Rev. Stat. Ann. §§ 118A.010 to 118A.520; 40.215 to 40.280 |
New Hampshire | N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. §§ 540:1 to 540:29, 540-A:1 to 540-A:8 |
New Jersey | N.J. Stat. Ann. §§ 46:8-1 to 46:8-50; 2A:42-1 to 42-96 |
New Mexico | N.M. Stat. Ann. §§ 47-8-1 to 47-8-51 |
New York | N.Y. Real Prop. Law §§ 220 to 238; Real Prop. Acts §§ 701 to 853; Mult. Dwell. Law (all); Mult. Res. Law (all); Gen. Oblig. Law §§ 7-103 to 7-109 |
North Carolina | N.C. Gen. Stat. §§ 42-1 to 42-14.2, 42-25.6 to 42-76 |
North Dakota | N.D. Cent. Code §§ 47-16-01 to 47-16-41 |
Ohio | Ohio Rev. Code Ann. §§ 5321.01 to 5321.19 |
Oklahoma | Okla. Stat. Ann. tit. 41, §§ 101 to 136 |
Oregon | Or. Rev. Stat. §§ 90.100 to 91.225 |
Pennsylvania | 68 Pa. Cons. Stat. Ann. §§ 250.101; 399.18 |
Rhode Island | R.I. Gen. Laws §§ 34-18-1 to 34-18-57 |
South Carolina | S.C. Code Ann. §§ 27-40-10 to 27-40-940 |
South Dakota | S.D. Codified Laws Ann. §§ 43-32-1 to 43-32-30 |
Tennessee | Tenn. Code Ann. §§ 66-28-101 to 66-28-521 |
Texas | Tex. Prop. Code Ann. §§ 91.001 to 92.354 |
Utah | Utah Code Ann. §§ 57-17-1 to 57-17-5, 57-22-1 to 57-22-6 |
Vermont | Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 9, §§ 4451 to 4468 |
Virginia | Va. Code Ann. §§ 55-218.1 to 55-248.40 |
Washington | Wash. Rev. Code Ann. §§ 59.04.010 to 59.04.900, 59.18.010 to 59.18.911 |
West Virginia | W.Va. Code §§ 37-6-1 to 37-6-30 |
Wisconsin | Wis. Stat. Ann. §§ 704.01 to 704.50; Wis. Admin. Code 134.01 to 134.10 |
Wyoming | Wyo. Stat. §§ 1-21-1201 to 1-21-1211, §§ 34-2-128 to 34-2-129 |
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