US landlord tenant law
Every state sets its own rules for deposits, entry, notice and rent control. The table compares all 50, each figure read from the state’s statute, and each state opens its own page.
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| State | Deposit cap | Deposit back within | Entry notice | Month-to-month notice | Rent control |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 1 month’s rentAla. Code § 35-9A-201(a) | 60 daysAla. Code § 35-9A-201(b)-(f) | 48 hoursAla. Code § 35-9A-303(c) | 30 daysAla. Code § 35-9A-441(b) | Local rent control bannedAla. Code § 11-80-8.1 |
| Alaska | 2 months’ rentAS 34.03.070(a), (h) | 14 daysAS 34.03.070(g) | 24 hoursAS 34.03.140(c) | 30 daysAS 34.03.290(b) | None in forceAS 34.03.290(b) |
| Arizona | 1.5 months’ rentA.R.S. § 33-1321(A) | 14 daysA.R.S. § 33-1321(D) | 48 hoursA.R.S. § 33-1343(D) | 30 daysA.R.S. § 33-1375(B) | Local rent control bannedA.R.S. § 33-1329 |
| Arkansas | 2 months’ rentArk. Code Ann. §§ 18-16-303, 18-16-304 | 60 daysArk. Code Ann. § 18-16-305 | No statute sets thisNo statute sets this | 30 daysArk. Code Ann. § 18-17-704(b) | Local rent control bannedArk. Code Ann. §§ 14-16-601, 14-54-1409 (as amended by Act 459 of 2025) |
| California | 1 month’s rentCal. Civ. Code § 1950.5(c) | 21 daysCal. Civ. Code § 1950.5(h) | 24 hoursCal. Civ. Code § 1954(d) | 60 daysCal. Civ. Code §§ 1946.1, 1946.2 | Statewide capCal. Civ. Code §§ 827(b), 1947.12(a) |
| Colorado | 2 months’ rentC.R.S. § 38-12-102.5 | 30 daysC.R.S. § 38-12-103(1) | No statute sets thisNo statute sets this | 21 daysC.R.S. §§ 13-40-107(1), 38-12-1303 | Local rent control bannedC.R.S. §§ 38-12-701(2)(a), 38-12-702, 38-12-301 |
| Connecticut | 2 months’ rentConn. Gen. Stat. § 47a-21(b) | 21 daysConn. Gen. Stat. § 47a-21(d) | Reasonable noticeConn. Gen. Stat. § 47a-16(c) | 3 daysConn. Gen. Stat. §§ 47a-23, 47a-23c | Local rent control allowedConn. Gen. Stat. §§ 47a-4e, 7-148b |
| Delaware | 1 month’s rent25 Del. C. § 5514(a) | 20 days25 Del. C. § 5514(e), (f) | 48 hours25 Del. C. § 5509(b) | 60 days25 Del. C. § 5106(d) | None in force25 Del. C. § 5107 |
| Florida | No cap in statuteNo statute sets this | 15 daysFla. Stat. § 83.49(3) | 24 hoursFla. Stat. § 83.53(2) | 30 daysFla. Stat. § 83.57(3) | Local rent control bannedFla. Stat. §§ 83.57, 83.425, 125.0103 |
| Georgia | 2 months’ rentO.C.G.A. § 44-7-30.1 | 30 daysO.C.G.A. § 44-7-34 | No statute sets thisNo statute sets this | 60 daysO.C.G.A. § 44-7-7 | Local rent control bannedO.C.G.A. § 44-7-7; O.C.G.A. § 44-7-19 |
| Hawaii | 1 month’s rentHRS § 521-44(b) | 14 daysHRS § 521-44(c) | 48 hoursHRS § 521-53(b) | 45 daysHRS § 521-71 | None in forceHaw. Rev. Stat. § 521-21(d) |
| Idaho | No cap in statuteNo statute sets this | 21 daysIdaho Code § 6-321 | No statute sets thisNo statute sets this | 30 daysIdaho Code § 55-208 | Local rent control bannedIdaho Code §§ 55-304(2), 55-306 |
| Illinois | No cap in statuteNo statute sets this | 30 days765 ILCS 710/1 | No statute sets thisNo statute sets this | 30 days735 ILCS 5/9-207 | Local rent control banned50 ILCS 825/5 |
| Indiana | No cap in statuteNo statute sets this | 45 daysIC 32-31-3-12 | Reasonable noticeIC 32-31-5-6(g) | 30 daysIC 32-31-1-1 | Local rent control bannedInd. Code § 32-31-1-20 |
| Iowa | 2 months’ rentIowa Code § 562A.12(1) | 30 daysIowa Code § 562A.12(3) | 24 hoursIowa Code § 562A.19(3) | 30 daysIowa Code § 562A.34(2) | Local rent control bannedIowa Code § 562A.13(5); §§ 364.3(9), 331.304(10) |
| Kansas | 1 month’s rentK.S.A. 58-2550(a) | 30 daysK.S.A. 58-2550(b) | Reasonable noticeK.S.A. 58-2557 | 30 daysK.S.A. 58-2570(b) | Local rent control bannedK.S.A. 12-16,120 |
| Kentucky | No cap in statuteNo statute sets this | No statute sets thisKRS 383.580(6)-(7) | 48 hoursKRS 383.615 | 30 daysKRS 383.695(2) | None in forceKRS 383.198 |
| Louisiana | No cap in statuteNo statute sets this | 30 daysLa. R.S. 9:3251 | No statute sets thisNo statute sets this | 10 daysLa. Civil Code art. 2728 | Could not be confirmedLa. R.S. 9:3258 |
| Maine | 2 months’ rent14 M.R.S. § 6032 | 30 days14 M.R.S. § 6033 | Reasonable notice14 M.R.S. § 6025(2) | 30 days14 M.R.S. § 6002 | Local rent control allowed14 M.R.S. §§ 6015, 6016 |
| Maryland | 1 month’s rentMd. Code, Real Prop. § 8-203(b) | 45 daysMd. Code, Real Prop. § 8-203(e), (g) | 24 hoursMd. Code, Real Prop. § 8-221 | 60 daysMd. Code, Real Prop. § 8-402(c)(2) | Local rent control allowedCould not be confirmed |
| Massachusetts | 1 month’s rentM.G.L. c. 186, § 15B(1)(b) | 30 daysM.G.L. c. 186, § 15B(4) | No statute sets thisNo statute sets this | 30 daysM.G.L. c. 186, § 12 | Local rent control bannedMass. Gen. Laws c. 186, § 12; c. 40P, § 4 |
| Michigan | 1.5 months’ rentMCL 554.602 | 30 daysMCL 554.609 | No statute sets thisNo statute sets this | 30 daysMCL 554.134 | Local rent control bannedMCL 123.411; MCL 554.134(1) |
| Minnesota | No cap in statuteNo statute sets this | 21 daysMinn. Stat. § 504B.178, subd. 3 | 24 hoursMinn. Stat. § 504B.211, subd. 2 | 30 daysMinn. Stat. § 504B.135 | Local rent control allowedMinn. Stat. § 471.9996 |
| Mississippi | No cap in statuteNo statute sets this | 45 daysMiss. Code Ann. § 89-8-21 | No statute sets thisNo statute sets this | 30 daysMiss. Code Ann. § 89-8-19(3) | Local rent control bannedMiss. Code Ann. §§ 21-17-5(2)(h), 89-8-19(3) |
| Missouri | 2 months’ rentRSMo § 535.300.1 | 30 daysRSMo § 535.300 | No statute sets thisNo statute sets this | 30 daysRSMo § 441.060.4(1) | Local rent control bannedMo. Rev. Stat. §§ 441.043, 441.060 |
| Montana | No cap in statuteNo statute sets this | 30 daysMCA 70-25-202 | 24 hoursMCA 70-24-312 | 30 daysMCA 70-24-441(2) | Local rent control bannedMont. Code Ann. § 70-26-109; § 7-1-111(26) |
| Nebraska | 1 month’s rentNeb. Rev. Stat. § 76-1416 | 14 daysNeb. Rev. Stat. § 76-1416 | 24 hoursNeb. Rev. Stat. § 76-1423 | 30 daysNeb. Rev. Stat. § 76-1437 | None in forceNeb. Rev. Stat. § 76-1437(2) |
| Nevada | 3 months’ rentNRS 118A.242 | 30 daysNRS 118A.242 | 24 hoursNRS 118A.330 | 30 daysNRS 40.251 | None in forceNev. Rev. Stat. § 118A.300 |
| New Hampshire | 1 month’s rentRSA 540-A:6, I(a) | 30 daysRSA 540-A:7 | Reasonable noticeRSA 540-A:3 | 30 daysRSA 540:3 | None in forceN.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 540:2, IV |
| New Jersey | 1.5 months’ rentN.J.S.A. 46:8-21.2 | 30 daysN.J.S.A. 46:8-21.1 | Reasonable noticeN.J.A.C. 5:10 (Regulations for the Maintenance of Hotels and Multiple Dwellings) | 30 daysN.J.S.A. 2A:18-61.1 | Local rent control allowedN.J. Stat. Ann. § 2A:18-61.1(f) |
| New Mexico | 1 month’s rentNMSA 1978, § 47-8-18(A) | 30 daysNMSA 1978, § 47-8-18(C) | 24 hoursNMSA 1978, § 47-8-24 | 30 daysNMSA 1978, § 47-8-37 | Local rent control bannedN.M. Stat. Ann. § 47-8-15(F); § 47-8A-1 |
| New York | 1 month’s rentN.Y. Gen. Oblig. Law § 7-108(1-a) | 14 daysN.Y. Gen. Oblig. Law § 7-108(1-a) | No statute sets thisNo statute sets this | 30 daysN.Y. Real Prop. Law §§ 226-c, 232-a, 232-b | Local rent control allowedN.Y. Real Prop. Law §§ 226-c, 211(7)-(8) |
| North Carolina | 2 months’ rentN.C. Gen. Stat. § 42-51(b) | 30 daysN.C. Gen. Stat. § 42-52 | No statute sets thisNo statute sets this | 7 daysN.C. Gen. Stat. § 42-14 | Local rent control bannedN.C. Gen. Stat. §§ 42-14, 42-14.1(a) |
| North Dakota | 1 month’s rentN.D.C.C. § 47-16-07.1(1)-(2) | 30 daysN.D.C.C. § 47-16-07.1(3) | Reasonable noticeN.D.C.C. § 47-16-07.3 | 30 daysN.D.C.C. § 47-16-15(2) | Local rent control bannedN.D. Cent. Code §§ 47-16-07, 47-16-02.1 |
| Ohio | No cap in statuteNo statute sets this | 30 daysOhio Rev. Code § 5321.16 | 24 hoursOhio Rev. Code § 5321.04(A)(8) | 30 daysOhio Rev. Code § 5321.17(B) | Local rent control bannedOhio Rev. Code §§ 5321.19, 5321.20 |
| Oklahoma | No cap in statuteNo statute sets this | 45 daysOkla. Stat. tit. 41, § 115(B) | 24 hoursOkla. Stat. tit. 41, § 128 | 30 daysOkla. Stat. tit. 41, § 111(A) | Local rent control banned11 Okla. Stat. § 14-101.1; 41 Okla. Stat. § 111(A) |
| Oregon | No cap in statuteNo statute sets this | 31 daysORS 90.300 | 24 hoursORS 90.322(1) | 30 daysORS 90.427(3), (5), (6) | Statewide capOr. Rev. Stat. § 90.323 |
| Pennsylvania | 2 months’ rent68 P.S. § 250.511a | 30 days68 P.S. § 250.512 | No statute sets thisNo statute sets this | 15 days68 P.S. § 250.501 | None in forceCould not be confirmed |
| Rhode Island | 1 month’s rentR.I. Gen. Laws § 34-18-19 | 20 daysR.I. Gen. Laws § 34-18-19 | 48 hoursR.I. Gen. Laws § 34-18-26 | 30 daysR.I. Gen. Laws § 34-18-37 | None in forceR.I. Gen. Laws § 34-18-16.1 |
| South Carolina | No cap in statuteNo statute sets this | 30 daysS.C. Code Ann. § 27-40-410 | 24 hoursS.C. Code Ann. § 27-40-530 | 30 daysS.C. Code Ann. § 27-40-770 | Local rent control bannedS.C. Code § 27-39-60 |
| South Dakota | 1 month’s rentSDCL 43-32-6.1 | 21 daysSDCL 43-32-24 | 24 hoursSDCL 43-32-32 | 30 daysSDCL 43-32-15 | Local rent control bannedS.D. Codified Laws §§ 43-32-13, 6-1-13 |
| Tennessee | No cap in statuteNo statute sets this | No statute sets thisTenn. Code Ann. § 66-28-301(f) | No statute sets thisNo statute sets this | 30 daysTenn. Code Ann. § 66-28-512(b) | Local rent control bannedTenn. Code Ann. § 66-35-102 |
| Texas | No cap in statuteNo statute sets this | 30 daysTex. Prop. Code § 92.103 | No statute sets thisNo statute sets this | 30 daysTex. Prop. Code § 91.001 | Local rent control bannedTex. Prop. Code § 91.001; Tex. Loc. Gov't Code § 214.902 |
| Utah | No cap in statuteNo statute sets this | 30 daysUtah Code § 57-17-3 | 24 hoursUtah Code § 57-22-4(2) | 15 daysUtah Code § 78B-6-802(1)(b)(i) | Local rent control bannedUtah Code § 57-20-1; Utah Code § 78B-6-802(1)(b)(i) |
| Vermont | No cap in statuteNo statute sets this | 14 days9 V.S.A. § 4461(c), (e) | 48 hours9 V.S.A. § 4460(b) | 30 days9 V.S.A. § 4467(c), (e) | None in force9 V.S.A. § 4455(b) |
| Virginia | 2 months’ rentVa. Code § 55.1-1226(A) | 45 daysVa. Code § 55.1-1226(A) | 72 hoursVa. Code § 55.1-1229(A)(4) | 30 daysVa. Code § 55.1-1253(A)-(B) | None in forceVa. Code § 55.1-1204(K) |
| Washington | No cap in statuteNo statute sets this | 30 daysRCW 59.18.280(1) | 48 hoursRCW 59.18.150(6) | 90 daysRCW 59.18.650 | Statewide capRCW 59.18.140(3); RCW 59.18.700; RCW 59.18.710; RCW 35.21.830 |
| West Virginia | No cap in statuteNo statute sets this | 60 daysW. Va. Code §§ 37-6A-1, 37-6A-2 | No statute sets thisNo statute sets this | 30 daysW. Va. Code § 37-6-5 | None in forceCould not be confirmed |
| Wisconsin | No cap in statuteNo statute sets this | 21 daysWis. Stat. § 704.28(4); Wis. Admin. Code ATCP 134.06(2) | 12 hoursWis. Admin. Code ATCP 134.09(2) | 28 daysWis. Stat. § 704.19(3) | Local rent control bannedWis. Stat. § 704.19(3); Wis. Stat. § 66.1015 |
| Wyoming | No cap in statuteNo statute sets this | 30 daysWyo. Stat. § 1-21-1208(a) | No statute sets thisNo statute sets this | 30 daysCommon-law practice, no statute | None in forceCould not be confirmed |
Read against the official texts below on 29 September 2026.
26 states set a number of hours before a landlord enters, from 12 to 72. 7 ask for reasonable notice, and 17 set no rule in statute, so the lease should. The table gives each state’s figure and its section.
The Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act is a model law drafted by the Uniform Law Commission. It is not law anywhere by itself: a state that used it passed its own version, often with different figures. That is why this table reads each state’s own statute rather than the model.
No figure in this table covers mold. Mold falls under the landlord’s duty to keep a home fit to live in and under each state’s own rules, which differ. Read your state’s statute and the local housing code before you act.
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Each state writes its own rules for renting a home: how much deposit a landlord may take and how fast it goes back, how much notice comes before entry, how a tenancy ends and whether rent can be capped. The table above compares them and links each state.
It depends on the state: 26 set a number of hours, from 12 to 72, 7 ask for reasonable notice and 17 set none in statute. The entry notice column gives yours.
Not by itself. It is a model that states could adopt in their own words, so what binds you is your state’s statute. Open your state above for the sections that apply.
Mold falls under the landlord’s duty to keep a home fit to live in and under each state’s own rules. This page gives no figure for it; read your state’s statute and local housing code.
This is not legal adviceThis page summarises statutes as read on 29 September 2026. Laws change, cities add their own rules, and a court reads a statute against the facts of a case. Check the official text, or ask a lawyer, before you act on it.
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