Landlord & Tenant Resources

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• A Tenant's Guide to the New York City Housing Court. [PDF] Covers the types of cases brought in Housing Court, service of process, court procedures, and housing repair problems. From the Asociation of the Bar of the City of New York and the Civil Court of the City of New York.
• Berkeley Rent Stabilization Board. Provides information on landlord and tenant rights and responsibilities, security deposits, habitability, repairs and rent control.
• Boulder Community Mediation Services. Features a Landlord-Tenant Handbook, model lease, check in/check out form, and more.
• California Tenants: A Guide to Residential Tenants' and Landlords' Rights and Responsibilities. Covers credit checks, inspections, rental agreements and leases, landlord disclosures, rent increases and more. From the California Department of Consumer Affairs.
• Consumer Law Help Manual: Landlord-Tenant Laws. Covers rental agreements, security deposits, subletting, evictions and other topics. From the New York State Consumer Protection Board.
• Fort Collins Landlord & Tenant Info and Handbook. Features FAQs on leases and landlord/tenant building repair and maintenance. From Fort Collins Neighborhood Services.
• Handbook for Tenants and Landlords. [PDF] Covers considerations before renting, rental or lease agreements, rent increases, maintenance and repairs, and terminating the tenancy. From the Fairfax County Tenant Landlord Commission and the Department of Cable Communications and Consumer Protection.
• Handbook for the Hawaii Residential Landlord-Tenant Code. [PDF] Covers rental agreements, security deposits, repairs, prohibited practices and more. From the Hawaii Office of Consumer Protection.
• Handbook of Landlord/Tenant Rights and Responsibilities. Covers tenant rights and responsibilities in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. From the Action for Boston Community Development Inc.
• How to File and Defend a Summary Possession Action. Explains the special procedures which apply in an action to obtain possession of a rental unit, known as an action for summary possession. From the Delaware State Courts.
• Landlord & Tenant Handbook. [PDF] Covers rental agreements, disclosures, deposits, maintenance, termination of the rental agreement, and evictions. From the 20th Judicial Circuit of Florida.
• Landlord and Tenant Handbook. Covers Nebraska law governing landlords and tenants. From Legal Aid of Nebraska.
• Landlord Tenant Handbook. [PDF] Covers tenant duties, discrimination, and lease negotiations. From the Missouri Circuit Court, 22nd Judicial Circuit.
• Landlord-Tenant. Covers the eviction process, landlord and tenant rights and responsibilities, and fair housing. From the Utah State Courts.
• Landlord-Tenant Handbook. Covers the landlord tenant relationship, maintenance, licensing requirements, leases and security deposits. From the Montgomery County Department of Housing and Community Affairs.
• Landlord/Tenant Guide. [PDF] Covers landlord/tenant relations, do's and don'ts, housing information, and relevant laws. From the University of Massachusetts Amhearst Office of Family Resources and Off Campus Housing.
• Landlord/Tenant Handbook. Covers leases, the rental period, lease termination, security deposits, code enforcement, and property maintenance. From the City of Longmont, Colorado.
• Landlord/Tenant Responsibilities [PDF] Covers tenancies, applicant screening, leases, repairs, deposits and evictions. From the Charleston Public Safety Council.
• Landlords & Property Management. Features articles and tips. By Nolo.
• Landlords and Tenants: Rights and Responsibilities. Covers inspections, security deposits, leases, disclosures, alterations, rents, repairs and lease terminations. From the Minnesota Attorney General's Office.
• Los Angeles Housing Department. Offers resources on fair housing, housing inspection, mobilehome parks, and rent stabilization.
• Missouri's Landlord-Tenant Law. [PDF] Covers the rights and responsibilities of landlords and tenants. From the Office of the Missouri Attorney General.
• New York City Rent Guidelines Board. Features housing resourced, rent guidelines, housing research and an apartment guide.
• Questions Frequently Asked by Tenants and Landlords. Covers rental property management, leases, lease termination, security deposits, repairs, evictions and discrimination. From the Georgia Department of Community Affairs.
• Reference Guide to Landlord and Tenant Law in Alberta. Covers tenantcy agreements, ending a tenancy and offences and penalties. From the Legal Studies Program at the University of Alberta.
• Renting in Vermont: Information Handbook for Tenants & Landlords. Summarizes Vermont's landlord/tenant statute, as well as some municipal laws, state regulations and Vermont Supreme Court decisions which also govern the landlord/tenant relationship. By Vermont Tenants, Inc.
• San Francisco Residential Rent Stabilization and Arbitration Board. Features rent board ordinances and rules, forms, and fact sheets on security deposits, evictions, repair problems, interest on deposits.
• Santa Monica Rent Control Board. Provides information on rent levels, negotiating a rental agreement, security deposits, and maintenance.
• South Dakota Consumer Handbook. [PDF] Includes information on landlord-tenant issues, such as rental agreements, advance rent requirements, application feeds, security deposits, tenants rights, habitability and more. From the South Dakota Attorney General's Office.
• Tenant and Landlord Introduction Packets. Covers local, state and federal laws governing tenant-landlord relations. From Baltimore Neighborhoods, Inc.
• Tenant's Rights Guide. Covers leases, lease succession, rent, habitability and repairs and tenant rights. From the New York Attorney General.
• Tenants and Landlords: A Practical Guide. [PDF] Covers lease agreements, security deposits, subleases, evictions and repair/maintenance. From the Michgan Legislature.
• Tenants' Rights in New Jersey. Covers tenant rights, security deposits, leases, breaking your lease, safe housing, rent increases, and evictions. From Legal Services of New Jersey.
• The Alabama Tenants' Handbook. [PDF] Covers leases, repairs and maintenance, evictions, and fair housing. From the Arise Citizens' Policy Project.
• The DeKalb Tenant's Handbook. [PDF] Covers the housing search, state and municpal laws regarding renting, leases, security deposits, landlord and tenant responsibilities and evictions. From the City of DeKalb, Illinois.
• The Landlord and Tenant Act: What It Means to You. [PDF] Covers rental agreements, security deposits, illegal discrimination, and evictions. From the Alaska Division of Corporations, Business, and Professional Licensing.
• The Rhode Island Landlord-Tenant Handbook. [PDF] Covers rental agreements, rent increases, landlord and tenant responsibilities, and noncompliance by either party. From Brown University.