Landlord Law Changes in 2026: State-by-State Roundup

Updated: 2026-10-27 · by MakeLease Editorial Team · First published October 27, 2026 · 10 min read

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The biggest landlord-tenant law changes of 2026 are about security deposits and eviction notices. Colorado moved to a 30-day deposit return deadline and a new treble-damages rule on January 1, 2026. California now requires you to refund a deposit electronically when the tenant paid electronically. Texas changed its nonpayment notice to a notice to pay rent or vacate for evictions filed on or after January 1, 2026. Virginia's notice to pay unpaid rent is 14 days, and Florida added fraudulent entry to its list of lease violations that can't be cured on October 1, 2026. South Dakota extended its deposit deadline to 21 days, and Louisiana gave landlords 15 extra days to send the itemized statement.

More is already on the books for 2027. Washington's and Oregon's rent caps are both 10% for calendar 2027. New disclosure rules start in Illinois, Colorado, Washington and Oregon on January 1, 2027, California's pet-policy law starts April 1, 2027, and two Virginia rules for landlords with more than four units start July 1, 2027.

This roundup groups the changes by topic. For each one it gives what changed, the effective date, who it affects, what to do and the official citation. It covers only the jurisdictions and topics MakeLease tracks: security deposits and late fees for all 50 states plus DC, and notices, rent control, disclosures and eviction notices for 15 states. It is not a list of every law change. Check your city too, because local rules can be stricter. The law-changes tracker is updated as the dataset changes, and the current rules for every state are in the landlord-tenant law dataset, with a CSV download.

Security deposits

California: move-in photos (2025) and electronic refunds (2026)

What changed: Under AB 2801, landlords have had to photograph the unit after the tenant moves out and again after repairs or cleaning since April 1, 2025. For tenancies that start on or after July 1, 2025, you must also photograph the unit at move-in. Since January 1, 2026, if the tenant paid the deposit or rent electronically, you must refund the deposit electronically unless you both agree in writing to another method.
Who it affects: Every California residential landlord.
What to do: Photograph the unit with dates at move-in, after move-out and after repairs. Keep the photos with the lease. Ask how the tenant wants the refund sent, and keep the 21-day deadline in Cal. Civ. Code § 1950.5.
More detail: California security deposit law after AB 12 and the California deposit page.

Colorado: 30 days and a new treble-damages test (2026-01-01)

What changed: HB 25-1249 changed the return deadline from "one month" to 30 days after the lease ends or the tenant surrenders the unit, whichever is later. A lease can extend that to no more than 60 days. Treble damages used to apply only to "willful" retention. They now apply to "wrongful" retention, which includes missing the deadline or keeping money in bad faith. The tenant can sue for three times the amount withheld only if you fail to refund within seven days after their written demand. Keeping 125% or more of your actual damages is presumed to be bad faith.
Who it affects: Every Colorado landlord. It applies to conduct on or after January 1, 2026.
What to do: Calendar 30 days from move-out, itemize every deduction, and answer any written demand within seven days.
Citation: C.R.S. § 38-12-103, as amended by HB 25-1249. See the Colorado law page.

Colorado: exception to the deposit cap (2027-01-01)

Colorado caps deposits at two months' rent under C.R.S. § 38-12-102.5. Starting January 1, 2027, SB 26-054 makes the cap inapplicable when the landlord bought the home from the tenant and the two signed a post-closing occupancy agreement. That is a narrow case, and the cap still applies to ordinary leases (SB 26-054).

Massachusetts: the up-front payment limit covers agents (2025-08-01)

What changed: The one-month deposit cap didn't change. What changed is that the list of what can be collected before move-in (first month, last month, a one-month deposit and the cost of a new lock and key) now binds the landlord's agent as well as the landlord. This is part of the 2025 broker-fee reform. The law also lets the state housing office authorize an optional fee in place of a deposit.
Who it affects: Massachusetts landlords and the brokers or managers working for them.
What to do: Check that your listing broker isn't charging the tenant anything beyond those items. See M.G.L. c. 186, § 15B.

Connecticut: Banking Commissioner penalties (2026-10-01)

What changed: A landlord who breaks the return or itemization rules still owes the tenant twice the deposit. As of October 1, 2026, Public Act 26-79 also lets the Banking Commissioner order a landlord to pay a civil penalty and stop the practice for violating the deposit cap, return, escrow or interest rules.
What to do: Return the deposit with interest within 21 days after the tenancy ends, or within 15 days after you receive the forwarding address if that is later (Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47a-21; P.A. 26-79).

Deadline changes in Louisiana, South Dakota, Utah and Florida

State	Effective	What changed	Citation
Louisiana	2026-08-01	The deposit is still due within one month after the lease ends, but the itemized statement for any amount kept may be sent up to 15 days after that one-month mark	La. R.S. 9:3251(A)
South Dakota	2026-07-01	21 days (was two weeks) after the tenancy ends and you receive the tenant's mailing address or delivery instructions	SDCL § 43-32-24
Utah	2025-05-07	Still 30 days, but you can now send the refund and itemization electronically by a means the renter gave you	Utah Code § 57-17-3(2)
Florida	2025-07-01	Same 15- and 30-day deadlines, but the notice of claim can go by e-mail under § 83.505 as well as certified mail	Fla. Stat. § 83.49(3)

For the deadline in every state, see security deposit laws by state and our step-by-step guide on how to return a security deposit.

Late fees

New Mexico (2025-06-20): SB 267 cut the late-fee cap from 10% to 5% of the rent for each rental period in default. The fee must be calculated on rent alone, not on deposits, other fees or utilities (NMSA 1978 § 47-8-15(D), as amended by SB 267). If your New Mexico lease still says 10%, update it.
Minnesota (2025-01-01): The cap is still 8% of the overdue payment, and the lease must say in writing when the fee applies. The 2024 amendment adds that when you have a housing assistance payments contract, the fee may be calculated only on the tenant's share of the rent (Minn. Stat. § 504B.177).

A hypothetical example: a New Mexico tenant's rent is $1,400. The maximum late fee for one late month is now $70 (5%), down from $140 (10%).

Caps for every state are on the late fee laws page.

Rent caps and rent-increase notice

Washington: statewide cap and 90-day notice (2025-05-07)

What changed: EHB 1217 took effect May 7, 2025. You can't raise rent during the first 12 months of a tenancy, and after that no more than 7% plus CPI or 10% (whichever is less) in any 12-month period. The Department of Commerce publishes the figure each year: 9.683% for 2026 and 10% for 2027. Notice of any increase went from 60 to 90 days in writing, and the increase can't take effect before the lease term ends.
Who it affects: Most Washington residential landlords. Exemptions in RCW 59.18.710 include units whose first certificate of occupancy was issued 12 or fewer years before the notice. The cap expires July 1, 2040.
Citations: RCW 59.18.700, RCW 59.18.140, Commerce figures. See the Washington law page.

Oregon: 9.5% in 2026, 10% in 2027

Oregon caps increases at 7% plus CPI or 10%, whichever is lower, for units whose first certificate of occupancy was issued at least 15 years before the notice. The Office of Economic Analysis set the maximum at 9.5% for 2026 and 10% for 2027 (ORS 90.323; OEA). See the Oregon law page.

For how to work out an increase and send the notice, read how much can a landlord raise rent or use the rent increase notice.

Virginia: 90-day increase notice for larger landlords (2027-07-01)

Starting July 1, 2027, HB 678 (2026 Va. Acts ch. 1066) requires a landlord who owns more than four units, or more than a 10% interest in more than four units, to give written notice of a rent increase at least 90 days before the lease term ends. The renewal tenant must be given a deadline at least 30 days after delivery to say whether they will renew. Notice of nonrenewal stays at 60 days (HB 678).

Notices and eviction

Texas (2026-01-01): SB 38 changed the nonpayment notice. For eviction suits filed on or after January 1, 2026, if the tenant wasn't late before the month of the notice, the written notice must be a notice to pay rent or vacate. A tenant who was late before can get either form. The default notice period is still 3 days unless the lease sets another (Tex. Prop. Code § 24.005; SB 38). See the Texas law page.
Virginia (2026-07-01): Since July 1, 2026, before ending a tenancy for unpaid rent, you must serve a written notice giving the tenant 14 days to pay (Va. Code § 55.1-1245(F)).
Virginia (2027-07-01): Under HB 95 (2026 Va. Acts ch. 1105), a landlord with more than four units whose tenant owes no more than one month's rent plus late charges must use the 14-day notice to offer a payment plan. The plan is equal monthly installments over six months or the rest of the term, whichever is shorter, with no new late fees while the tenant pays on time. You only have to offer it once per lease term (HB 95). See the Virginia law page.
Florida (2026-10-01): The 7-day notice to cure still applies to curable lease violations. Chapter 2026-143 adds fraudulent entry of a dwelling (under § 817.537(2)) to the examples of violations the tenant gets no chance to cure. For those, you can give a 7-day notice to vacate (Fla. Stat. § 83.56(2)).

For month-to-month termination notice periods, see notice to vacate by state.

Disclosures and fees

Already in effect

Texas (2025-09-01): SB 2349 lets you give the floodplain notices as a lease paragraph or an addendum, or in a separate document as before. Leases under 30 days and short pre- or post-closing occupancies are exempt (Tex. Prop. Code § 92.0135; SB 2349).
Florida (2025-10-01): New § 83.512 requires a flood disclosure, on a separate document, at or before signing any lease of one year or longer. It states whether you know of past flood damage, have filed flood claims or have received flood assistance (Fla. Stat. § 83.512).

Coming in 2027

State	Effective	New rule	Who it affects
Illinois	2027-01-01	Every non-optional fee must be on the first page of the lease, or the tenant doesn't owe it. Listings and leases must say whether utilities are included. Application fees over $50 are banned, except a pass-through of a higher third-party background check cost under set conditions, and other listed "junk fees" are banned too	Leases signed after the effective date. Owner-occupied buildings of 6 or fewer units are exempt (P.A. 104-479)
Colorado	2027-01-01	Every rental application must say what information you will access for screening, describe the factors you consider (credit, rental history, income, criminal background if applicable) and name any third-party screening service	All Colorado landlords (HB 26-1196)
Washington	Leases after 2026-12-31	Disclose that the property may be in a flood hazard area, that your insurance doesn't cover the tenant's belongings, and that county flood information is available	All Washington landlords (SSB 6237)
Oregon	2027-01-01	If the unit's drinking water comes from an exempt well in a ground water management area, give written notice with the latest test results (arsenic, coliform bacteria, lead, nitrates)	Landlords of those well-served units (HB 3525)
California	2027-04-01	Have a written pet policy, link it in online listings and give it with each rental application. An applicant who paid a screening fee without seeing it may get a refund	All California landlords (SB 1296)

What to do before January 1, 2027: if you rent in Illinois, move every required fee onto page one of your lease template. In Colorado, add the screening notice to your rental application form. In Washington, add the three flood and insurance statements to new leases. California landlords who allow pets can start a written policy now with a pet addendum.

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Full list

This table is generated from the MakeLease state-law dataset. It lists every tracked rule that took effect in 2025 or 2026, or that is enacted with a future effective date.

Effective	State	Topic	Rule	Source
2025-01-01	Minnesota	Late fee limit	A late fee is allowed only if the lease says so in writing and states when it applies, and it may not exceed 8% of the overdue rent payment (Minn. Stat. § 504B.177).	Minn. Stat. § 504B.177
2025-05-07	Utah	Deposit return deadline	Landlords must mail, deliver, or electronically send the deposit balance, any prepaid-rent balance, and an itemized notice of deductions within 30 days after the renter vacates and returns possession (Utah Code § 57-17-3(2)).	Utah Code § 57-17-3(2) (eff. May 7, 2025)
2025-05-07	Washington	Rent increase notice	Give at least 90 days' prior written notice of any rent increase on the state form, and the increase cannot take effect before the lease term ends (RCW 59.18.140(3); RCW 59.18.720).	RCW 59.18.140(3)
2025-05-07	Washington	Rent increase limits	Landlords may not raise rent during the first 12 months of a tenancy or by more than 7% plus CPI or 10% (whichever is less; 9.683% for 2026 and 10% for 2027 per Commerce) in any 12-month period unless an exemption such as a building under 12 years old applies, and cities are barred from adopting their own rent control (RCW 59.18.700-.710; RCW 35.21.830).	RCW 59.18.700
2025-06-20	New Mexico	Late fee limit	If the lease provides for one, a late fee may not exceed 5% of the rent for each rental period in default, must be calculated on rent alone, and must be noticed by the last day of the following rental period (NMSA 1978 § 47-8-15(D)).	NMSA 1978 § 47-8-15(D), as amended by Laws 2025, ch. 122, § 6 (SB 267)
2025-07-01	Florida	Deposit return deadline	Return the deposit within 15 days after the lease ends and the tenant vacates if you make no claim; to keep any part, send written notice of the claim by certified mail (or agreed e-mail) within 30 days, then return any balance within 30 days of that notice if the tenant does not object within 15 days (Fla. Stat. § 83.49(3)(a)-(b)).	Fla. Stat. § 83.49(3)(a)-(b)
2025-08-01	Massachusetts	Deposit limit	Landlords may collect a security deposit of no more than one month's rent, and up front may charge only first month's rent, last month's rent, that deposit and the cost of a new lock and key (M.G.L. c. 186, § 15B(1)(b)).	M.G.L. c. 186, § 15B(1)(b), (d)
2025-08-28	Missouri	Rent increase limits	Missouri has no rent control, and state law bars cities and counties from regulating rent amounts or capping security deposits on private rental property (RSMo § 441.043).	RSMo § 441.043
2025-09-01	Texas	Required disclosures	Texas leases must include floodplain notices, bold or underlined repair-remedy language and early-termination-rights language, and landlords must give an emergency phone number, any parking rules, owner and manager details on request, and a lease copy within 3 business days (Tex. Prop. Code §§ 92.0135, 92.056(g), 92.016, 92.020, 92.0131, 92.201, 92.024).	Tex. Prop. Code ch. 92
2025-09-03	Nebraska	Rent increase limits	Nebraska has no rent control, and since 2025 cities, villages and counties may not adopt or enforce ordinances imposing rent controls on private property; any such ordinance is void (Neb. Rev. Stat. § 13-331).	Neb. Rev. Stat. § 13-331
2025-09-26	Oregon	Ending a month-to-month tenancy	A landlord may end a month-to-month tenancy without cause on 30 days' written notice only in the first year of occupancy; after that, only for tenant cause or a qualifying landlord reason with 90 days' notice and (for landlords with 5+ units) one month's rent, while tenants may always give 30 days' notice (ORS 90.427(3), (5)–(6)).	ORS 90.427(3)–(8)
2025-10-01	Florida	Required disclosures	Before or at lease signing, give the landlord/agent name and address, the radon notice, the flood disclosure for leases of a year or more, and the federal lead-paint disclosure for pre-1978 housing, plus the deposit-holding notice within 30 days if you rent 5+ units (Fla. Stat. §§ 83.50, 83.49(2), 83.512, 404.056(5)).	Fla. Stat. § 83.50
2025-10-01	Maryland	Entry notice	Since Oct. 1, 2025, Maryland landlords must give written notice at least 24 hours before entering, stating the date, approximate time and purpose, and may enter only 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Saturday unless the tenant agrees otherwise or there is an emergency (Md. Code, Real Prop. § 8-221).	Md. Code, Real Prop. § 8-221
2025-12-31	District of Columbia	Eviction notice for unpaid rent	To evict for unpaid rent of $600 or more, give the statutory past-due-rent notice with a ledger at least 10 days before filing, by certified mail plus hand delivery or posting; because the required notice wording still tells the tenant they have 30 days to pay, the safest course is to wait 30 days (D.C. Code § 42-3505.01(a-1)).	D.C. Code § 42-3505.01(a), (a-1)
2026-01-01	California	Deposit return deadline	Landlords must return the deposit, with an itemized statement of any deductions, no later than 21 calendar days after the tenant vacates (Cal. Civ. Code § 1950.5(h)(1)).	Cal. Civ. Code § 1950.5(h)(1), (h)(3)
2026-01-01	Colorado	Deposit return deadline	Return the deposit, minus any itemized deductions, within 30 days after the lease ends or the tenant surrenders the unit, whichever is later; a lease can extend this to no more than 60 days (C.R.S. § 38-12-103(1)(a), as amended by HB 25-1249).	C.R.S. § 38-12-103(1)(a), as amended by HB 25-1249 (2025 Colo. Sess. Laws ch. 401)
2026-01-01	Colorado	Deposit penalty	A landlord who wrongfully keeps a deposit, such as by missing the deadline, giving vague reasons or keeping it in bad faith, owes three times the amount withheld plus attorney fees, but only if it does not refund within 7 days after the tenant's written demand (C.R.S. § 38-12-103(2)-(3.5)).	C.R.S. § 38-12-103(2), (2.5), (3), (3.5), as amended by HB 25-1249
2026-01-01	Connecticut	Rent increase limits	Connecticut caps no rents statewide, but local fair rent commissions, required in towns of 15,000 or more residents by Jan. 1, 2028, can hear complaints and limit an excessive rent or increase to a fair amount (Conn. Gen. Stat. §§ 7-148b(b)-(c), 7-148d(a)).	Conn. Gen. Stat. § 7-148b (2026 Supplement)
2026-01-01	Texas	Eviction notice for unpaid rent	For nonpayment, a landlord must give at least 3 days' written notice before filing, and if the tenant was not late before that month the notice must be a notice to pay rent or vacate, unless the lease sets a different period (Tex. Prop. Code § 24.005(a)).	Tex. Prop. Code § 24.005(a), (f-3)
2026-02-05	Hawaii	Eviction notice for unpaid rent	Serve a written 10-calendar-day notice to pay rent that includes the statutory contents and send a copy to a state-funded mediation center; if the tenant schedules mediation within the 10 days, the landlord may not file until 20 days after the tenant received the notice (Haw. Rev. Stat. § 521-68, effective Feb. 5, 2026).	Haw. Rev. Stat. § 521-68(a)-(d), (i) (version effective Feb. 5, 2026)
2026-07-01	South Dakota	Deposit return deadline	Landlords must return the deposit, or give a written statement of the specific reasons for keeping any of it, within 21 days after the tenancy ends and the tenant provides a mailing address or delivery instructions (SDCL § 43-32-24).	SDCL § 43-32-24 (as amended by SL 2026, ch 179)
2026-07-01	Virginia	Eviction notice for unpaid rent	Before terminating for unpaid rent, landlords must serve a written notice giving the tenant 14 days to pay (Va. Code § 55.1-1245(F)).	Va. Code § 55.1-1245(F)
2026-08-01	Louisiana	Deposit return deadline	Landlords must return the deposit within one month after the lease terminates; since Aug. 1, 2026 the itemized statement for any amount kept may be sent up to 15 days after that one-month mark (La. R.S. 9:3251(A)).	La. R.S. 9:3251(A)
2026-09-01	Delaware	Eviction notice for unpaid rent	Once the 5-day late-fee grace period has passed, a landlord may demand the past-due rent in writing and, since Sept. 1, 2026, must give the tenant at least 7 days after the notice to pay before filing for summary possession; full payment before filing ends the case (25 Del. C. § 5502(a), (c)).	25 Del. C. § 5502(a), (c)-(d)
2026-10-01	Connecticut	Deposit penalty	A landlord who misses the return or itemization rules owes the tenant twice the security deposit, or the greater of $10 or twice the interest if only interest was withheld (Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47a-21(d)(2), (k)).	Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47a-21(d)(2), (j), (k)
2026-10-01	Florida	Eviction notice for lease violations	For a curable lease violation, give a 7-day written notice to cure; for incurable violations (e.g., intentional property damage, repeated violations within 12 months, or fraudulent entry), give a 7-day notice to vacate with no right to cure (Fla. Stat. § 83.56(2)).	Fla. Stat. § 83.56(2)
2027-01-01 (enacted, not yet in effect)	Colorado	Deposit limit	The two-month cap will not apply when landlord and tenant have executed a post-closing occupancy agreement under a purchase contract in which the landlord bought the home from the tenant.	SB 26-054
2027-01-01 (enacted, not yet in effect)	Colorado	Required disclosures	Every rental application must say what information and data the landlord will access for screening, describe the factors considered (credit history, rental history, income and criminal background, if applicable), and state whether a third-party screening service is used and name it (C.R.S. § 38-12-904(1.7)).	HB 26-1196
2027-01-01 (enacted, not yet in effect)	Illinois	Required disclosures	All non-optional fees must appear on the first page of the lease (or the tenant is not liable for them) and in listings; lease or listing must state whether utilities are included in rent; bans application fees over $50 and many junk fees. Applies to leases entered after the effective date; exempts owner-occupied premises of 6 or fewer units.	HB 3564 (P.A. 104-479), adding 765 ILCS 705/35
2027-01-01 (enacted, not yet in effect)	Oregon	Rent increase limits	Maximum allowable rent increase for calendar 2027 is 10% (the 10% ceiling applies).	ORS 90.324 annual calculation (OEA, published Sept. 2026)
2027-01-01 (enacted, not yet in effect)	Oregon	Required disclosures	For units that get drinking water from an exempt well inside a ground water management area, landlords must give written notice of the well, the latest test results (arsenic, coliform, lead, nitrates) and the next test date before signing, and share later test results within 30 days.	HB 3525 (2025 Or. Laws c.574), new ORS 90.321
2027-01-01 (enacted, not yet in effect)	Washington	Required disclosures	SSB 6237 took effect June 11, 2026, but its disclosures apply only to leases entered into after December 31, 2026: landlords must disclose that the property may be in a special flood hazard area or area of potential flooding, that the landlord's insurance does not cover the tenant's belongings (suggesting renter's and flood insurance), and that county hazard/flood information is available (RCW 59.18.060(13)).	SSB 6237 (Laws of 2026, ch. 234)
2027-04-01 (enacted, not yet in effect)	California	Required disclosures	Landlords must have a written pet policy or pet addendum, link it in online listings and give a copy with every rental application; applicants charged a screening fee without it may get a refund.	SB 1296 (Stats. 2026, ch. 1025) — Civ. Code § 1942.7.5
2027-07-01 (enacted, not yet in effect)	Virginia	Rent increase notice	Landlords with more than four units must give written notice of a rent increase at least 90 days before the lease term ends, with a renewal-response deadline at least 30 days after delivery; nonrenewal notice stays at 60 days.	2026 HB 678 (2026 Va. Acts ch. 1066)
2027-07-01 (enacted, not yet in effect)	Virginia	Eviction notice for unpaid rent	Landlords with more than four units must, when arrears are no more than one month's rent plus late charges, serve a 14-day notice offering a payment plan (equal monthly installments over the lesser of six months or the remaining term, no added late fees while current); offered once per lease term.	2026 HB 95 (2026 Va. Acts ch. 1105)
2028-02-04 (enacted, not yet in effect)	Hawaii	Eviction notice for unpaid rent	The mediation pilot ends: § 521-68 returns to its pre-2026 text, except that the Act's changes to subsection (a) stay. The 10-calendar-day notice and the posting and mailing receipt rules continue, but the required notice contents, the copy to a mediation center and the 20-day filing wait end.	Act 278, SLH 2025 (S.B. 825), § 7(2)

Generated from the MakeLease state-law dataset (51 jurisdictions, statutes last checked 2026-10-30). Researched and cited by MakeLease · not yet attorney-reviewed. City and county rules can be stricter.

The table covers deposits and late fees for all 51 jurisdictions, plus notices, rent control, disclosures and eviction notices for the 15 states with full coverage. It doesn't include city ordinances or topics MakeLease doesn't track, such as habitability, fair housing or licensing. Check your city and your state's legislature for anything outside that scope.

How to stay current

Review your lease template once a year, before January 1 and again before July 1, because those are the most common effective dates.
Check deposit deadlines and late-fee caps whenever you rent in a new state, using the landlord-tenant law hub.
When a lease renews, treat it as a new lease and update the disclosures. Several 2027 rules apply only to leases signed after the effective date.
Bookmark the law-changes tracker for new entries.

Sources

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Frequently asked questions

Does a new landlord law apply to a lease I signed before it took effect?

It depends on the law. Some apply only to leases entered into after the effective date (Illinois HB 3564 and Washington SSB 6237, for example), while others, like Colorado's deposit rules, apply to conduct on or after the effective date, so they reach existing tenancies when the tenant moves out.

What are the maximum rent increases in Washington and Oregon for 2027?

Both are 10% for calendar 2027, because 7% plus CPI came out above the 10% ceiling in each state. For 2026 the limits were 9.683% in Washington and 9.5% in Oregon, and exemptions apply to newer buildings.

Which month should I review my lease template for new laws?

Review it in December and June. Most of the changes in this roundup took effect on January 1 or July 1, with a few on other dates such as October 1 in Connecticut and Florida.

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