As a landlord, understanding your rights and obligations and your tenants’ rights is a cornerstone to operating a successful rental property. These issues include everything from lease renewals and addendums to rent increase notices, landlord rights, tenant rights, eviction notices and fair housing.

Landlord-tenant laws are maintained at state and local levels and can vary and change rapidly. Some laws are maintained at the federal level and administered locally. These laws include those related to preventing discriminatory housing practices. They are dictated by the Fair Housing Act and administered by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), which also administers Section 8 vouchers.

This guide is intended to direct you to the most up-to-date landlord-tenant laws for your state.

NOTE: This guide is for informational purposes only. Zillow Group, Inc. does not make any guarantees about the sufficiency of the information in or linked to from this guide, or that it’s compliant with current, applicable, or local laws. Landlord-tenant laws change rapidly and may be regulated at the federal, state, and local levels. This resource is not a substitute for the advice or service of an attorney; you should not rely on this resource for any purpose without consulting with a licensed attorney in your jurisdiction.

Landlord-tenant state laws

• Arizona

  
  

• California

  
  

• Florida

  
  

• Georgia

  
  

• Illinois

  
  

• Massachusetts

  
  

• New York

  
  

• Oregon

  
  

• Pennsylvania

  
  

• Texas

  
  

• Washington

  
  

• Washington, D.C.

  
  

 (More states coming soon!)