Verified state-by-state rules for independent landlords
Every fact on this site is cited to statute and carries the date it was last verified against official state sources. No secondhand numbers, no stale figures presented as current law — where something hasn't been verified yet, it says so.
Compare laws across states
- Security Deposit Laws by state — 50-state comparison table
- Rent Increase Notice Laws by state — 50-state comparison table
- Late Fee Laws by state — 50-state comparison table
- Landlord Entry Notice Laws by state — 50-state comparison table
Browse by state
50 of 50 states verified — deposits, rent increases, late fees, and entry rules, all cited, each with its own last-verified date and a standing re-verification cadence.
- Alabama
- Alaska
- Arizona
- Arkansas
- California
- Colorado
- Connecticut
- Delaware
- Florida
- Georgia
- Hawaii
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Maine
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Montana
- Nebraska
- Nevada
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- New York
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Rhode Island
- South Carolina
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Utah
- Vermont
- Virginia
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Wyoming
Free landlord tools
Run entirely in your browser, no signup. The state-aware tools read the verified rules above — what a tool tells you always matches what the law page cites.
- Security Deposit Return Letter Generates an itemized return letter with your state's deadline built in State-aware — 50 states live
- Rent Increase Notice Notice letter with your state's required notice period State-aware — 50 states live
- Late Fee Calculator Days late, grace-period check, and your state's cap rule State-aware — 50 states live
- Prorated Rent Calculator Partial-month rent under three proration methods
- Rental Profitability Calculator Cash flow, cap rate, and cash-on-cash return