Landlord-Tenant Law
Landlord-tenant law governs the rental and leasing of both residential and commercial property in the United States. Landlord-tenant law often varies by state but most states base their statutory law on either the Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act or the Model Residential Landlord-Tenant Code. Federal statutory law focuses on the prevention of discrimination—as it relates to the landlord-tenant relationship—and becomes relevant during times of national/regional emergencies.
The legal relationship between a landlord and tenant is based on both contract and property law. The landlord through a contractual agreement provides the tenant a limited property interest in the land for a set perid of time before the property interest is transferred back to the landlord. While the four types of landlord-tenant relationships are almost always true, they are subject to state law and local statutes, as well as the lease agreement between the landlord and the tenant.
Landlord-Tenant Laws & Statutes by State
- Alabama (AL)
Ala. Code §§ 35-9-1 to 35-9-100; 35-9A-101 to 35-9A-603 - Alaska (AK)
Alaska Stat. §§ 34.03.010 to 34.03.380 - Arizona (AZ)
Ariz. Rev. Stat. Ann. §§ 12-1171 to 12-1183; 33-1301 to 33-1381; 33-301 to 33-381 - Arkansas (AR)
Ark. Code Ann. §§ 18-16-101 to 18-16-306; 18-16-501 to 18-16-509; 18-17-101 to 18-17
-913 - California (CA
Cal. Civ. Code §§ 1925 to 1954.05; 1954.50 to 1954.605; 1961 to
1995.340 - Colorado (CO)
Colo. Rev. Stat. §§ 38-12-101 to 38-12-104; 38-12-301 to 38-12-302; 38-12-401 to
38-12-402; 38-12-501 to 38-12-511; 38-12-701; 13-40-101 to 13-40-123 - Connecticut (CT)
Conn. Gen. Stat. Ann. §§ 47a-1 to 47a-74 - Delaware (DE)
Del. Code Ann. tit. 25, §§ 5101 to 5907 - Dist. of Columbia
Dist. of Columbia - Florida (FL)
Fla. Stat. Ann. §§ 83.40 to 83.683 - Georgia (GA)
Ga. Code Ann. §§ 44-7-1 to 44-7-81 - Hawaii (HI)
Haw. Rev. Stat. §§ 521-1 to 521-82 - Idaho (ID)
Idaho Code §§ 6-301 to 6-324; §§ 55-208 to 55-308 - Illinois (IL)
735 Ill. Comp. Stat. §§ 5/9-201 to 321; 765 Ill. Comp. Stat. §§ 705/0.01 to 742/30;
765 Ill. Comp. Stat. §§ 750/1 to 750/35 - Indiana (IN)
Ind. Code Ann. §§ 32-31-1-1 to 32-31-9-15; 36-1-24.2-1 to 36-1-24.2-4 - Iowa (IA)
Iowa Code Ann. §§ 562A.1 to 562A.37 - Kansas (KS)
Kan. Stat. Ann. §§ 58-2501 to 58-2573 - Kentucky (KY)
Ky. Rev. Stat. Ann. §§ 383.010 to 383.715 - Louisiana (LA)
La. Rev. Stat. Ann. §§ 9:3251 to 9:3261; La. Civ.Code Ann. art. 2668 to 2729 - Maine (ME)
Me. Rev. Stat. Ann. tit. 14, §§ 6000 to 6046 - Maryland (MD)
Md. Code Ann. [Real Prop.] §§ 8-101 to 8-604 - Massachusetts (MA)
Mass. Gen. Laws Ann. ch. 186, §§ 1A to 29; ch. 186a, §§ 1 to 6 - Michigan (MI)
Mich. Comp. Laws §§ 554.131 to 554.201; 554.601 to 554.641 - Minnesota (MN)
Minn. Stat. §504.22 subd. 4(a) - Mississippi (MS)
Miss. Code Ann. §§ 89-7-1 to 89-8-29 - Missouri (MO)
Mo. Rev. Stat. §§ 441.005 to 441.880; §§ 535.010 to 535.300 - Montana (MT)
Mont. Code Ann. §§ 70-24-101 to 70-27-117 - Nebraska (NE)
Neb. Rev. Stat. §§ 76-1401 to 76-1449 - Nevada (NV)
Nev. Rev. Stat. Ann. §§ 118A.010 to 118A.530; 40.215 to 40.425 - New Hampshire (NH)
N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. §§ 540:1 to 540:29; 540-A:1 to 540-A:8; 540-B:1 to 540-B:10 - New Jersey (NJ)
N.J. Stat. Ann. §§ 46:8-1 to 46:8-50; 2A:42-1 to 42-96 - New Mexico (NM)
N.M. Stat. Ann. §§ 47-8-1 to 47-8-51 - New York (NY)
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 §§ 7-101 to 7-109 - North Carolina (NC)
N.C. Gen. Stat. §§ 42-1 to 42-14.2; 42-25.6 to 42-76 - North Dakota (ND)
N.D. Cent. Code §§ 47-16-01 to 47-16-41 - Ohio (OH)
Ohio Rev. Code Ann. §§ 5321.01 to 5321.19 - Oklahoma (OK)
Okla. Stat. Ann. tit. 41, §§ 101 to 136 (Non-residential Tenant Act) - Oregon (OR)
Or. Rev. Stat. §§ 90.100 to 91.225 - Pennsylvania (PA)
68 Pa. Cons. Stat. Ann. §§ 250.101 to 399.18 - Rhode Island (RI)
R.I. Gen. Laws §§ 34-18-1 to 34-18-57 - South Carolina (SC)
S.C. Code Ann. §§ 27-40-10 to 27-40-940 - South Dakota (SD)
S.D. Codified Laws Ann. §§ 43-32-1 to 43-32-32 - Tennessee (TN)
Tenn. Code Ann. §§ 66-28-101 to 66-28-521 - Texas (TX)
Tex. Prop. Code Ann. §§ 91.001 to 92.355 - Utah (UT)
Utah Code Ann. §§ 57-17-1 to 57-17-5, 57-22-1 to 57-22-7 - Vermont (VT)
Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 9, §§ 4451 to 4469a - Virginia (VA)
Va. Code Ann. §§ 55-217 to 55-248.40 - Washington (WA)
Wash. Rev. Code Ann. §§ 59.04.010 to 59.18.912 - West Virginia (WV)
W.Va. Code §§ 37-6-1 to 37-6A-6 - Wisconsin (WI)
Wis. Stat. Ann. §§ 704.01 to 704.95; Wis. Admin. Code ATCP §§ 134.01 to 134.10 - Wyoming (WI)
Wyo. Stat. §§ 1-21-1201 to 1-21-1211; 34-2-128 to 34-2-129
