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Rent Issues (Late Rent, Financial Help, Late Fees, Rent Increases, etc.)
Moving Out (Notice Requirements, Penalties, Moving Out Inspections)
Landlord's Right Of Entry (Limits)
Forms (Sample Letters And Other Documents)
Tenant Abandonment And Right To Tenant's Property Left Behind
Related Topics
Credit & Debt
Lawyers, Courts & Self Help
Phone & Utilities
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Selecting
Your New Home
What to do before you rent. Common sense tips for all states.
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Repairs
& Maintenance
Government, nonprofit and commercial groups to help you when you're in trouble.
Getting Your Landlord To Make
Minor Repairs (General)
Cleaning
& Repairs A Landlord Can't Charge For
(Not State Specific)
Tactics To Get Your Landlord To Make Repairs (Not State Specific)
Find Your
City's Municipal Codes
Learn how your city code treats, garbage, nuisance and safety hazards. If you
can't find your city, follow their links to other code sites that can help you.
Landlord Tenant Laws
In 50 States & DC
Uninhabitable
Premises/Constructive Eviction
When your apartment has been
rendered unlivable by your landlord's breach of his obligation.
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Security
Deposits
Where
To Get Legal Or Government Assistance
Government, nonprofit and commercial groups to help you when you're in trouble.
What The Landlord Can & Cannot Charge You (Chart)
Items damaged by ordinary
wear & tear vs. those damaged by the tenant's negligence.
Deadlines
For LL To Itemize & Return Deposits (Chart For
50 States & DC)
State Limits On
The Amount You Must Deposit (Chart For All 50 States & DC)
The limits on how much $ the landlord can demand upfront.
Landlord Tenant Laws
In 50 States & DC
May also have state specific brochures and pamphlets.
Security
Deposit Statutes
(In 50
States & DC
Links to the actual statutes, state by state.
Rent Issues
For Financial Help
RentAssistance (In All 50
States & DC)
RentAssistance provides a directory of rental assistance agencies and
organizations that will help you pay your rent. Some listings are
government organizations other are non-profits and charities that offer
rental assistance programs. Each organization has its own eligibility
rules and conditions and you are encouraged to call directly to find out
what you need to do. RentAssistance.us does not have funds for providing
rental assistance. We can only refer you to listings on the website and
urge you to call these offices directly.
Stop!!!!! AFTER CLICKING ON THIS LINK, GO TO THE GOOGLE SEARCH BOX
AND REPLACE "YOUR STATE" WITH THE STATE WHERE YOU LIVE. i.e."NEW YORK" OR
"CALIFORNIA" OR "ALASKA" then click on go.
For help in your county or city, add the name of your county or city after the
name of your state.
Step by step on what to do and where to go for assistance.
For Your Legal Rights
Rent Due Dates, Late Rent, Rent Increases
Where
To Get Legal Or Government Assistance
Government, nonprofit and commercial groups to help you when you're in trouble.
For Those Without A Written Lease See Verbal Rental Agreements
Evictions & Foreclosures
Servicemember Rental and Eviction Protection
Under the SCRA, if you rent your home or apartment and
the rent does not exceed a certain amount ($3,851.03 per month in 2019) then
your landlord cannot evict you or your dependents while you are serving on
active duty without first obtaining a court order. In addition, you can request
that the court delay the execution of an order to evict you or your dependents
for 90 days.
Where
To Get Legal Or Government Assistance
Government, nonprofit and commercial groups to help you when you're in trouble.
http://www.mrlandlord.com/html/frametop_frametop.html
(In 50 States & DC)
This site has select laws from each state on security deposits, evictions and
landlord laws, but it's not consumer friendly. Their "landlord Laws
sections may have stuff on notice to end tenancy and other stuff tenants should
know.