Landlord-Tenant Law Changes, 2024–2027

Coming into effect

• December 21, 2026 · Pennsylvania · Applications and screening

  Rental application fees limited to actual cost

  A landlord or agent may charge only a rental application fee reasonably related to the actual administrative cost of processing the application, and may not use application fees as a general revenue source. The Act neither requires nor bans application fees.

  HB 558, Act 67 of 2026 · Source: Landlord and Tenant Act of 1951 § 207 (added by HB 558, PN 3170), HB 558 bill history: approved by the Governor Oct. 22, 2026, Act 67 of 2026, 2026 Act 67 law information (Effective 60 DAYS) · Pennsylvania landlord-tenant law, Pennsylvania security deposit law

• December 21, 2026 · Pennsylvania · Required disclosures

  Leases must disclose parking and parking fees

  The lease must say whether parking is provided and, if so, whether there is a fee and how much it is. Saying nothing counts as a disclosure that no parking is provided. A parking fee cannot be changed or added during the lease unless parking availability changes or a third-party pass-through fee changes. Tenants can sue in magisterial district court, and a landlord found in violation pays the tenant's parking costs for the lease term.

  HB 344, Act 64 of 2026 · Source: Landlord and Tenant Act of 1951 § 207 (added by HB 344, PN 3169), HB 344 bill history: approved by the Governor Oct. 22, 2026, Act 64 of 2026, 2026 Act 64 law information (Effective 60 DAYS) · Pennsylvania landlord-tenant law, Pennsylvania security deposit law

• January 1, 2027 · Washington · Landlord entry

  Smart locks: non-app key option, privacy policy

  Landlords whose buildings use smart access systems (key cards, phone apps or biometric scanners) must, on request, give the tenant an alternative key that does not use biometrics or a phone app (such as a fob, physical key or keypad code), give a written privacy policy at lease signing or within five days of installation, and collect only the minimum user data needed (RCW 59.18.750, .755, .760).

  ESSB 5937 (Laws of 2026, ch. 55) · Source: RCW 59.18.750–.760 (effective Jan. 1, 2027), SSB 5937 session law (Laws of 2026, ch. 55), SB 5937 bill status (effective 1/1/2027) · Washington landlord-tenant law, Washington security deposit law

• January 1, 2027 · Washington · Required disclosures

  Required lease disclosures changing

  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)).

  Source: SSB 6237 (Laws of 2026, ch. 234) · Washington landlord-tenant law, Washington security deposit law

• January 1, 2027 · Virginia · Other

  Expanded ban on retaliation

  The anti-retaliation rule is rewritten to add protected tenant activities (complaints to news media, written complaints or actions under the lease, the VRLTA or fair-housing laws, testifying in administrative proceedings) and more prohibited landlord actions (raising fees, selective enforcement or rule changes, harassment or coercion, refusing to renew a voucher holder), while adding new safe harbors such as rent or fee increases under the lease, rule changes applied to all tenants, and prior termination notices; the sentence putting the burden of proving retaliatory intent on the tenant is removed (Va. Code § 55.1-1258).

  HB 329 (2026 Va. Acts ch. 1111) · Source: Va. Code § 55.1-1258, 2026 Va. Acts ch. 1111 (HB 329) · Virginia landlord-tenant law, Virginia security deposit law

• January 1, 2027 · Oregon · Rent control and rent caps

  Rent control and rent caps changing

  Maximum allowable rent increase for calendar 2027 is 10% (the 10% ceiling applies).

  Source: ORS 90.324 annual calculation (OEA, published Sept. 2026) · Oregon landlord-tenant law, Oregon security deposit law

• January 1, 2027 · Oregon · Other

  Converting to nonsmoking on 180 days' notice

  Landlords of units that share a wall (or are in certain planned developments) may change the smoking policy to ban smoking inside units and interior common areas for existing tenants without their consent if they give at least 180 days' written notice, post a designated smoking area on the premises, exclude accessible units, and wait until a fixed term ends (ORS 90.262(2)(b); ORS 479.305).

  HB 4120 (2026 Or. Laws c.60) · Source: 2026 Or. Laws c.60 (HB 4120), HB 4120 enrolled text (OLIS), Oregon Real Estate Agency 2026 legislative update · Oregon landlord-tenant law, Oregon security deposit law

• January 1, 2027 · Illinois · Required disclosures

  Required lease disclosures changing

  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.

  Source: HB 3564 (P.A. 104-479), adding 765 ILCS 705/35 · Illinois landlord-tenant law, Illinois security deposit law

• January 1, 2027 · Illinois · Security deposits

  Nonrefundable fees changing

  Non-optional fees must be on the lease's first page or the tenant need not pay them; bans application fees over $50 (with a third-party background-check exception), lease renewal fees, pre-judgment eviction-notice fees, maintenance and walk-through fees and similar charges; renaming a fee does not avoid the ban; owner-occupied premises of 6 or fewer units are exempt.

  Source: HB 3564 (P.A. 104-479), adding 765 ILCS 705/35 · Illinois landlord-tenant law, Illinois security deposit law

• January 1, 2027 · Illinois · Security deposits

  Move-in condition checklist changing

  For leases entered after the effective date (owner-occupied buildings of 6 or fewer units exempt), landlords may not charge a fee for an in-person move-in or move-out walk-through.

  Source: HB 3564 (P.A. 104-479), adding 765 ILCS 705/35(c)(11) · Illinois landlord-tenant law, Illinois security deposit law

• January 1, 2027 · Georgia · Eviction

  Courts may seal dispossessory (eviction) records

  On motion and after a hearing, a court may make all records of a dispossessory case unavailable to the public if the tenant won, paid the judgment in full with interest and costs, or 7 years have passed since a dismissal or a paid judgment. Landlords can still pursue unpaid amounts in a separate action or through collections.

  SB 406, Georgia Property Owners' Bill of Rights Act (2026) · Source: O.C.G.A. § 44-7-50(e) (SB 406 § 8; § 9(a) effective date) · Georgia landlord-tenant law, Georgia security deposit law

• January 1, 2027 · Colorado · Security deposits

  Security deposit limit changing

  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.

  Source: SB 26-054 · Colorado landlord-tenant law, Colorado security deposit law

• January 1, 2027 · Colorado · Required disclosures

  Required lease disclosures changing

  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)).

  Source: HB 26-1196 · Colorado landlord-tenant law, Colorado security deposit law

• January 1, 2027 · California · Required disclosures

  Disclose digitally altered photos in rental ads

  Anyone advertising a rental with a digitally altered or AI-generated image must include a disclosure and, unless the image was not originally captured by a camera, also show the unaltered image; ordinary lighting, cropping and color edits are not covered (Cal. Civ. Code § 1940.11).

  AB 2025 (Stats. 2026, ch. 572) · Source: Cal. Civ. Code § 1940.11, AB 2025 chaptered text, Cal. Const. art. IV, § 8(c) (statutes take effect Jan. 1 after enactment) · California landlord-tenant law, California security deposit law

• April 1, 2027 · California · Required disclosures

  Required lease disclosures changing

  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.

  Source: SB 1296 (Stats. 2026, ch. 1025) — Civ. Code § 1942.7.5 · California landlord-tenant law, California security deposit law

• July 1, 2027 · Virginia · Rent increases

  Rent increase notice changing

  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.

  Source: 2026 HB 678 (2026 Va. Acts ch. 1066) · Virginia landlord-tenant law, Virginia security deposit law

• July 1, 2027 · Virginia · Eviction

  Nonpayment notice must include a ledger

  A termination notice for nonpayment is not effective unless it includes a written statement of charges and payments over the tenancy or the past 12 months (whichever is shorter) and any late charges, attorney fees, costs and other charges claimed, plus utility debits and credits where the lease uses submetering, energy allocation or ratio utility billing; and no landlord may file or maintain an unlawful detainer for an alleged lease violation without a proper and effective termination notice (Va. Code §§ 55.1-1202(E), 8.01-126(D)).

  HB 1361 / SB 294 (2026 Va. Acts chs. 783, 784) · Source: Va. Code § 55.1-1202(E), Va. Code § 8.01-126, Va. Code § 55.1-1212(F), 2026 Va. Acts ch. 783 (HB 1361) · Virginia landlord-tenant law, Virginia security deposit law

• July 1, 2027 · Virginia · Applications and screening

  Application disclosures before taking fees or data

  Before requesting any payment or information from an applicant, the landlord must disclose in writing (or by accessible posting) the application fee or deposit and whether it is refundable, the selection criteria, automatic-denial and other denial criteria, the consumer reporting agency used, and the applicant's right to a free copy of and to dispute the report after a denial (Va. Code § 55.1-1203(A)).

  HB 379 (2026 Va. Acts ch. 1050) · Source: Va. Code § 55.1-1203, 2026 Va. Acts ch. 1050 (HB 379) · Virginia landlord-tenant law, Virginia security deposit law

Already in effect (since 2024)

• October 1, 2026 · Connecticut · Security deposits

  Banking Commissioner can fine landlords for deposit violations

  The Banking Commissioner may now order a landlord to pay a civil penalty, not just stop and comply, after finding violations of Connecticut's deposit cap, return, escrow or interest rules.

  SB 218 (P.A. 26-79, § 3) · Source: P.A. 26-79, § 3 (amends Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47a-21(j)(1)) · Connecticut landlord-tenant law, Connecticut security deposit law

• October 1, 2026 · Florida · Eviction

  Notice for a lease violation changed

  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)).

  Source: Fla. Stat. § 83.56(2) · Florida landlord-tenant law, Florida security deposit law

• September 21, 2026 · Michigan · Security deposits

  Deposit refunds by direct deposit or e-payment

  Michigan landlords may now send the deposit balance by direct deposit, bank transfer or a payment app instead of enclosing a check with the notice of damages, but must make the transfer within 10 days after mailing the notice.

  SB 22 (2026 PA 102) · Source: 2026 PA 102 (enrolled SB 22), MCL 554.609 · Michigan landlord-tenant law, Michigan security deposit law

• September 12, 2026 · Arizona · Eviction

  Faster forcible-detainer removal of squatters

  An owner or agent can bring a forcible detainer against an unauthorized occupant of residential property who refuses a reasonable request to leave. A writ of restitution issues immediately after judgment, and the Supreme Court must adopt expedited rules. The process excludes current and former tenants, people with a prior cohabitation agreement with the owner, immediate family, and cases with pending litigation, and it does not change ARLTA remedies.

  SB 1426 (Laws 2026, ch. 69) · Source: A.R.S. §§ 12-1171, 12-1173(A)(3)(b), (B) (Laws 2026, ch. 69), Arizona Legislature, general effective dates (57th Leg., 2nd Reg. Sess.: 09-12-2026) · Arizona landlord-tenant law, Arizona security deposit law

• September 12, 2026 · Arizona · Eviction

  Paid eviction judgments: 15-day reply or deemed satisfied

  The judgment creditor must still file a satisfaction of judgment within 40 days after full payment. If a tenant moves to compel satisfaction of an eviction judgment and the landlord does not respond within 15 days, the filing fee is waived, no hearing is held, and the judgment is deemed satisfied on proof of payment. The court may also seal the eviction records under A.R.S. § 33-1379.

  HB 2244 (Laws 2026, ch. 194) · Source: A.R.S. §§ 12-1567(E), 22-247(E) (Laws 2026, ch. 194), Arizona Legislature, general effective dates (57th Leg., 2nd Reg. Sess.: 09-12-2026) · Arizona landlord-tenant law, Arizona security deposit law

• September 1, 2026 · Delaware · Eviction

  7-day rent demand and a right of redemption

  A rent demand must now give the tenant at least 7 days (was 5) before a landlord can file for summary possession, and the landlord can no longer end the lease for unpaid rent outside court. In a case based only on unpaid rent, a tenant with fewer than 2 nonpayment judgments in 18 months can stop the eviction by paying everything owed, plus court costs and fees, at any time before the writ is carried out.

  SS 1 for SB 116 (85 Del. Laws c. 436) · Source: 25 Del. C. § 5502(a), (c)-(d), 25 Del. C. § 5716A, Delaware JP Court, Right of Redemption · Delaware landlord-tenant law, Delaware security deposit law

• August 14, 2026 · District of Columbia · Security deposits

  45-day documented notice of move-out charges and habitability-fee ban

  Within 45 days after a tenancy ends, D.C. housing providers must send written notice of any claimed unpaid rent, damage or removal charges with photos or other proof and a 30-day dispute right, and they may not charge fees for services needed to keep the unit habitable.

  Fair Housing Practices Amendment Act of 2026 (D.C. Law 26-156, Bill 26-126) · Source: D.C. Law 26-156, § 2 (D.C. Code §§ 42-3502.17(e), 42-3505.10(b-2)) · District of Columbia landlord-tenant law, District of Columbia security deposit law

• August 12, 2026 · Colorado · Other

  Assistance animals presumed reasonable

  Allowing an assistance animal (including an emotional support animal) is presumed a reasonable accommodation once the landlord has had a chance to engage in the interactive process, and a blanket ban on assistance animals is presumed discriminatory. A landlord may request reasonable documentation of the disability or need unless it is obvious. An assistance animal's mere presence is not a direct threat and is not presumed to cause substantial damage, but the landlord may consider documented, specific conduct that does (C.R.S. §§ 24-34-301, 24-34-502, 24-34-502.2).

  HB 26-1045 (2026 Colo. Sess. Laws ch. 202) · Source: HB 26-1045 session law (ch. 202), HB 26-1045 bill page (effective Aug. 12, 2026) · Colorado landlord-tenant law, Colorado security deposit law

• August 1, 2026 · Louisiana · Security deposits

  Deposit return deadline changed

  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)).

  Source: La. R.S. 9:3251(A), Acts 2026, No. 63 (HB 292), amending R.S. 9:3251(A) · Louisiana landlord-tenant law, Louisiana security deposit law

• August 1, 2026 · Minnesota · Fees and fee disclosure

  Digital rent portals need a free backup method

  A landlord that requires or allows rent payment through a digital payment platform must offer a no-fee alternative when the platform isn't working and may not charge late fees or file an eviction when both methods fail; violating this is an affirmative defense to a nonpayment eviction, with attorney fees (Minn. Stat. § 504B.118).

  SF 4171 (Laws 2026, ch. 81), sec. 2 · Source: Minn. Stat. § 504B.118 (as amended 2026), Laws 2026, ch. 81 (SF 4171), sec. 2 · Minnesota landlord-tenant law, Minnesota security deposit law

• August 1, 2026 · Minnesota · Eviction

  No minors as eviction defendants

  A landlord may not name a tenant's minor child as a defendant in an eviction complaint (unless the minor is the only renter), with actual damages or $300, whichever is greater, for violations; expedited eviction hearings are now also available when a tenant assaults the landlord or its employees or contractors, and the penalty for an unjustified expedited request rises to $750 (Minn. Stat. §§ 504B.2136, 504B.321, subd. 2).

  SF 4171 (Laws 2026, ch. 81), secs. 3, 5 · Source: Laws 2026, ch. 81 (SF 4171), secs. 3, 5, Minn. Stat. § 504B.321 · Minnesota landlord-tenant law, Minnesota security deposit law

• July 1, 2026 · South Dakota · Security deposits

  Deposit return deadline changed

  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).

  Source: SDCL § 43-32-24 (as amended by SL 2026, ch 179), 2026 S.D. Sess. Laws ch. 179 (SB 4), § 1, SDCL § 2-14-16 (acts without an effective-date clause take effect July 1) · South Dakota landlord-tenant law, South Dakota security deposit law

• July 1, 2026 · Virginia · Fees and fee disclosure

  Accept checks; processing fees at cost; no repair fees

  Landlords must accept rent and security deposits by check and money order, may not charge a payment-submission fee above the actual third-party processing cost, and may not require tenants to pay any fee for maintenance or repairs unless the repair results from the tenant's violation of the VRLTA (Va. Code §§ 55.1-1204(J), 55.1-1208(C)).

  HB 1005 / SB 313 (2026 Va. Acts chs. 722, 723) · Source: Va. Code § 55.1-1204(J), Va. Code § 55.1-1208(C), 2026 Va. Acts ch. 722 (HB 1005) · Virginia landlord-tenant law, Virginia security deposit law

• July 1, 2026 · Virginia · Repairs and habitability

  Central air conditioning becomes an essential service

  Central air conditioning supplied by the landlord and working (or represented as working) when the lease takes effect is now an 'essential service', so failing to provide it triggers the tenant's essential-service remedies (Va. Code § 55.1-1200).

  HB 519 (2026 Va. Acts ch. 624) · Source: Va. Code § 55.1-1200 (definition of essential service), 2026 Va. Acts ch. 624 (HB 519) · Virginia landlord-tenant law, Virginia security deposit law

• July 1, 2026 · Virginia · Eviction

  Notice for unpaid rent changed

  Before terminating for unpaid rent, landlords must serve a written notice giving the tenant 14 days to pay (Va. Code § 55.1-1245(F)).

  Source: Va. Code § 55.1-1245(F), 2026 Va. Acts chs. 353 (HB 15), 354 (SB 48) · Virginia landlord-tenant law, Virginia security deposit law

• June 11, 2026 · Washington · Eviction

  Eviction notices: regular mail replaces certified

  When an eviction notice (or a notice that must be served the same way, such as a rent-increase or termination notice) is served by leaving it with someone at the unit, the mailed copy no longer has to go by certified mail; it may be sent through the mail, addressed to the tenant's residence, and mail service is complete when posted from within Washington. Five extra days are still added when service is by mail (RCW 59.12.040).

  HB 2664 (Laws of 2026, ch. 144) · Source: RCW 59.12.040, HB 2664 final bill report (C 144 L 26), HB 2664 session law (Laws of 2026, ch. 144), HB 2664 bill status (effective 6/11/2026) · Washington landlord-tenant law, Washington security deposit law

• June 11, 2026 · Washington · Other

  Tenants may install portable AC and heat pumps

  Landlords generally may not ban, restrict or charge a fee for a tenant-installed portable air conditioner or heat pump, except for listed reasons (the unit already has a working permanent heat pump, or the device would violate codes or the manufacturer's safety guidelines, cause unreasonable damage, or need more electrical capacity than exists; window units can also be limited for blocked egress, a window that can't lock, damaging hardware, a device that can't be secured, or an insurance prohibition shown to the tenant in writing). Tenants must give two days' notice before installing a window unit, and a landlord that restricts window units must explain the rules in the lease (RCW 59.18.740).

  ESSB 6200 (Laws of 2026, ch. 184) · Source: RCW 59.18.740, SSB 6200 session law (Laws of 2026, ch. 184), SB 6200 bill status (effective 6/11/2026) · Washington landlord-tenant law, Washington security deposit law

• June 5, 2026 · Oregon · Other

  Limits on sharing tenants' personal data

  Landlords may not disclose a tenant's, former tenant's or applicant's confidential information (birth date, SSN/ITIN or ID numbers, phone, email, financial or income records, employer, immigration status or protected class, domestic-violence-related records, medical or disability records) except with separate written consent or for listed purposes such as screening, repairs, reference requests, court orders or judicial warrants, insurance claims and collections; a knowing violation costs twice the monthly rent.

  HB 4123 (2026 Or. Laws c.61) · Source: 2026 Or. Laws c.61 (HB 4123), HB 4123 enrolled text (OLIS) · Oregon landlord-tenant law, Oregon security deposit law

• June 5, 2026 · Oregon · Other

  Rules when a disaster destroys a rental

  If a natural disaster destroys a rental unit, the tenancy ends immediately: the landlord must return the deposit and prepaid rent (prorated from the disaster date) under ORS 90.300, cannot make the tenant clean up unless the tenant caused the disaster, and must let the tenant return to retrieve belongings once safe; no rent is owed while a unit is posted as unsafe or inaccessible.

  HB 4037 (2026 Or. Laws c.108), §§ 20–21 · Source: 2026 Or. Laws c.108 (HB 4037) § 21, HB 4037 enrolled text (OLIS) · Oregon landlord-tenant law, Oregon security deposit law

• June 5, 2026 · Oregon · Fees and fee disclosure

  Tenant portals, payment methods and fees

  Landlords must accept payment by check or another commercially reasonable method, may not require electronic-only payment, and may pass through card or portal processing fees only if the processor allows it, a non-electronic option is offered and fee records are provided on request; refusing an allowed payment bars late fees and termination for that nonpayment. Landlords that take applications through a portal must post or send a printable application and, on written request, offer non-portal ways to verify ID, sign addenda and submit documents (2026 Or. Laws c.23 §§ 2–3; ORS 90.302(3)(d); ORS 90.320(1)(m)).

  SB 1523 (2026 Or. Laws c.23) · Source: 2026 Or. Laws c.23 (SB 1523), SB 1523 enrolled text (OLIS), Oregon Real Estate Agency 2026 legislative update · Oregon landlord-tenant law, Oregon security deposit law

• May 1, 2026 · New Jersey · Applications and screening

  Rental application fees capped at $50

  Landlords and their agents may not charge more than $50 to apply to rent or sublease a home, except for units in one- or two-family dwellings. The cap is adjusted for inflation each January starting in 2027.

  A4899 (P.L.2025, c.405) · Source: P.L.2025, c.405, N.J.S.A. 46:8-18.1 · New Jersey landlord-tenant law, New Jersey security deposit law

• March 26, 2026 · Colorado · Fees and fee disclosure

  Ratio utility billing (RUBS) rules

  A landlord may split utility costs among tenants with a ratio utility billing system only if total billings don't exceed the utility's charge for the whole property, no markup or admin fee is added, common-area utilities are excluded, and the allocation method is clearly disclosed in the lease or an addendum; buildings permitted on or after July 1, 2027 must have direct or submetered gas, electric and water (C.R.S. § 6-1-737(4.5)).

  HB 26-1013 (2026 Colo. Sess. Laws ch. 11) · Source: HB 26-1013 session law (ch. 11), C.R.S. § 6-1-737(4)(a), (4.5), HB 26-1013 bill page (signed and effective Mar. 26, 2026) · Colorado landlord-tenant law, Colorado security deposit law

• February 5, 2026 · Hawaii · Eviction

  Notice for unpaid rent changed

  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).

  Source: Haw. Rev. Stat. § 521-68(a)-(d), (i) (version effective Feb. 5, 2026), Act 278, SLH 2025 (S.B. 825), §§ 2, 7 · Hawaii landlord-tenant law, Hawaii security deposit law

• January 1, 2026 · California · Security deposits

  Deposit return deadline changed

  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)).

  Source: Cal. Civ. Code § 1950.5(h)(1), (h)(3) · California landlord-tenant law, California security deposit law

• January 1, 2026 · California · Repairs and habitability

  Disaster cleanup duties and rent relief

  After a declared disaster, landlords must remove disaster debris and remediate hazards such as smoke, ash, mold and water damage (debris is presumed to make the unit untenantable until health officials clear it), must refund prepaid rent within 21 days if the tenancy ends because of the damage, and tenants owe no rent while under a mandatory evacuation order (Cal. Civ. Code §§ 1941.8, 1941.9).

  SB 610 (Stats. 2025, ch. 547) · Source: Cal. Civ. Code § 1941.8, Cal. Civ. Code § 1941.9, SB 610 chaptered text, Cal. Const. art. IV, § 8(c) (statutes take effect Jan. 1 after enactment) · California landlord-tenant law, California security deposit law

• January 1, 2026 · California · Fees and fee disclosure

  Tenants may opt out of bundled internet charges

  For tenancies starting, renewing or continuing month-to-month on or after January 1, 2026, landlords must let tenants opt out of paying for a third-party internet, cellular or satellite subscription (e.g., bulk billing) offered with the unit; if not, the tenant may deduct the cost from rent (Cal. Civ. Code § 1942.8).

  AB 1414 (Stats. 2025, ch. 506) · Source: Cal. Civ. Code § 1942.8, AB 1414 chaptered text, Cal. Const. art. IV, § 8(c) (statutes take effect Jan. 1 after enactment) · California landlord-tenant law, California security deposit law

• January 1, 2026 · California · Repairs and habitability

  Working stove and refrigerator now required

  For leases entered, amended or extended on or after January 1, 2026, a unit is untenantable unless it has a working stove and refrigerator; a recalled appliance must be repaired or replaced within 30 days of notice, though the parties may agree at signing that the tenant supplies their own refrigerator (Cal. Civ. Code § 1941.1).

  AB 628 (Stats. 2025, ch. 342) · Source: Cal. Civ. Code § 1941.1, AB 628 chaptered text, Cal. Const. art. IV, § 8(c) (statutes take effect Jan. 1 after enactment) · California landlord-tenant law, California security deposit law

• January 1, 2026 · Colorado · Security deposits

  Deposit return deadline changed

  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).

  Source: C.R.S. § 38-12-103(1)(a), as amended by HB 25-1249 (2025 Colo. Sess. Laws ch. 401), C.R.S. § 38-12-103 (pre-2026 text) · Colorado landlord-tenant law, Colorado security deposit law

• January 1, 2026 · Colorado · Fees and fee disclosure

  Junk-fee ban and total-price advertising

  Rental ads and quotes must clearly show the total price including all mandatory fees (actual utility charges may be left out), and landlords may not charge fees for common-area maintenance, property taxes, things needed to keep the unit habitable, payment processing when no free payment method is reasonably available, late fees on non-rent charges, utility markups beyond the § 38-12-801 limits, or fees that rise more than 2% during a lease of a year or less (C.R.S. § 6-1-737; § 38-12-801(3)(a)(VI)).

  HB 25-1090 (2025 Colo. Sess. Laws ch. 94) · Source: HB 25-1090 session law (ch. 94), C.R.S. § 6-1-737, HB 25-1090 bill page (effective Jan. 1, 2026) · Colorado landlord-tenant law, Colorado security deposit law

• January 1, 2026 · Colorado · Security deposits

  Nonrefundable fees changed

  Since 2026 Colorado bans a list of landlord fees, including fees for property taxes, common-area upkeep, the landlord's own habitability duties, late payment of non-rent charges and services not provided (C.R.S. § 6-1-737(4), added by HB 25-1090).

  Source: C.R.S. § 6-1-737(4) (HB 25-1090, 2025 Colo. Sess. Laws ch. 94), C.R.S. § 38-12-106(1) · Colorado landlord-tenant law, Colorado security deposit law

• January 1, 2026 · Colorado · Security deposits

  Penalty for withholding a deposit changed

  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)).

  Source: C.R.S. § 38-12-103(2), (2.5), (3), (3.5), as amended by HB 25-1249, C.R.S. § 38-12-104(4) (gas-hazard case: twice the deposit) · Colorado landlord-tenant law, Colorado security deposit law

• January 1, 2026 · Colorado · Applications and screening

  Portable screening reports: no direct-delivery rule

  Landlords can no longer insist that an applicant's portable tenant screening report come directly from the consumer reporting agency or through a third-party website, and a portable report for an applicant using a housing subsidy need not include a credit report, credit score or adverse credit events (C.R.S. §§ 38-12-902(2.5)(e)(I), 38-12-904(1.5)(b)).

  HB 25-1236 (2025 Colo. Sess. Laws ch. 399) · Source: HB 25-1236 session law (ch. 399), HB 25-1236 bill page (effective Jan. 1, 2026) · Colorado landlord-tenant law, Colorado security deposit law

• January 1, 2026 · Connecticut · Rent control and rent caps

  Rent control and rent caps changed

  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)).

  Source: Conn. Gen. Stat. § 7-148b (2026 Supplement), Conn. Gen. Stat. § 7-148c, Conn. Gen. Stat. § 7-148d · Connecticut landlord-tenant law, Connecticut security deposit law

• January 1, 2026 · Illinois · Eviction

  Eviction Article does not shield squatters

  The Eviction Article may not be read to stop police from enforcing criminal trespass or from removing people or property when there is a criminal trespass, which helps owners deal with squatters who never had a tenancy (735 ILCS 5/9-102(e)).

  SB 1563 (P.A. 104-29) · Source: 735 ILCS 5/9-102(e), Public Act 104-0029 · Illinois landlord-tenant law, Illinois security deposit law

• January 1, 2026 · Illinois · Eviction

  Minors cannot be named in eviction suits

  An eviction complaint may not name a person under 18 (unless emancipated) as a defendant; if it does, the whole case is dismissed against all defendants and sealed, and a willfully named minor can recover fees, damages and $1,000 (735 ILCS 5/9-106(b)-(d), 9-121(c)).

  HB 3566 (P.A. 104-317) · Source: 735 ILCS 5/9-106, Public Act 104-0317 · Illinois landlord-tenant law, Illinois security deposit law

• January 1, 2026 · Illinois · Required disclosures

  Safer Homes rights summary on page 1 of leases

  Landlords must attach the statutory Summary of Rights for Safer Homes (housing rights of domestic and sexual violence survivors) as the first page of every new or renewal written residential lease and have each tenant sign the acknowledgment on each page (765 ILCS 752/20).

  SB 3652 (P.A. 103-1031) · Source: 765 ILCS 752/20, Public Act 103-1031 · Illinois landlord-tenant law, Illinois security deposit law

• January 1, 2026 · Minnesota · Other

  2024 tenant protections extend to renewed leases

  The 2023 tenant-law changes that first took effect January 1, 2024 only for new leases (including the entry-notice and 8 a.m.–8 p.m. rule, fee and deposit rules, move-in/move-out inspections, month-to-month notice, early-renewal limit and attorney-fee clause rules) now also apply to every lease renewed or extended on or after January 1, 2026, and month-to-month tenancies are treated as renewed each rental period.

  SF 2298 (Laws 2025, ch. 32), art. 4, secs. 10–11 · Source: Laws 2025, ch. 32 (SF 2298), art. 4, secs. 10–11 (amending Laws 2023, ch. 52, art. 19, secs. 90, 102), Minn. Stat. § 504B.211 · Minnesota landlord-tenant law, Minnesota security deposit law

• January 1, 2026 · Oregon · Eviction

  24-hour notice to remove squatters

  An owner or landlord can recover a unit from a squatter (someone living there without a rental agreement or the tenant's permission, not a holdover tenant) through an eviction (FED) case after a 24-hour written notice giving the vacate date and time and stating that the cause is squatter status (ORS 91.140; ORS 105.115(1)(h); ORS 90.100).

  HB 3522 (2025 Or. Laws c.356) · Source: ORS 91.140, ORS 90.100 (definition of squatter), 2025 Or. Laws c.356 (HB 3522), HB 3522 measure history (OLIS) · Oregon landlord-tenant law, Oregon security deposit law

• January 1, 2026 · Oregon · Repairs and habitability

  App-only smart locks need a backup way in

  A unit is uninhabitable if its locks can be opened only through a tenant's phone app; a landlord using app-based entry must also offer at least one alternative such as an access code, fob, key card or physical key (ORS 90.320(1)(m)).

  HB 3378 (2025 Or. Laws c.127) · Source: ORS 90.320(1)(L)–(m), 2025 Or. Laws c.127 (HB 3378) · Oregon landlord-tenant law, Oregon security deposit law

• January 1, 2026 · Oregon · Security deposits

  Hold deposits: written terms, 5-day refund

  Before taking a deposit to hold a unit for an approved applicant, the landlord must give a written statement of the rent, fees and deposits it will charge, the terms of the agreement to rent and the refund conditions; if the landlord fails to rent or the applicant backs out over habitability defects, the deposit must be returned within five business days (was four), with a penalty equal to the greater of the deposit or an agreed amount if it is late (ORS 90.297).

  HB 3521 (2025 Or. Laws c.392) · Source: ORS 90.297, 2025 Or. Laws c.392 (HB 3521) · Oregon landlord-tenant law, Oregon security deposit law

• January 1, 2026 · Oregon · Notice periods

  Tenant may leave early after landlord-reason notice

  If a landlord gives a fixed-term tenant a 90-day qualifying-landlord-reason notice ending the tenancy at or after the term ends (ORS 90.427(5)), the tenant may give its own written notice to leave on any date at least 30 days later, even mid-term, and the landlord may not charge the early-termination fee or rent for the period after that date and the tenant's move-out (ORS 90.372).

  HB 2134 (2025 Or. Laws c.115) · Source: ORS 90.372, 2025 Or. Laws c.115 (HB 2134) · Oregon landlord-tenant law, Oregon security deposit law

• January 1, 2026 · Texas · Eviction

  Notice for unpaid rent changed

  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)).

  Source: Tex. Prop. Code § 24.005(a), (f-3), Tex. Prop. Code § 24.0042 (computation of time), S.B. 38, 89th Leg., R.S. (2025), enrolled · Texas landlord-tenant law, Texas security deposit law

• December 31, 2025 · District of Columbia · Eviction

  Notice for unpaid rent changed

  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)).

  Source: D.C. Code § 42-3505.01(a), (a-1), RENTAL Amendment Act of 2025, D.C. Law 26-80, § 101(b) · District of Columbia landlord-tenant law, District of Columbia security deposit law

• December 15, 2025 · New York · Rent increases

  Ban on algorithmic rent-setting software

  Landlords and managers may not knowingly or recklessly set or adjust rents, renewal terms or occupancy levels based on recommendations from software that pools competitors' rent and lease data (a 'coordinating function'); tools used only for rent-regulation or affordable-program limits are excluded (N.Y. Gen. Bus. Law § 340-b).

  L.2025, ch. 437 (S.7882/A.1417-B) · Source: N.Y. Gen. Bus. Law § 340-b, A.1417-B (2025) status and text (signed chap. 437, 10/16/2025) · New York landlord-tenant law, New York security deposit law

• December 1, 2025 · North Carolina · Eviction

  Expedited magistrate removal of squatters

  An owner or authorized representative can file a complaint with the clerk to remove an unauthorized person from residential property. The sheriff must serve within 24 hours and a magistrate hearing follows within 48 hours of service. An occupant who appeals must post a bond of at least $10,000. Tenants, including holdover tenants, are excluded and still go through summary ejectment.

  S.L. 2025-88 (S 55) · Source: N.C.G.S. Ch. 14, Art. 22D (§§ 14-159.50 to 14-159.56), S.L. 2025-88 (S 55) § 2, UNC School of Government, 'Squatters Beware' (Dec. 2025) · North Carolina landlord-tenant law, North Carolina security deposit law

• November 15, 2025 · New York · Security deposits

  Deposit rules extended to rent-stabilized units

  For rent-stabilized and ETPA units, deposits are capped at one month's rent and fully refundable except for itemized unpaid rent, damage beyond normal wear and tear, unpaid landlord-billed utilities and moving/storage costs, and landlords must offer a pre-occupancy inspection, matching the 2019 rules for market-rate units (N.Y. Gen. Oblig. Law § 7-107).

  L.2025, ch. 436 (S.952-B/A.6423-A) · Source: N.Y. Gen. Oblig. Law § 7-107, A.6423-A (2025) status and text (signed chap. 436, 10/16/2025) · New York landlord-tenant law, New York security deposit law

• October 16, 2025 · New York · Fees and fee disclosure

  Bounced-check fee capped at $20 or actual cost

  A landlord may charge a fee for a bounced rent check only if the lease provides for it, and the fee may not exceed the greater of $20 or the landlord's actual costs (with proof on request if above $20) (N.Y. Real Prop. Law § 238-a(2-a); Gen. Oblig. Law § 5-328(3)).

  L.2025, ch. 431 (A.56-B/S.3845-B) · Source: N.Y. Real Prop. Law § 238-a, A.56-B (2025) status and text (signed chap. 431, 10/16/2025) · New York landlord-tenant law, New York security deposit law

• October 1, 2025 · Florida · Required disclosures

  Required lease disclosures changed

  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)).

  Source: Fla. Stat. § 83.50, Fla. Stat. § 83.49(2), Fla. Stat. § 83.512, Fla. Stat. § 404.056(5), Fla. Stat. § 83.491(3) · Florida landlord-tenant law, Florida security deposit law

• October 1, 2025 · Maryland · Landlord entry

  Notice before entry changed

  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).

  Source: Md. Code, Real Prop. § 8-221, 2025 Md. Laws ch. 564 (HB 1076), enacted as § 8-220 and codified as § 8-221 · Maryland landlord-tenant law, Maryland security deposit law

• September 26, 2025 · Arizona · Other

  No landlord liability for assistance-animal injuries

  A landlord is not liable for injuries or damage caused by a purported assistance or service animal that it allowed as a reasonable accommodation or modification. The law also adds fair-housing definitions of 'assistance animal' (trained or untrained, including emotional support) and 'service animal' (dog or miniature horse). Disability-accommodation duties are unchanged.

  HB 2068 (Laws 2025, ch. 191) · Source: A.R.S. §§ 41-1491, 41-1497.38 (Laws 2025, ch. 191), Arizona Legislature, general effective dates (57th Leg., 1st Reg. Sess.: 09-26-2025) · Arizona landlord-tenant law, Arizona security deposit law

• September 26, 2025 · Oregon · Notice periods

  Month-to-month termination notice changed

  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)).

  Source: ORS 90.427(3)–(8) · Oregon landlord-tenant law, Oregon security deposit law

• September 3, 2025 · Nebraska · Rent control and rent caps

  Local rent control banned

  Cities, villages and counties may no longer enact or enforce any ordinance that would impose rent controls on private property, even under a home rule charter, and any such ordinance is void. Affordable-housing land-use or inclusionary rules and voluntary rent-restriction programs a property owner signs up for are still allowed.

  LB 266 (Laws 2025) · Source: Neb. Rev. Stat. § 13-331, LB 266 (2025), slip law, Neb. Const. art. III, § 27 · Nebraska landlord-tenant law, Nebraska security deposit law

• September 1, 2025 · Colorado · Other

  Letty's Act: lease limits after a tenant's death

  When a lease ends early because a tenant died, clauses requiring liquidated damages, repayment of concessions or move-in discounts, early-termination fees, or rent acceleration beyond the end of the month or 10 business days after move-out (whichever is later) are void; the landlord may retake the unit without an eviction if the estate surrenders it or, 30 days after the death, rent is unpaid or the belongings are removed (C.R.S. § 38-12-801(3.5)).

  HB 25-1108 (2025 Colo. Sess. Laws ch. 437) · Source: HB 25-1108 session law (ch. 437), C.R.S. § 38-12-801(3.5), HB 25-1108 bill page · Colorado landlord-tenant law, Colorado security deposit law

• September 1, 2025 · Texas · Security deposits

  Deposit notices by e-mail; licensed repair contractors

  Deposit-related notices may be sent by e-mail if landlord and tenant have previously communicated by e-mail (the landlord may designate the address), and a managing agent, leasing agent or resident manager is the landlord's agent for those notices; a tenant using repair-and-deduct must hire a contractor licensed as the city requires (Tex. Prop. Code §§ 92.112, 92.113, 92.0561(f)).

  H.B. 2037 (89th Leg., R.S., ch. 732) · Source: Tex. Prop. Code §§ 92.112, 92.113, Tex. Prop. Code § 92.0561, H.B. 2037 bill history (signed 6/20/2025, effective 9/1/25), H.B. 2037 enrolled text · Texas landlord-tenant law, Texas security deposit law

• September 1, 2025 · Texas · Required disclosures

  Required lease disclosures changed

  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).

  Source: Tex. Prop. Code ch. 92, S.B. 2349, 89th Leg., R.S. (2025), enrolled · Texas landlord-tenant law, Texas security deposit law

• September 1, 2025 · Texas · Eviction

  Sheriff removal of squatters from homes

  An owner or agent may file a sworn complaint asking the sheriff or constable to immediately remove a person who entered and occupies a dwelling without consent, if the person is not a current or former tenant or immediate family member and there is no pending litigation between them; tenants (even holdovers) still require a regular eviction suit (Tex. Prop. Code ch. 24B).

  S.B. 1333 (89th Leg., R.S., ch. 817) · Source: Tex. Prop. Code §§ 24B.001-24B.002, S.B. 1333 bill history (signed 6/20/2025, effective 9/1/25), S.B. 1333 enrolled text · Texas landlord-tenant law, Texas security deposit law

• August 28, 2025 · Missouri · Security deposits

  Local security-deposit limits preempted

  Missouri cities and counties may not enact, keep or enforce ordinances that cap the security deposit a landlord may require, restrict landlords' screening criteria, require source-of-income protections or give tenants a right of first refusal.

  HB 595 & 343 (2025) · Source: RSMo § 441.043 (A.L. 2025 H.B. 595 & 343), HB 595 (2025) bill page · Missouri landlord-tenant law, Missouri security deposit law

• August 28, 2025 · Missouri · Rent control and rent caps

  Rent control and rent caps changed

  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).

  Source: RSMo § 441.043 · Missouri landlord-tenant law, Missouri security deposit law

• August 6, 2025 · Colorado · Other

  AG and local governments can enforce tenant laws

  The Attorney General, counties and municipalities can now bring civil actions against landlords to enforce state landlord-tenant laws (counties and municipalities: parts 1, 2, 5, 7, 9, 11, 12 and 14 of C.R.S. title 38, article 12; enforcement of parts 4, 8 and 10 begins January 1, 2026), and for multifamily properties with a pattern of neglect they may ask a district court to appoint a receiver to operate the property (C.R.S. §§ 24-31-101, 30-11-101, 31-15-401, 38-12-513).

  SB 25-020 (2025 Colo. Sess. Laws ch. 264) · Source: SB 25-020 session law (ch. 264), SB 25-020 bill page (effective Aug. 6, 2025) · Colorado landlord-tenant law, Colorado security deposit law

• August 5, 2025 · Arkansas · Security deposits

  Cities and counties barred from capping deposits and application fees

  Arkansas cities and counties may no longer adopt or enforce ordinances controlling rent, rental application fees or rental deposits for private residential or commercial property; the state's own two-month deposit cap still applies.

  SB 91 (Act 459 of 2025) · Source: Act 459 of 2025, §§ 1-2 (Ark. Code §§ 14-16-601, 14-54-1409) · Arkansas landlord-tenant law, Arkansas security deposit law

• August 1, 2025 · Massachusetts · Security deposits

  Security deposit limit changed

  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)).

  Source: M.G.L. c. 186, § 15B(1)(b), (d) · Massachusetts landlord-tenant law, Massachusetts security deposit law

• July 27, 2025 · Washington · Eviction

  Eviction notices by mail: 5 extra days

  When an eviction notice is served by leaving it with someone at the unit, the mailed copy had to go by certified mail posted from within Washington, and any service that includes mailing now adds five days (formerly one) before the landlord may file the eviction (RCW 59.12.040).

  HB 1003 (Laws of 2025, ch. 44) · Source: RCW 59.12.040, HB 1003 session law (Laws of 2025, ch. 44), HB 1003 bill status (effective 7/27/2025) · Washington landlord-tenant law, Washington security deposit law

• July 27, 2025 · Washington · Other

  More banned lease clauses (NDAs, early late fees)

  For leases entered into or renewed on or after July 27, 2025, a lease may not make the tenant sign a nondisclosure agreement about the rent, deposits, fees, concessions or lease terms, or agree to pay late fees for rent paid within five days of the due date; knowingly using a banned clause exposes the landlord to actual damages, up to two months' rent in statutory damages, costs and attorney fees (RCW 59.18.230).

  ESB 5313 (Laws of 2025, ch. 206) · Source: RCW 59.18.230(2)(c), (2)(i), (3), ESB 5313 session law (Laws of 2025, ch. 206), ESB 5313 bill status (effective 7/27/2025) · Washington landlord-tenant law, Washington security deposit law

• July 1, 2025 · California · Security deposits

  Move-in condition checklist changed

  For any tenancy that starts on or after July 1, 2025, the landlord must photograph the unit just before or at move-in, and must photograph it again after move-out before and after any repairs or cleaning it will charge to the deposit (Cal. Civ. Code § 1950.5(g)).

  Source: Cal. Civ. Code § 1950.5(g), (h)(2)(D) · California landlord-tenant law, California security deposit law

• July 1, 2025 · Florida · Security deposits

  Deposit return deadline changed

  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)).

  Source: Fla. Stat. § 83.49(3)(a)-(b) · Florida landlord-tenant law, Florida security deposit law

• July 1, 2025 · Minnesota · Repairs and habitability

  Heat must reach 68°F in every living space

  From October 1 through April 30, landlords must equip or furnish heat at a minimum of 68°F in all places intended for habitation, including kitchens and bathrooms, unless the utility requires reduced heat (Minn. Stat. § 504B.161, subd. 1(a)(5)).

  SF 2298 (Laws 2025, ch. 32), art. 4, sec. 4 · Source: Minn. Stat. § 504B.161, subd. 1, Laws 2025, ch. 32 (SF 2298), art. 4, sec. 4, Minn. Stat. § 645.02 (default effective dates), 2025 Minn. Laws 1st Spec. Sess. ch. 11, sec. 1 · Minnesota landlord-tenant law, Minnesota security deposit law

• July 1, 2025 · North Carolina · Fees and fee disclosure

  Renters-insurance rules: no forced carrier, $50/yr fee cap

  If a lease requires renters insurance, the landlord cannot require a particular carrier or agent. The landlord may charge the tenant for force-placed coverage plus an administrative fee of no more than $50 per year, and only if the tenant does not show proof of coverage within 3 business days of the landlord's request.

  S.L. 2025-45 (H 737) Part X · Source: N.C.G.S. § 42-46(l), S.L. 2025-45 (H 737) §§ 10, 14 · North Carolina landlord-tenant law, North Carolina security deposit law

• July 1, 2025 · Virginia · Notice periods

  60-day nonrenewal notice (landlords with 5+ units)

  Landlords who own more than four rental units (or more than a 10% interest in more than four) must give tenants written notice of nonrenewal at least 60 days before the lease term ends, in addition to the existing 60-day notice of a rent increase on renewal (Va. Code § 55.1-1204(K)).

  HB 1867 / SB 1043 (2025 Va. Acts chs. 554, 562) · Source: Va. Code § 55.1-1204(K), 2025 Va. Acts ch. 554 (HB 1867) · Virginia landlord-tenant law, Virginia security deposit law

• July 1, 2025 · Virginia · Required disclosures

  First-page itemization of deposit, rent, charges

  For leases entered into, extended or renewed on or after July 1, 2025, the first page must itemize the security deposit, the rent per payment period and any one-time charges due before move-in or with the first payment, under the statement that no additional deposits or rent may be charged unless listed or added by later addendum (Va. Code § 55.1-1204.1).

  HB 2430 (2025 Va. Acts ch. 567) · Source: Va. Code § 55.1-1204.1, 2025 Va. Acts ch. 567 (HB 2430) · Virginia landlord-tenant law, Virginia security deposit law

• July 1, 2025 · Virginia · Fees and fee disclosure

  No payment-processing fees without a free option

  A landlord may not charge a fee to collect or process rent, deposit or other payments unless it also offers a payment method with no added fee (Va. Code § 55.1-1204(J)).

  HB 2218 / SB 1356 (2025 Va. Acts chs. 655, 627) · Source: Va. Code § 55.1-1204(J), 2025 Va. Acts ch. 655 (HB 2218) · Virginia landlord-tenant law, Virginia security deposit law

• June 27, 2025 · Oregon · Applications and screening

  No immigration-status questions for tenants

  Landlords may not ask about the immigration or citizenship status of applicants, tenants or household members, may not reject an applicant for lacking a Social Security number or proof of lawful presence if the applicant offers other listed ID (such as an ITIN, passport or any government ID regardless of expiration), and may not threaten to disclose immigration status to harass or retaliate (ORS 90.303(6), 90.306, 90.388).

  SB 599 (2025 Or. Laws c.226) · Source: ORS 90.303(6), 90.306, 90.388, 2025 Or. Laws c.226 (SB 599) · Oregon landlord-tenant law, Oregon security deposit law

• June 26, 2025 · Florida · Other

  After casualty damage, let tenants retrieve belongings

  If the premises are damaged or destroyed (not by the tenant) so that use is substantially impaired, the landlord must give the tenant a chance to collect belongings when it is safe, or written notice of a date within a reasonable time when they can do so; the tenant may still end the lease or vacate the unusable part with reduced rent (Fla. Stat. § 83.63).

  CS/CS/SB 180 (ch. 2025-190, Laws of Fla.) · Source: Fla. Stat. § 83.63, Ch. 2025-190, Laws of Fla. (SB 180) · Florida landlord-tenant law, Florida security deposit law

• June 20, 2025 · New Mexico · Late fees

  Late fee limit changed

  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)).

  Source: NMSA 1978 § 47-8-15(D), as amended by Laws 2025, ch. 122, § 6 (SB 267), NMSA 1978 § 47-8-15(D) (official compilation) · New Mexico landlord-tenant law, New Mexico security deposit law

• June 20, 2025 · New Mexico · Applications and screening

  Screening fees capped at $50 and fees itemized in listings

  Owners may charge applicants a screening fee of no more than $50, with written notice, a receipt and a refund in set cases, and may not charge other application fees. Listings must itemize all fees, and lease fees can be raised only on 60 days' written notice.

  SB 267 (Laws 2025, ch. 122) · Source: 2025 SB 267 as enacted, NMSA 1978 § 47-8-19.2 · New Mexico landlord-tenant law, New Mexico security deposit law

• May 22, 2025 · Colorado · Eviction

  Victim-survivor repayment plans and protections

  If a tenant who documents being a victim-survivor of domestic violence, sexual violence or stalking falls behind on rent, the landlord must offer a repayment plan (up to nine months) within three business days after serving the rent demand or receiving the documentation; the act also bars blocking lock changes and limits a victim-survivor's early-termination liability to no more than one month's rent in documented damages (C.R.S. §§ 13-40-104(4)(e), 38-12-402).

  HB 25-1168 (2025 Colo. Sess. Laws ch. 229) · Source: HB 25-1168 session law (ch. 229), HB 25-1168 bill page (signed May 22, 2025) · Colorado landlord-tenant law, Colorado security deposit law

• May 7, 2025 · Utah · Security deposits

  Deposit return deadline changed

  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)).

  Source: Utah Code § 57-17-3(2) (eff. May 7, 2025), H.B. 480 (2025), Laws of Utah 2025, Ch. 275 (enrolled) · Utah landlord-tenant law, Utah security deposit law

• May 7, 2025 · Washington · Rent control and rent caps

  Rent control and rent caps changed

  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).

  Source: RCW 59.18.700, RCW 59.18.710, RCW 35.21.830 · Washington landlord-tenant law, Washington security deposit law

• May 7, 2025 · Washington · Rent increases

  Rent increase notice changed

  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).

  Source: RCW 59.18.140(3), RCW 59.18.720 · Washington landlord-tenant law, Washington security deposit law

• April 9, 2025 · Ohio · Eviction

  Don't name minor tenants as eviction defendants

  A forcible entry and detainer complaint may not list a minor (non-emancipated, under 18) tenant as a defendant if a parent or adult guardian is also named. The court must dismiss such a case without prejudice and order the filer to pay the minor's reasonable attorney's fees.

  Sub. SB 237 (135th G.A.) · Source: Ohio Rev. Code §§ 1923.01(C)(15), 1923.05(B)-(C), SB 237 (135th G.A.) status: signed 1-8-2025, effective 4-9-2025 · Ohio landlord-tenant law, Ohio security deposit law

• January 1, 2025 · Arizona · Fees and fee disclosure

  City rental sales tax ended; stop passing it to tenants

  Cities and towns may no longer levy transaction privilege tax on residential rentals. Landlords in those cities had to stop charging tenants the repealed tax by January 1, 2025, and in a tenant lawsuit the landlord must prove any challenged charge is not the old tax. The lease clause allowing rent adjustment for city tax-rate changes was removed from A.R.S. § 33-1314.

  SB 1131 (Laws 2023, ch. 204) · Source: A.R.S. § 42-6004(H), Laws 2023, ch. 204 (SB 1131) §§ 3-5, 12; A.R.S. § 33-1332 (temporary) · Arizona landlord-tenant law, Arizona security deposit law

• January 1, 2025 · California · Security deposits

  Deposit photos and limits on cleaning deductions

  Deposit deductions are limited to what is needed to restore the unit to its move-in condition (no professional carpet or other cleaning unless reasonably necessary for that); from April 1, 2025 landlords must photograph the unit after move-out (before and after repairs or cleaning), from July 1, 2025 also at move-in, and must send the photos with the itemized statement (Cal. Civ. Code § 1950.5(b), (g), (h)).

  AB 2801 (Stats. 2024, ch. 280) · Source: Cal. Civ. Code § 1950.5, AB 2801 chaptered text, Cal. Const. art. IV, § 8(c) (statutes take effect Jan. 1 after enactment) · California landlord-tenant law, California security deposit law

• January 1, 2025 · California · Fees and fee disclosure

  No fees for serving notices or for paying rent by check

  Landlords may not charge a tenant a fee for serving, posting or delivering any notice (Civ. Code §§ 1946, 1946.1; Code Civ. Proc. § 1161) or any fee for paying rent or the deposit by check (Civ. Code § 1947.3).

  SB 611 (Stats. 2024, ch. 287) · Source: Cal. Civ. Code § 1947.3(b), Cal. Civ. Code § 1946.1, SB 611 chaptered text, Cal. Const. art. IV, § 8(c) (statutes take effect Jan. 1 after enactment) · California landlord-tenant law, California security deposit law

• January 1, 2025 · California · Applications and screening

  Offer to report on-time rent to a credit bureau

  Landlords must offer tenants the option of having positive rent payments reported to at least one nationwide credit bureau: at signing for leases entered on or after April 1, 2025, by April 1, 2025 for existing leases, and at least once a year after that; the landlord may charge the lesser of $10 a month or actual cost. Landlords of buildings with 15 or fewer units are exempt unless they own more than one rental building and are a REIT, a corporation, or an LLC with a corporate member (Cal. Civ. Code § 1954.07).

  AB 2747 (Stats. 2024, ch. 279) · Source: Cal. Civ. Code § 1954.07, AB 2747 chaptered text, Cal. Const. art. IV, § 8(c) (statutes take effect Jan. 1 after enactment) · California landlord-tenant law, California security deposit law

• January 1, 2025 · California · Applications and screening

  Screening fees: first-come order or refund

  A landlord may charge an application screening fee only if it either reviews completed applications in the order received and approves the first qualified applicant (refunding fees within 7 days to applicants whose applications are not considered), or refunds the whole fee to every applicant not selected; the landlord must give the written screening criteria with the application and send the applicant a copy of the credit report within 7 days (Cal. Civ. Code § 1950.6).

  AB 2493 (Stats. 2024, ch. 966) · Source: Cal. Civ. Code § 1950.6(c), (f), AB 2493 chaptered text, Cal. Const. art. IV, § 8(c) (statutes take effect Jan. 1 after enactment) · California landlord-tenant law, California security deposit law

• January 1, 2025 · California · Eviction

  Tenants get 10 court days to answer an eviction

  A tenant served with an unlawful detainer summons now has 10 days (excluding weekends and court holidays) instead of 5 to respond, and demurrers or motions to strike must be heard 5 to 7 court days after filing, so landlords should expect a longer timeline (Cal. Code Civ. Proc. §§ 1167, 1170).

  AB 2347 (Stats. 2024, ch. 512) · Source: Cal. Code Civ. Proc. § 1167, AB 2347 chaptered text, Cal. Const. art. IV, § 8(c) (statutes take effect Jan. 1 after enactment) · California landlord-tenant law, California security deposit law

• January 1, 2025 · Colorado · Required disclosures

  Lease must state habitability rights and repair contact

  Every rental agreement must include, in at least 12-point bold type, a statement that tenants are entitled to safe and healthy housing under Colorado's warranty of habitability and that retaliation is prohibited, plus an English-and-Spanish statement giving a mailing/delivery address and an email or portal where tenants can send written notice of uninhabitable conditions; landlords with an online portal must post the same statement there (C.R.S. § 38-12-505).

  SB 24-094 (2024 Colo. Sess. Laws ch. 158) · Source: SB 24-094 session law (ch. 158), C.R.S. § 38-12-505(3)(c)–(e), SB 24-094 bill page · Colorado landlord-tenant law, Colorado security deposit law

• January 1, 2025 · Illinois · Applications and screening

  Accept reusable screening reports without fees

  If an applicant provides a reusable tenant screening report prepared within the last 30 days that meets the statutory criteria, the landlord may not charge an application screening fee or a fee to access the report (765 ILCS 705/30).

  HB 4926 (P.A. 103-840) · Source: 765 ILCS 705/30, Public Act 103-0840 · Illinois landlord-tenant law, Illinois security deposit law

• January 1, 2025 · Illinois · Fees and fee disclosure

  Fee-free way to pay rent if portal charges fees

  If a landlord uses a third-party payment portal that charges a transaction fee, the landlord must also let tenants pay by paper check or cash at the office, or another method with no fee (765 ILCS 705/3.5).

  HB 4206 (P.A. 103-809) · Source: 765 ILCS 705/3.5, Public Act 103-0809 · Illinois landlord-tenant law, Illinois security deposit law

• January 1, 2025 · Illinois · Required disclosures

  Flood-zone and flooding history disclosure

  Before signing, landlords must disclose in writing (and in the signed lease or renewal) whether the property is in a FEMA 100-year floodplain and any known flooding of the unit or parking areas and how often; lower-level units must also disclose flooding in the last 10 years; tenants may terminate and recover damages if this is not done (765 ILCS 705/25).

  SB 2601 (P.A. 103-754) · Source: 765 ILCS 705/25, Public Act 103-0754 · Illinois landlord-tenant law, Illinois security deposit law

• January 1, 2025 · Illinois · Eviction

  Landlord Retaliation Act replaces 1963 law

  Landlords may not end a tenancy, raise rent, cut services, sue or threaten to sue for possession, or refuse to renew because a tenant in good faith complained of code violations, asked for repairs, joined a tenants' union, testified about conditions or used any legal right; tenants get a defense and damages (765 ILCS 721/5, 721/10).

  HB 4768 (P.A. 103-831) · Source: 765 ILCS 721/5, Public Act 103-0831 · Illinois landlord-tenant law, Illinois security deposit law

• January 1, 2025 · Maine · Fees and fee disclosure

  Move-in payment cap and total-price disclosure

  Maine landlords may require only the first month's rent, a security deposit of up to two months' rent and properly disclosed mandatory recurring fees at the start of a tenancy, must give a signed total-price disclosure when recurring fees apply, and must give 45 days' notice before raising a mandatory recurring fee.

  LD 1490 (P.L. 2023, ch. 594) · Source: LD 1490 bill status (signed 2024-04-03, P.L. 2023, ch. 594), Committee Amendment A to LD 1490 (effective date January 1, 2025), 14 M.R.S. § 6022-A · Maine landlord-tenant law, Maine security deposit law

• January 1, 2025 · Minnesota · Other

  Duty to re-rent when a tenant abandons

  If a tenant abandons a unit mid-lease, the landlord must make reasonable efforts to re-rent it at fair rental value; the lease ends when a new tenancy starts (or when the landlord learns of the abandonment if it fails to try or accepts surrender), and periodic tenants owe at most rent for the notice period (Minn. Stat. § 504B.154).

  SF 3492 (Laws 2024, ch. 118), sec. 10 · Source: Minn. Stat. § 504B.154, Laws 2024, ch. 118 (SF 3492), sec. 10 · Minnesota landlord-tenant law, Minnesota security deposit law

• January 1, 2025 · Minnesota · Eviction

  Eviction hearing notice by text or email

  The eviction summons and complaint must be served at least seven days before the hearing, and a landlord who regularly communicates with the tenant electronically must also make a good-faith, time-stamped electronic message at least seven days before the hearing giving its date, time and place (Minn. Stat. § 504B.332).

  SF 3492 (Laws 2024, ch. 118), sec. 27 · Source: Minn. Stat. § 504B.332, Laws 2024, ch. 118 (SF 3492), secs. 27, 31 · Minnesota landlord-tenant law, Minnesota security deposit law

• January 1, 2025 · Minnesota · Applications and screening

  ITIN option; no denial for pending evictions

  Rental applications must let applicants give either a Social Security number or an ITIN, and a landlord may not deny an applicant solely for using an ITIN or because of a pending eviction case, a non-public or expunged court file, or an eviction that did not end in a writ of recovery (Minn. Stat. §§ 504B.117, 504B.173, subd. 3a).

  SF 3492 (Laws 2024, ch. 118), secs. 7, 12 · Source: Minn. Stat. § 504B.117, Minn. Stat. § 504B.173, subd. 3a, Laws 2024, ch. 118 (SF 3492) · Minnesota landlord-tenant law, Minnesota security deposit law

• January 1, 2025 · Minnesota · Late fees

  Late fee limit changed

  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).

  Source: Minn. Stat. § 504B.177 · Minnesota landlord-tenant law, Minnesota security deposit law

• January 1, 2025 · Minnesota · Security deposits

  Leases with pet fees must disclose assistance-animal rule

  Minnesota landlords who charge pet fees or deposits must state in the lease that service and support animals are exempt; tenants who were not told can sue to recover pet charges.

  S.F. 3492 (2024 Minn. Laws ch. 118, sec. 6) · Source: Minn. Stat. § 504B.113, subd. 3, 2024 Minn. Laws ch. 118 · Minnesota landlord-tenant law, Minnesota security deposit law

• January 1, 2025 · Minnesota · Other

  New-construction move-in delays: tenant options

  If a newly built or renovated unit won't be ready by the lease move-in date, the landlord must notify affected tenants within seven days (and before move-in) and let each choose comparable alternative housing, payment equal to the lease rent toward other housing, or termination with a full refund of rent, deposit and other payments (Minn. Stat. § 504B.153).

  SF 3492 (Laws 2024, ch. 118), sec. 9 · Source: Minn. Stat. § 504B.153, Laws 2024, ch. 118 (SF 3492), sec. 9 · Minnesota landlord-tenant law, Minnesota security deposit law

• January 1, 2025 · Minnesota · Repairs and habitability

  Repair covenant covers common areas and pests

  The landlord's statutory covenants now expressly cover all common areas, include exterminating insects, rodents and other pests and keeping the services listed in the emergency-remedies statute, and require compliance with federal, state and local health and safety laws including rental-licensing ordinances; the covenants cannot be waived (Minn. Stat. § 504B.161, subd. 1).

  SF 3492 (Laws 2024, ch. 118), sec. 11 · Source: Minn. Stat. § 504B.161, subd. 1, Laws 2024, ch. 118 (SF 3492), sec. 11 · Minnesota landlord-tenant law, Minnesota security deposit law

• January 1, 2025 · Minnesota · Other

  Tenants' right to organize associations

  Landlords must allow tenants and tenant organizers to form and run tenant associations, including leafleting common areas and individual units, contacting tenants, and holding meetings in building space, though they need not hand over tenants' contact information (Minn. Stat. § 504B.212).

  SF 3492 (Laws 2024, ch. 118), sec. 21 · Source: Minn. Stat. § 504B.212, Laws 2024, ch. 118 (SF 3492), sec. 21 · Minnesota landlord-tenant law, Minnesota security deposit law

• January 1, 2025 · New Hampshire · Applications and screening

  Rental application fees must be disclosed and partly refunded

  Before collecting an application or renewal fee, landlords must disclose the amount and any background or credit check requirement in writing. If the applicant is not offered the unit, everything beyond the documented check and reasonable administrative costs must be returned within 30 days.

  HB 283 (Laws 2024, ch. 46) · Source: RSA 540-A:3, VIII · New Hampshire landlord-tenant law, New Hampshire security deposit law

• January 1, 2025 · Rhode Island · Fees and fee disclosure

  Convenience-fee ban and fee disclosure in leases

  Since January 1, 2025, Rhode Island landlords may not add a convenience fee to rent payments unless they also accept a fee-free payment method, and any fees beyond rent must be disclosed beside the rent in the lease or tenants can recover them.

  H 7647 Sub A / S 2643 Sub A (P.L. 2024, ch. 308 and 309) · Source: P.L. 2024, ch. 308, P.L. 2024, ch. 309, R.I. Gen. Laws § 34-18-61 · Rhode Island landlord-tenant law, Rhode Island security deposit law

• December 22, 2024 · New York · Required disclosures

  Written bed bug notice to neighboring units

  Within 72 hours of learning of a bed bug infestation, landlords must give written notice to tenants in the units directly above, below and next to the infested unit (without identifying it or its tenants), and post notice for all tenants if the infestation is in a common area (N.Y. Real Prop. Law § 235-j).

  L.2024, ch. 488 (A.9329/S.9227); amended L.2025, ch. 77 (A.429/S.751) · Source: N.Y. Real Prop. Law § 235-j, A.9329 (2024) status and text (signed chap. 488, 11/22/2024), A.429 (2025) chapter amendment (signed chap. 77, 2/14/2025) · New York landlord-tenant law, New York security deposit law

• December 1, 2024 · North Carolina · Other

  Felony to rent out property you don't own

  Knowingly renting or leasing residential property without any ownership or leasehold interest in it is now a Class H felony and also an unfair trade practice under G.S. 75-1.1. This targets rental scams and squatters who 'lease out' homes.

  S.L. 2024-54 (S 445) Part V · Source: N.C.G.S. § 14-117.8, S.L. 2024-54 (S 445) §§ 5-6 · North Carolina landlord-tenant law, North Carolina security deposit law

• December 1, 2024 · Pennsylvania · Repairs and habitability

  Tenants may stay during post-sale code repairs

  When a municipality issues a temporary access certificate for a property sold with substantial code violations, tenants already living there may stay while the buyer repairs, if code enforcement finds it habitable. No new occupants may move in until the violations are fixed.

  HB 1567, Act 93 of 2024 (P.L. 972) · Source: Municipal Code and Ordinance Compliance Act (Act of Dec. 20, 2000, P.L. 724, No. 99) §§ 2-3, as amended by Act 93 of 2024, HB 1567 bill history (2023-24) · Pennsylvania landlord-tenant law, Pennsylvania security deposit law

• October 24, 2024 · Ohio · Other

  Property manager may file county rental registration

  An agent the owner designates to manage a residential rental can now file and update the owner's required rental-property information with the county auditor on the owner's behalf. The owner's duty to file, and to update within 60 days of any change, is unchanged.

  SB 94 (135th G.A.) · Source: Ohio Rev. Code § 5323.02(F), SB 94 (135th G.A.) · Ohio landlord-tenant law, Ohio security deposit law

• October 1, 2024 · Connecticut · Rent increases

  Rent increase notice changed

  Connecticut landlords must give written notice at least 45 days before a rent increase takes effect, or one full term for leases of a month or less; the statute does not allow an increase during a lease term, and silence from the tenant does not count as agreement (Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47a-4e).

  Source: Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47a-4e, P.A. 24-143, § 17 · Connecticut landlord-tenant law, Connecticut security deposit law

• October 1, 2024 · Maryland · Fees and fee disclosure

  Move-in payments capped at deposit plus first month's rent

  Leases may not require a tenant to pay more than the security deposit (now capped at one month's rent) plus the first month's rent to move in, which rules out requiring last month's rent or extra up-front fees on top.

  HB 693, Renters' Rights and Stabilization Act of 2024 (2024 Md. Laws ch. 124) · Source: 2024 Md. Laws ch. 124, Md. Code, Real Prop. § 8-208(d)(11) · Maryland landlord-tenant law, Maryland security deposit law

• October 1, 2024 · Maryland · Security deposits

  Security deposit limit changed

  Landlords may not charge a security deposit of more than one month's rent per unit, except up to two months for a tenant receiving state utility assistance who pays utilities to the landlord by written agreement (Md. Code, Real Prop. § 8-203(b)).

  Source: Md. Code, Real Prop. § 8-203(b), 2024 Md. Laws ch. 124 (HB 693), Renters' Rights and Stabilization Act of 2024 · Maryland landlord-tenant law, Maryland security deposit law

• October 1, 2024 · North Carolina · Eviction

  Eviction appeal dismissal and faster rent-bond payouts

  A landlord can move to dismiss a tenant's summary ejectment appeal if the tenant raised no defense in small claims and either filed no answer or motion in district court or failed to make bond-to-stay payments. Clerks must now pay the landlord undisputed rent paid into court, and disburse the bond once an appeal is resolved, within 5 business days of a written request.

  S.L. 2024-54 (S 445) Part III · Source: N.C.G.S. §§ 7A-228(d), 42-31, 42-34(e),(g), S.L. 2024-54 (S 445) § 3, § 6, UNC School of Government, Legislative Roundup: Recent Changes Affecting Small Claims, Summary Ejectment, Magistrates, and Real Property Crimes · North Carolina landlord-tenant law, North Carolina security deposit law

• October 1, 2024 · North Carolina · Eviction

  Small-claims appeal clock starts when judgment rendered

  The 10-day period to appeal a magistrate's summary ejectment judgment, and to pay appeal costs, now runs from when the judgment is rendered (in writing or electronically) rather than from entry of judgment.

  S.L. 2024-47 (H 556) § 9 · Source: N.C.G.S. §§ 7A-224, 7A-228(a)-(b), S.L. 2024-47 (H 556) §§ 9-10 · North Carolina landlord-tenant law, North Carolina security deposit law

• September 15, 2024 · Pennsylvania · Eviction

  Squatters are not 'tenants' (no notice to quit)

  The Landlord and Tenant Act now defines a tenant as someone occupying with the owner's express or implied consent, for example under a lease or where the owner accepted rent. The notice-to-quit section and the Act as a whole do not apply to someone who is not, and never was, a tenant.

  SB 1236, Act 88 of 2024 (P.L. 944) · Source: Landlord and Tenant Act of 1951 §§ 102, 501(g), 603 (68 P.S. §§ 250.102, 250.501(g)), SB 1236 bill history (2023-24) · Pennsylvania landlord-tenant law, Pennsylvania security deposit law

• September 9, 2024 · North Carolina · Fees and fee disclosure

  Attorney fees for frivolous eviction appeals

  Under a written lease a landlord may recover reasonable attorneys' fees of up to 15% of the amount owed (or 15% of monthly rent for non-rent defaults). If a tenant appeals a summary ejectment to district court and the landlord prevails, the landlord may recover all actual reasonable attorneys' fees when the court finds the appeal was frivolous, in bad faith or solely for delay.

  S.L. 2024-47 (H 556) § 8; amended by S.L. 2025-52 § 3 and S.L. 2025-54 § 12.4 · Source: N.C.G.S. § 42-46(i)(3)-(4), S.L. 2024-47 (H 556) § 8, § 10, S.L. 2025-54 (H 620) § 12.4, S.L. 2025-52 (S 690) § 3 · North Carolina landlord-tenant law, North Carolina security deposit law

• September 9, 2024 · North Carolina · Late fees

  Late fee grace period changed

  A late fee may be charged only once rent is five calendar days or more late, counting the day after the due date as day one, so rent due on the 1st can incur a fee no earlier than the 6th (N.C. Gen. Stat. § 42-46(a)).

  Source: N.C. Gen. Stat. § 42-46(a), S.L. 2024-47, § 8 (H.B. 556) · North Carolina landlord-tenant law, North Carolina security deposit law

• September 9, 2024 · North Carolina · Rent control and rent caps

  Rent control and rent caps changed

  North Carolina has no rent control and bars cities and counties from regulating the rent charged for private rental property (N.C. Gen. Stat. § 42-14.1).

  Source: N.C. Gen. Stat. § 42-14.1, S.L. 2024-47, § 7 (H.B. 556) · North Carolina landlord-tenant law, North Carolina security deposit law

• August 6, 2024 · Massachusetts · Security deposits

  Optional fee in lieu of a security deposit (pending regulations)

  Authorizes the Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities to issue regulations letting landlords and tenants agree to an optional fee instead of a security deposit, with fees plus any deposit capped at one month's rent. No implementing regulations were found as of Oct. 2026.

  H.4977, Affordable Homes Act (St. 2024, c. 150, § 50) · Source: St. 2024, c. 150, § 50, M.G.L. c. 186, § 15B(1)(b)(iii) · Massachusetts landlord-tenant law, Massachusetts security deposit law

• July 1, 2024 · California · Security deposits

  Security deposit limit changed

  Most landlords may collect no more than one month's rent as a security deposit (all deposits and fees count), while small individual landlords with no more than two properties and four units may collect up to two months' rent unless the tenant is a service member (Cal. Civ. Code § 1950.5(c)).

  Source: Cal. Civ. Code § 1950.5(b), (c) · California landlord-tenant law, California security deposit law

• July 1, 2024 · Florida · Eviction

  Sheriff removal of squatters from homes

  An owner or agent may give the sheriff a verified complaint to have unauthorized occupants immediately removed from a residential dwelling if they are not current or former tenants or immediate family, the owner told them to leave, and no litigation is pending; anyone with a lease claim still requires a regular eviction (Fla. Stat. § 82.036).

  CS/CS/HB 621 (ch. 2024-44, Laws of Fla.) · Source: Fla. Stat. § 82.036, Ch. 2024-44, Laws of Fla. (HB 621), HB 621 (2024) enrolled bill · Florida landlord-tenant law, Florida security deposit law

• July 1, 2024 · Georgia · Repairs and habitability

  Cooling added to utilities that can't be cut off

  Cooling is now listed with heat, light and water as a protected utility under O.C.G.A. § 44-7-14.1, so a landlord may not knowingly and willfully suspend a tenant's cooling service before the final disposition of a dispossessory action.

  HB 404, Safe at Home Act (2024 Ga. Laws Act 392) · Source: O.C.G.A. § 44-7-14.1(a) (HB 404 § 3), Georgia DCA, Georgia Landlord-Tenant Handbook (rev. 8-29-24) · Georgia landlord-tenant law, Georgia security deposit law

• July 1, 2024 · Georgia · Repairs and habitability

  Implied duty that rentals be fit for human habitation

  Every residential lease, written or oral, is now deemed to include a promise that the premises are fit for human habitation, on top of the existing duty to keep the premises in repair. The statute does not define 'fit for human habitation'.

  HB 404, Safe at Home Act (2024 Ga. Laws Act 392) · Source: O.C.G.A. § 44-7-13(b) (HB 404 § 2), Georgia DCA, Georgia Landlord-Tenant Handbook (rev. 8-29-24) · Georgia landlord-tenant law, Georgia security deposit law

• July 1, 2024 · Georgia · Eviction

  Notice for unpaid rent changed

  Before filing a dispossessory (eviction) action for unpaid rent or charges, the landlord must give a written notice to pay or vacate within 3 business days, posted in a sealed envelope on the door and delivered by any method the lease provides (O.C.G.A. § 44-7-50(c)-(d)).

  Source: O.C.G.A. § 44-7-50(c)-(d) (2024 Ga. Laws Act 392, HB 404 § 5), O.C.G.A. § 44-7-50(c) · Georgia landlord-tenant law, Georgia security deposit law

• July 1, 2024 · Georgia · Security deposits

  Pet deposits changed

  Georgia counts refundable pet deposits as part of the security deposit, so they fall under the two-month cap and the escrow and return rules, while a pet fee the lease labels nonrefundable is not a deposit at all (O.C.G.A. §§ 44-7-30(3), 44-7-30.1).

  Source: O.C.G.A. § 44-7-30(3), O.C.G.A. § 44-7-30.1 (HB 404, 2024) · Georgia landlord-tenant law, Georgia security deposit law

• July 1, 2024 · Georgia · Security deposits

  Security deposit limit changed

  Landlords may not demand or receive a security deposit (including pet and advance-rent deposits) above the equivalent of two months' rent for leases entered into or renewed on or after July 1, 2024 (O.C.G.A. § 44-7-30.1).

  Source: O.C.G.A. § 44-7-30.1 (2024 Ga. Laws Act 392, HB 404 § 4), O.C.G.A. § 44-7-30.1 · Georgia landlord-tenant law, Georgia security deposit law

• July 1, 2024 · Idaho · Security deposits

  Local rules on rental deposits and fees preempted

  Idaho cities and counties may not enact or enforce ordinances that regulate rent, fees or deposits on private residential rentals or force owners into optional federal housing-assistance programs, so deposit rules come only from state law.

  H.B. 545 (2024 Idaho Sess. Laws ch. 257) · Source: H.B. 545 (2024), enrolled text, Idaho Code § 55-306 · Idaho landlord-tenant law, Idaho security deposit law

• July 1, 2024 · South Dakota · Eviction

  Notice for a lease violation changed

  South Dakota law sets no notice-to-cure or notice-to-quit period for lease violations; a landlord may end the lease for a use contrary to it and file a forcible entry and detainer action when the tenant's act ends the lease under its terms (SDCL §§ 43-32-18, 21-16-1(7)).

  Source: SDCL § 43-32-18, SDCL § 21-16-1(7), SB 90 (2024), enrolled, SL 2024 ch 75 · South Dakota landlord-tenant law, South Dakota security deposit law

• July 1, 2024 · South Dakota · Eviction

  Notice for unpaid rent changed

  Since July 1, 2024, South Dakota law requires no written notice to quit before an eviction for unpaid rent; a landlord may file a forcible entry and detainer action once rent is 3 days past due, unless the lease requires notice (SDCL § 21-16-1(4); SB 90 (2024) repealed § 21-16-2).

  Source: SDCL § 21-16-1(4), SDCL § 21-16-2 (repealed), SB 90 (2024), enrolled, SL 2024 ch 75, SDCL § 2-14-16 · South Dakota landlord-tenant law, South Dakota security deposit law

• July 1, 2024 · Tennessee · Fees and fee disclosure

  Online animal certificates no longer count for pet-fee exceptions

  Tennessee tightened the documentation a landlord may require when a tenant asks to waive a no-pets rule or pet payment for a service or support animal: certificates bought from websites that sell animal registrations for a fee are not 'reliable documentation' (URLTA counties).

  HB2266/SB2030 (113th GA), 2024 Pub. Ch. 754 · Source: Tennessee General Assembly bill history: HB2266 (Pub. Ch. 754, signed 2024-05-01, eff. 2024-07-01), 2024 Tenn. Pub. Acts ch. 754 · Tennessee landlord-tenant law, Tennessee security deposit law

• July 1, 2024 · Virginia · Required disclosures

  Copy of signed lease within 10 business days

  Landlords must give the tenant a copy of the signed lease within 10 business days of its effective date (formerly one month), and must provide extra copies on request or keep it in an easily shared electronic format, without charging for copies (Va. Code § 55.1-1204).

  HB 1272 (2024 Va. Acts ch. 831) · Source: Va. Code § 55.1-1204, 2024 Va. Acts ch. 831 (HB 1272) · Virginia landlord-tenant law, Virginia security deposit law

• July 1, 2024 · Virginia · Required disclosures

  Fee disclosure on the lease's first page

  Written leases must list the rent and all fees on the first page, with the statement that no fee may be collected unless listed there or added later by a separate addendum (Va. Code § 55.1-1204.1).

  SB 405 / HB 967 (2024 Va. Acts chs. 788, 826) · Source: Va. Code § 55.1-1204.1, 2024 Va. Acts ch. 788 (SB 405), SB 405 (2024) bill page · Virginia landlord-tenant law, Virginia security deposit law

• July 1, 2024 · Virginia · Landlord entry

  Routine maintenance: 14-day window in notice

  A notice of routine maintenance the tenant did not request must state the last date the work may be performed, and the work must be done within 14 days of delivering the notice (the 72-hour advance notice rule still applies) (Va. Code § 55.1-1229(A)).

  HB 701 (2024 Va. Acts ch. 46) · Source: Va. Code § 55.1-1229(A), 2024 Va. Acts ch. 46 (HB 701) · Virginia landlord-tenant law, Virginia security deposit law

• June 24, 2024 · Rhode Island · Rent increases

  Rent increase notice changed

  Rhode Island landlords must give written notice at least 60 days before a rent increase takes effect, and 120 days for month-to-month tenants over age 62 (R.I. Gen. Laws § 34-18-16.1).

  Source: R.I. Gen. Laws § 34-18-16.1, P.L. 2024, ch. 243 (H 7304 Sub A), P.L. 2024, ch. 244 (S 2189 Sub A) · Rhode Island landlord-tenant law, Rhode Island security deposit law

• June 17, 2024 · Vermont · Required disclosures

  Required lease disclosures changed

  Before the lease is signed, tell the tenant in a separate written notice whether the rental is in a FEMA special flood hazard area, and give the federal lead-paint disclosure for pre-1978 housing (9 V.S.A. § 4466; 42 U.S.C. § 4852d).

  Source: 9 V.S.A. § 4466 · Vermont landlord-tenant law, Vermont security deposit law

• June 5, 2024 · Colorado · Rent increases

  Rent price-gouging cap after disasters

  For one year after a declared disaster that materially reduces housing in a designated area, raising a unit's rent there by more than the greater of 10% or its prior-year increase (or pricing a newly listed unit that much above comparable units) is an unfair and unconscionable practice enforceable by the AG, district attorneys and affected tenants (C.R.S. § 6-1-735).

  HB 24-1259 (2024 Colo. Sess. Laws ch. 415) · Source: HB 24-1259 session law (ch. 415), C.R.S. § 6-1-735, HB 24-1259 bill page (signed and effective June 5, 2024) · Colorado landlord-tenant law, Colorado security deposit law

• May 17, 2024 · Florida · Security deposits

  Deposits may be held at any Florida financial institution

  Deposits and advance rent held in a separate account (interest-bearing or not) must be kept in a 'Florida financial institution', newly defined as an FDIC- or NCUA-insured bank, credit union, trust company or savings institution authorized to do business in Florida, replacing the old 'Florida banking institution' wording (Fla. Stat. §§ 83.43(7), 83.49(1)).

  CS/HB 1305 (ch. 2024-199, Laws of Fla.) · Source: Fla. Stat. § 83.49(1), Fla. Stat. § 83.43(7), Ch. 2024-199, Laws of Fla. (HB 1305) · Florida landlord-tenant law, Florida security deposit law

• May 3, 2024 · Colorado · Repairs and habitability

  Repair deadlines under warranty of habitability

  After notice of an uninhabitable condition, a landlord must begin remedial action within 24 hours if it materially threatens life, health or safety (72 hours otherwise), and a condition still unrepaired 7 days (life/health/safety) or 14 days (other) after notice is presumed a breach; for serious conditions the landlord must, on the tenant's request, provide a comparable unit or hotel room at no cost within 24 hours (C.R.S. § 38-12-503).

  SB 24-094 (2024 Colo. Sess. Laws ch. 158) · Source: SB 24-094 session law (ch. 158), C.R.S. § 38-12-503 as reenacted, SB 24-094 bill page (signed and effective May 3, 2024) · Colorado landlord-tenant law, Colorado security deposit law

• May 1, 2024 · Hawaii · Fees and fee disclosure

  Application screening fees authorized and capped at actual cost

  Landlords may charge adult applicants a screening fee limited to the cost of reference, tenant-report, criminal-background and credit checks, must give a receipt and cost breakdown on request, and must refund any unused amount within 30 days.

  SB 930 (Act 200, SLH 2023) · Source: Act 200, SLH 2023 (S.B. 930), § 5, Haw. Rev. Stat. § 521-46 · Hawaii landlord-tenant law, Hawaii security deposit law

• April 20, 2024 · New York · Rent control and rent caps

  Rent control and rent caps changed

  New York has no statewide rent cap, but NYC and opting-in localities have rent stabilization under the Emergency Tenant Protection Act, and the Good Cause Eviction Law treats increases above the lower of 5% plus inflation or 10% as presumptively unreasonable in covered units (Emergency Tenant Protection Act § 3; N.Y. Real Prop. Law §§ 211(8), 216).

  Source: Emergency Tenant Protection Act of 1974 § 3, N.Y. Real Prop. Law § 211(8) (local rent standard), N.Y. Real Prop. Law § 213 (opt-in outside NYC), N.Y. Real Prop. Law § 214 (exemptions), N.Y. Real Prop. Law § 216, N.Y. Real Prop. Law § 212 (applies in NYC) · New York landlord-tenant law, New York security deposit law

• April 20, 2024 · New York · Eviction

  Squatters excluded from tenant protections

  RPAPL § 711 now says a tenant does not include a squatter (a person who entered without permission and stays without title, right or permission), so an owner need not bring a tenant-style eviction to remove one; where it conflicts, the § 713 no-landlord-tenant procedure controls (N.Y. Real Prop. Acts. Law § 711).

  L.2024, ch. 56, Part II (S.8306-C/A.8806-C) · Source: N.Y. RPAPL § 711, S.8306-C Part II (budget bill text) · New York landlord-tenant law, New York security deposit law

• April 19, 2024 · Colorado · Notice periods

  Month-to-month termination notice changed

  Either party may end a month-to-month tenancy with written notice served at least 21 days before the end of the period, but a landlord whose tenant has lived there 12 months or more also needs a legal cause or a no-fault ground, usually with 90 days' notice (C.R.S. §§ 13-40-107, 38-12-1303).

  Source: C.R.S. § 13-40-107(1)-(2), C.R.S. §§ 38-12-1302, 38-12-1303 (for-cause eviction, HB 24-1098) · Colorado landlord-tenant law, Colorado security deposit law

• April 1, 2024 · California · Rent control and rent caps

  Rent control and rent caps changed

  Most California rentals more than 15 years old are subject to a statewide cap of 5% plus inflation (never more than 10%) in rent increases over any 12 months, and stricter local rent control may also apply (Cal. Civ. Code §§ 1947.12, 1954.52).

  Source: Cal. Civ. Code § 1947.12 (Tenant Protection Act rent cap), Cal. Civ. Code § 1954.52 (Costa-Hawkins Rental Housing Act) · California landlord-tenant law, California security deposit law

• January 1, 2024 · California · Other

  Tenants may keep and charge e-bikes and scooters

  Landlords may not ban tenants from owning micromobility devices (e-bikes, e-scooters) or from storing and charging one per occupant inside the unit if it is non-electric, meets UL 2849/2272 (or EN) safety standards, or is insured; a landlord that provides free, secure, on-site long-term storage with charging may require that instead (Cal. Civ. Code § 1940.41).

  SB 712 (Stats. 2023, ch. 630) · Source: Cal. Civ. Code § 1940.41, SB 712 chaptered text, Cal. Const. art. IV, § 8(c) (statutes take effect Jan. 1 after enactment) · California landlord-tenant law, California security deposit law

• January 1, 2024 · Colorado · Security deposits

  Pet deposit capped at $300; pet rent capped

  Colorado landlords may charge no more than a $300 refundable pet deposit on top of the regular deposit, and monthly pet rent may not exceed the greater of $35 or 1.5% of rent.

  HB 23-1068 (2023 Colo. Sess. Laws ch. 416) · Source: C.R.S. § 38-12-106, HB 23-1068 session law · Colorado landlord-tenant law, Colorado security deposit law

• January 1, 2024 · Connecticut · Security deposits

  Move-in condition checklist changed

  For leases signed since January 1, 2024, Connecticut landlords must offer a pre-move-in walk-through on the state checklist and cannot deduct from the deposit for any damage recorded on it (Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47a-7c).

  Source: Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47a-7c, P.A. 23-207, § 4 · Connecticut landlord-tenant law, Connecticut security deposit law

• January 1, 2024 · Illinois · Security deposits

  Deposit return deadline changed

  A landlord who keeps any part of a deposit for damage must send an itemized statement with receipts within 30 days after the tenant vacates (or possession ends, if later); otherwise the full deposit is due within 45 days after move-out (765 ILCS 710/1(a)).

  Source: 765 ILCS 710/1(a), P.A. 103-224 (SB 1741), eff. 1-1-2024 · Illinois landlord-tenant law, Illinois security deposit law

• January 1, 2024 · Illinois · Fees and fee disclosure

  Landlords cannot require autopay or e-payment

  For leases signed after January 1, 2024, a landlord may not require a tenant or applicant to pay rent or other amounts by electronic funds transfer, including recurring autopay; from 90 days after that date, violations are an unlawful practice under the Consumer Fraud Act (765 ILCS 705/4).

  HB 1628 (P.A. 103-132) · Source: 765 ILCS 705/4, Public Act 103-0132 · Illinois landlord-tenant law, Illinois security deposit law

• January 1, 2024 · Illinois · Required disclosures

  Radon pamphlet and disclosure form for tenants

  Before a lease is signed (and on request during it), landlords must give applicants and tenants the IEMA 'Radon Guide for Tenants', any records showing a radon hazard in the unit, and the statutory 'Disclosure of Information on Radon Hazards to Tenants' form; tenants may test within the first 90 days and may terminate if a hazard is found and the landlord will not mitigate (420 ILCS 46/26).

  HB 2217 (P.A. 103-298) · Source: 420 ILCS 46/26, Public Act 103-0298 · Illinois landlord-tenant law, Illinois security deposit law

• January 1, 2024 · Illinois · Other

  Tenants may install EV chargers

  Notwithstanding the lease, a tenant may install a Level 1 or Level 2 EV charger at their own expense. The landlord may impose safety, registration and reasonable aesthetic rules and require insurance, and may charge only for electricity used, a reasonable access fee, a restoration deposit, installation costs (if the landlord installs at the tenant's request) and a reasonable fee to reserve a shared parking space (765 ILCS 1085/35).

  Electric Vehicle Charging Act (P.A. 103-53) · Source: 765 ILCS 1085/35 · Illinois landlord-tenant law, Illinois security deposit law

• January 1, 2024 · Minnesota · Notice periods

  Month-to-month termination notice changed

  Either party may end a month-to-month tenancy with written notice received at least one full rental period before it ends — e.g., by May 31 to end June 30 (Minn. Stat. § 504B.135).

  Source: Minn. Stat. § 504B.135, Minn. Stat. § 504B.147 · Minnesota landlord-tenant law, Minnesota security deposit law

• January 1, 2024 · Minnesota · Security deposits

  Move-in condition checklist changed

  Minnesota landlords must tell tenants at the start of the tenancy or within 14 days of move-in that they may request an initial inspection, and offer a move-out inspection, or face the deposit penalty (Minn. Stat. §§ 504B.182, 504B.178, subd. 4(4)).

  Source: Minn. Stat. § 504B.182, Minn. Stat. § 504B.178, 2023 Minn. Laws ch. 52, art. 19, secs. 85-86, 90 · Minnesota landlord-tenant law, Minnesota security deposit law

• January 1, 2024 · Minnesota · Landlord entry

  Notice before entry changed

  Give at least 24 hours' notice stating the time or window of entry, enter only for a reasonable business purpose and only between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. unless the tenant agrees otherwise (Minn. Stat. § 504B.211, subd. 2).

  Source: Minn. Stat. § 504B.211, subds. 2-6 · Minnesota landlord-tenant law, Minnesota security deposit law

• January 1, 2024 · Minnesota · Eviction

  Notice for unpaid rent changed

  Before filing an eviction for unpaid rent, deliver personally or by first-class mail a written notice with the itemized amount due and the statutory legal-help and financial-help statements, then wait 14 days (or longer if a local ordinance requires) (Minn. Stat. § 504B.321, subd. 1a).

  Source: Minn. Stat. § 504B.321, subds. 1(d), 1a · Minnesota landlord-tenant law, Minnesota security deposit law

• January 1, 2024 · Minnesota · Security deposits

  Penalty for withholding a deposit changed

  A landlord who misses the deposit deadline owes the withheld amount plus an equal penalty (with interest), and bad-faith retention adds up to $500 in punitive damages (Minn. Stat. § 504B.178, subds. 4, 7).

  Source: Minn. Stat. § 504B.178, subds. 4 and 7 · Minnesota landlord-tenant law, Minnesota security deposit law

• January 1, 2024 · Minnesota · Required disclosures

  Required lease disclosures changed

  Before move-in, give tenants the owner/manager contact disclosure, a first-page 'Total Monthly Payment' including all nonoptional fees, any outstanding inspection or condemnation orders, any foreclosure notice, notice of inspection rights, and the federal lead-paint disclosure for pre-1978 housing (Minn. Stat. §§ 504B.181, 504B.120, 504B.195, 504B.182).

  Source: Minn. Stat. § 504B.181, Minn. Stat. § 504B.120, Minn. Stat. § 504B.195, Minn. Stat. § 504B.182 · Minnesota landlord-tenant law, Minnesota security deposit law

• January 1, 2024 · Rhode Island · Fees and fee disclosure

  Rental application fees banned

  From January 1, 2024, Rhode Island landlords and agents may not charge a rental application fee; they may charge only the actual cost of a criminal background check or credit report the applicant did not supply from the last 90 days, and must give the applicant a copy.

  H 6087 / S 311 Sub A (P.L. 2023, ch. 319 and 320) · Source: P.L. 2023, ch. 319, P.L. 2023, ch. 320, R.I. Gen. Laws § 34-18-59 · Rhode Island landlord-tenant law, Rhode Island security deposit law

Changes by state

States with no entry had no change recorded in our dataset for 2024–2027. That covers the topics we track (deposits, late fees, notice, entry, rent increases, disclosures and eviction notices), not every housing law.

• Alabama: none recordedsecurity deposit law
• Alaska: none recordedlandlord-tenant law · security deposit law
• Arizona: 4 changes
  • 2026-09-12: Faster forcible-detainer removal of squatters
  • 2026-09-12: Paid eviction judgments: 15-day reply or deemed satisfied
  • 2025-09-26: No landlord liability for assistance-animal injuries
  • 2025-01-01: City rental sales tax ended; stop passing it to tenants
  landlord-tenant law · security deposit law
• Arkansas: 1 change
  • 2025-08-05: Cities and counties barred from capping deposits and application fees
  landlord-tenant law · security deposit law
• California: 15 changes
  • 2027-04-01: Required lease disclosures changing
  • 2027-01-01: Disclose digitally altered photos in rental ads
  • 2026-01-01: Deposit return deadline changed
  • 2026-01-01: Disaster cleanup duties and rent relief
  • 2026-01-01: Tenants may opt out of bundled internet charges
  • 2026-01-01: Working stove and refrigerator now required
  • 2025-07-01: Move-in condition checklist changed
  • 2025-01-01: Deposit photos and limits on cleaning deductions
  • 2025-01-01: No fees for serving notices or for paying rent by check
  • 2025-01-01: Offer to report on-time rent to a credit bureau
  • 2025-01-01: Screening fees: first-come order or refund
  • 2025-01-01: Tenants get 10 court days to answer an eviction
  • 2024-07-01: Security deposit limit changed
  • 2024-04-01: Rent control and rent caps changed
  • 2024-01-01: Tenants may keep and charge e-bikes and scooters
  landlord-tenant law · security deposit law
• Colorado: 17 changes
  • 2027-01-01: Required lease disclosures changing
  • 2027-01-01: Security deposit limit changing
  • 2026-08-12: Assistance animals presumed reasonable
  • 2026-03-26: Ratio utility billing (RUBS) rules
  • 2026-01-01: Deposit return deadline changed
  • 2026-01-01: Junk-fee ban and total-price advertising
  • 2026-01-01: Nonrefundable fees changed
  • 2026-01-01: Penalty for withholding a deposit changed
  • 2026-01-01: Portable screening reports: no direct-delivery rule
  • 2025-09-01: Letty's Act: lease limits after a tenant's death
  • 2025-08-06: AG and local governments can enforce tenant laws
  • 2025-05-22: Victim-survivor repayment plans and protections
  • 2025-01-01: Lease must state habitability rights and repair contact
  • 2024-06-05: Rent price-gouging cap after disasters
  • 2024-05-03: Repair deadlines under warranty of habitability
  • 2024-04-19: Month-to-month termination notice changed
  • 2024-01-01: Pet deposit capped at $300; pet rent capped
  landlord-tenant law · security deposit law
• Connecticut: 4 changes
  • 2026-10-01: Banking Commissioner can fine landlords for deposit violations
  • 2026-01-01: Rent control and rent caps changed
  • 2024-10-01: Rent increase notice changed
  • 2024-01-01: Move-in condition checklist changed
  landlord-tenant law · security deposit law
• Delaware: 1 change
  • 2026-09-01: 7-day rent demand and a right of redemption
  landlord-tenant law · security deposit law
• District of Columbia: 2 changes
  • 2026-08-14: 45-day documented notice of move-out charges and habitability-fee ban
  • 2025-12-31: Notice for unpaid rent changed
  landlord-tenant law · security deposit law
• Florida: 6 changes
  • 2026-10-01: Notice for a lease violation changed
  • 2025-10-01: Required lease disclosures changed
  • 2025-07-01: Deposit return deadline changed
  • 2025-06-26: After casualty damage, let tenants retrieve belongings
  • 2024-07-01: Sheriff removal of squatters from homes
  • 2024-05-17: Deposits may be held at any Florida financial institution
  landlord-tenant law · security deposit law
• Georgia: 6 changes
  • 2027-01-01: Courts may seal dispossessory (eviction) records
  • 2024-07-01: Cooling added to utilities that can't be cut off
  • 2024-07-01: Implied duty that rentals be fit for human habitation
  • 2024-07-01: Notice for unpaid rent changed
  • 2024-07-01: Pet deposits changed
  • 2024-07-01: Security deposit limit changed
  landlord-tenant law · security deposit law
• Hawaii: 2 changes
  • 2026-02-05: Notice for unpaid rent changed
  • 2024-05-01: Application screening fees authorized and capped at actual cost
  landlord-tenant law · security deposit law
• Idaho: 1 change
  • 2024-07-01: Local rules on rental deposits and fees preempted
  landlord-tenant law · security deposit law
• Illinois: 14 changes
  • 2027-01-01: Move-in condition checklist changing
  • 2027-01-01: Nonrefundable fees changing
  • 2027-01-01: Required lease disclosures changing
  • 2026-01-01: Eviction Article does not shield squatters
  • 2026-01-01: Minors cannot be named in eviction suits
  • 2026-01-01: Safer Homes rights summary on page 1 of leases
  • 2025-01-01: Accept reusable screening reports without fees
  • 2025-01-01: Fee-free way to pay rent if portal charges fees
  • 2025-01-01: Flood-zone and flooding history disclosure
  • 2025-01-01: Landlord Retaliation Act replaces 1963 law
  • 2024-01-01: Deposit return deadline changed
  • 2024-01-01: Landlords cannot require autopay or e-payment
  • 2024-01-01: Radon pamphlet and disclosure form for tenants
  • 2024-01-01: Tenants may install EV chargers
  landlord-tenant law · security deposit law
• Indiana: none recordedsecurity deposit law
• Iowa: none recordedlandlord-tenant law · security deposit law
• Kansas: none recordedlandlord-tenant law · security deposit law
• Kentucky: none recordedlandlord-tenant law
• Louisiana: 1 change
  • 2026-08-01: Deposit return deadline changed
  landlord-tenant law · security deposit law
• Maine: 1 change
  • 2025-01-01: Move-in payment cap and total-price disclosure
  landlord-tenant law · security deposit law
• Maryland: 3 changes
  • 2025-10-01: Notice before entry changed
  • 2024-10-01: Move-in payments capped at deposit plus first month's rent
  • 2024-10-01: Security deposit limit changed
  landlord-tenant law · security deposit law
• Massachusetts: 2 changes
  • 2025-08-01: Security deposit limit changed
  • 2024-08-06: Optional fee in lieu of a security deposit (pending regulations)
  landlord-tenant law · security deposit law
• Michigan: 1 change
  • 2026-09-21: Deposit refunds by direct deposit or e-payment
  landlord-tenant law · security deposit law
• Minnesota: 18 changes
  • 2026-08-01: Digital rent portals need a free backup method
  • 2026-08-01: No minors as eviction defendants
  • 2026-01-01: 2024 tenant protections extend to renewed leases
  • 2025-07-01: Heat must reach 68°F in every living space
  • 2025-01-01: Duty to re-rent when a tenant abandons
  • 2025-01-01: Eviction hearing notice by text or email
  • 2025-01-01: ITIN option; no denial for pending evictions
  • 2025-01-01: Late fee limit changed
  • 2025-01-01: Leases with pet fees must disclose assistance-animal rule
  • 2025-01-01: New-construction move-in delays: tenant options
  • 2025-01-01: Repair covenant covers common areas and pests
  • 2025-01-01: Tenants' right to organize associations
  • 2024-01-01: Month-to-month termination notice changed
  • 2024-01-01: Move-in condition checklist changed
  • 2024-01-01: Notice before entry changed
  • 2024-01-01: Notice for unpaid rent changed
  • 2024-01-01: Penalty for withholding a deposit changed
  • 2024-01-01: Required lease disclosures changed
  landlord-tenant law · security deposit law
• Mississippi: none recordedlandlord-tenant law · security deposit law
• Missouri: 2 changes
  • 2025-08-28: Local security-deposit limits preempted
  • 2025-08-28: Rent control and rent caps changed
  landlord-tenant law · security deposit law
• Montana: none recordedlandlord-tenant law · security deposit law
• Nebraska: 1 change
  • 2025-09-03: Local rent control banned
  landlord-tenant law · security deposit law
• Nevada: none recordedlandlord-tenant law · security deposit law
• New Hampshire: 1 change
  • 2025-01-01: Rental application fees must be disclosed and partly refunded
  landlord-tenant law · security deposit law
• New Jersey: 1 change
  • 2026-05-01: Rental application fees capped at $50
  landlord-tenant law · security deposit law
• New Mexico: 2 changes
  • 2025-06-20: Late fee limit changed
  • 2025-06-20: Screening fees capped at $50 and fees itemized in listings
  landlord-tenant law · security deposit law
• New York: 6 changes
  • 2025-12-15: Ban on algorithmic rent-setting software
  • 2025-11-15: Deposit rules extended to rent-stabilized units
  • 2025-10-16: Bounced-check fee capped at $20 or actual cost
  • 2024-12-22: Written bed bug notice to neighboring units
  • 2024-04-20: Rent control and rent caps changed
  • 2024-04-20: Squatters excluded from tenant protections
  landlord-tenant law · security deposit law
• North Carolina: 8 changes
  • 2025-12-01: Expedited magistrate removal of squatters
  • 2025-07-01: Renters-insurance rules: no forced carrier, $50/yr fee cap
  • 2024-12-01: Felony to rent out property you don't own
  • 2024-10-01: Eviction appeal dismissal and faster rent-bond payouts
  • 2024-10-01: Small-claims appeal clock starts when judgment rendered
  • 2024-09-09: Attorney fees for frivolous eviction appeals
  • 2024-09-09: Late fee grace period changed
  • 2024-09-09: Rent control and rent caps changed
  landlord-tenant law · security deposit law
• North Dakota: none recordedlandlord-tenant law · security deposit law
• Ohio: 2 changes
  • 2025-04-09: Don't name minor tenants as eviction defendants
  • 2024-10-24: Property manager may file county rental registration
  landlord-tenant law · security deposit law
• Oklahoma: none recordedlandlord-tenant law · security deposit law
• Oregon: 11 changes
  • 2027-01-01: Converting to nonsmoking on 180 days' notice
  • 2027-01-01: Rent control and rent caps changing
  • 2026-06-05: Limits on sharing tenants' personal data
  • 2026-06-05: Rules when a disaster destroys a rental
  • 2026-06-05: Tenant portals, payment methods and fees
  • 2026-01-01: 24-hour notice to remove squatters
  • 2026-01-01: App-only smart locks need a backup way in
  • 2026-01-01: Hold deposits: written terms, 5-day refund
  • 2026-01-01: Tenant may leave early after landlord-reason notice
  • 2025-09-26: Month-to-month termination notice changed
  • 2025-06-27: No immigration-status questions for tenants
  landlord-tenant law · security deposit law
• Pennsylvania: 4 changes
  • 2026-12-21: Leases must disclose parking and parking fees
  • 2026-12-21: Rental application fees limited to actual cost
  • 2024-12-01: Tenants may stay during post-sale code repairs
  • 2024-09-15: Squatters are not 'tenants' (no notice to quit)
  landlord-tenant law · security deposit law
• Rhode Island: 3 changes
  • 2025-01-01: Convenience-fee ban and fee disclosure in leases
  • 2024-06-24: Rent increase notice changed
  • 2024-01-01: Rental application fees banned
  landlord-tenant law · security deposit law
• South Carolina: none recordedlandlord-tenant law · security deposit law
• South Dakota: 3 changes
  • 2026-07-01: Deposit return deadline changed
  • 2024-07-01: Notice for a lease violation changed
  • 2024-07-01: Notice for unpaid rent changed
  landlord-tenant law · security deposit law
• Tennessee: 1 change
  • 2024-07-01: Online animal certificates no longer count for pet-fee exceptions
  landlord-tenant law · security deposit law
• Texas: 4 changes
  • 2026-01-01: Notice for unpaid rent changed
  • 2025-09-01: Deposit notices by e-mail; licensed repair contractors
  • 2025-09-01: Required lease disclosures changed
  • 2025-09-01: Sheriff removal of squatters from homes
  landlord-tenant law · security deposit law
• Utah: 1 change
  • 2025-05-07: Deposit return deadline changed
  landlord-tenant law · security deposit law
• Vermont: 1 change
  • 2024-06-17: Required lease disclosures changed
  landlord-tenant law · security deposit law
• Virginia: 13 changes
  • 2027-07-01: Application disclosures before taking fees or data
  • 2027-07-01: Nonpayment notice must include a ledger
  • 2027-07-01: Rent increase notice changing
  • 2027-01-01: Expanded ban on retaliation
  • 2026-07-01: Accept checks; processing fees at cost; no repair fees
  • 2026-07-01: Central air conditioning becomes an essential service
  • 2026-07-01: Notice for unpaid rent changed
  • 2025-07-01: 60-day nonrenewal notice (landlords with 5+ units)
  • 2025-07-01: First-page itemization of deposit, rent, charges
  • 2025-07-01: No payment-processing fees without a free option
  • 2024-07-01: Copy of signed lease within 10 business days
  • 2024-07-01: Fee disclosure on the lease's first page
  • 2024-07-01: Routine maintenance: 14-day window in notice
  landlord-tenant law · security deposit law
• Washington: 8 changes
  • 2027-01-01: Required lease disclosures changing
  • 2027-01-01: Smart locks: non-app key option, privacy policy
  • 2026-06-11: Eviction notices: regular mail replaces certified
  • 2026-06-11: Tenants may install portable AC and heat pumps
  • 2025-07-27: Eviction notices by mail: 5 extra days
  • 2025-07-27: More banned lease clauses (NDAs, early late fees)
  • 2025-05-07: Rent control and rent caps changed
  • 2025-05-07: Rent increase notice changed
  landlord-tenant law · security deposit law
• West Virginia: none recordedlandlord-tenant law · security deposit law
• Wisconsin: none recordedlandlord-tenant law · security deposit law
• Wyoming: none recordedlandlord-tenant law · security deposit law

How we track changes

• We list only laws that have been enacted (signed or otherwise passed into law), never bills that are still pending.
• Each effective date comes from the bill text, the session law or the legislature's own status page. When parts of a law start on different dates, the entry uses the first date and the state page explains the rest.
• Most new laws start on January 1 or July 1, so the list grows around those dates; the date at the top shows when the data was last verified. The same facts feed the 50-state dataset and the state pages.
• The entries were researched from official sources and are not yet reviewed by an attorney. City and county rules are not tracked here.

Related

• Landlord-tenant laws by state: the dataset (CSV and JSON)
• Security deposit laws by state
• Late fee laws by state
• Landlord-tenant law by state