Landlord and Tenant Law

Tenant rights and landlord disputes typically are governed by state property and contracts law. A lease or a rental agreement defines the length of the rental term, the price paid, penalties for late payments, and the amount of notice required before either the landlord or the tenant can cancel the lease. The landlord law invokes the duty to maintain the property in a reasonably safe condition in view of all the circumstances. Additionally, state or local landlord tenant law sets the requirements for evicting a tenant, which may occur for only a limited number of reasons before the tenancy expires.

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Landlord and Tenant Law Articles
State Specific Resources
- State Landlord Tenant Information
 

Articles

- Residential Leases
 - Lease Notices and Disclosures
- Renting or Leasing a Condominium
 - Landlords and Tenants in Bankruptcy
- Leasing a Mobile Home and Park Space
 - Crimes & Illegal Activities on Rental Property
- Commercial Leases
 - Terminating or Ending a Residential Lease
- Housing Discrimination and Accommodation
 - Eviction
- Tenants Associations
 - Bailments
- Rent and Rent Control
 - Megan's Law & Sex Offender Registry
- Security Deposits and Leases
 - Tax Deductions for Landlords and Tenants
- Disarm the Landlord and Avoid the Eviction Case
 - Your Rent: Due Dates, Grace Periods and Late Fees
 
Landlords
 Tenants and Roommates
- Getting a Tenant for Your Vacant Rental
 - Rights and Responsibilities of Tenants
- Rights and Responsibilities of Landlords
 - Renting a Home or Apartment Basics
- Property Management
 - Moving into a Rental
- Landlord Remedies in Disputes with Tenants
 - Landlord Duties
- Abandoned Property of Tenants or Renters
 - Tenants Remedies in Disputes with Landlords
- Insurance for Landlords
 - Roommates Rights and Liabilities

 - Your Rent, Due Dates, Grace Periods, and Late Fees
- Subleasing
- Disputes between Tenants or with Neighbors
- Lessee's Rights on Foreclosure and on Sale
- Moving out of a Rental
 
Landlord and Tenant Law FAQs
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Landlord & Tenant Forms and Videos
Forms
- Complaint to Landlord
- Eviction Notice Worksheet
- Landlord's Notice to Enter
- Late Rent Notice
- Rental Application
 - Renters Inspection Worksheet
- Security Deposit Refund Letter
- Sublease Agreement
- Tenant's Notice to Terminate Tenancy
 
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