Renters' rights and resources
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Arizona
STATE
CITY
Tempe
- Guide: Tempe Rental Housing Code
California
CITY
Beverly Hills:
Berkeley:
- Ordinance: Tenant Protection Ordinance
- Guide: Renting in Berkeley
Oakland:
- Ordinance: Tenant Protection Ordinance
Union City:
Colorado
CITY
Boulder:
- Guide: Landlord Tenant Handbook
Denver:
- Ordinance: Denver Tenant Rights & Resources
Delaware
STATE
COUNTY
New Castle County:
District of Columbia
REGION (STATE)
Georgia
STATE
- Guide: GA Tenant Handbook
Hawaii
STATE
Idaho
CITY
Boise:
Illinois
COUNTY
Cook County:
CITY
Chicago:
DeKalb:
- Ordinance: Dekalb Chapter 10 Landlord Tenant Regulations
- Guide: DeKalb Tenants Handbook
Evanston:
- Ordinance: CHAPTER 3 - LANDLORD AND TENANT REGULATIONS
Urbana:
- Ordinance: Chapter 12.5 - LANDLORD-TENANT RELATIONSHIPS
Village of Mount Prospect:
Village of Oak Park:
- Ordinance: CHAPTER 12 HOUSING (amlegal.com)
Indiana
STATE
- Ordinance: Indiana Code 32-31-9-1 et seq.
CITY
Indianapolis:
- Guide: Chapter 582 - PROTECTION OF TENANTS' RIGHTS
- Guide: Notice of Tenant Rights and Responsibilities (various languages available)
- Guide: Notice of Tenant Rights and Responsibilities (English)
Iowa
STATE
Maryland
STATE
COUNTY
Montgomery County:
Howard County:
Massachusetts
CITY
Amherst:
Boston:
Cambridge:
Somerville:
Michigan
CITY
Ann Arbor:
- Guide: Ann Arbor Rights and Duties
- Resource: Tenant Resources
Minnesota
STATE
- Guide: Landlords & Tenants Rights and Responsibilities from MN Attorney General
- Guide: Landlords and Tenants Rights and Responsibilities Handbook
CITY
Minneapolis:
- Guide: Minneapolis Code of Ordinances - License Rules and Regulations
- Guide: Minneapolis Renter Protections
Missouri
STATE
CITY
Independence:
- Ordinance: ARTICLE 11 - LANDLORD AND TENANT CODE Independence, MO
- Guide: Independence Landlord Tenant Guide
Kansas City:
- Guide: Kansas City Bill of Rights
St. Joseph:
St. Louis:
Nebraska
STATE
- Ordinance: Nebraska Landlord and Tenant Act
CITY
Lincoln:
Omaha:
- Guide: Omaha Tenant Rights Form
New Jersey
STATE
New Mexico
STATE
New York
STATE
Ohio
CITY
Cleveland:
- Ordinance: CHAPTER 375 – LANDLORDS AND TENANTS
Richmond:
Oregon
CITY
Gresham:
- Guide: Rights and Responsibilities
Portland:
- Ordinance: 30.01.085 Portland Renter Additional Protections | Portland.gov
- Ordinance: Chapter 30.01 Affordable Housing Preservation and Renter Protections | Portland.gov
Pennsylvania
COUNTY
State College Centre:
- Ordinance: 2017 Property Maintenance Code (crcog.net)
CITY
Kutztown:
Lancaster:
Philadelphia:
- Ordinance: Philadelphia Partners for Good Housing
Rhode Island
STATE
Virginia
STATE
Washington
STATE
CITY
Auburn:
- Resource: Landlord & Tenant Info - City of Auburn
- Guide: Renting in Auburn Final.pdf
- Resource: Resources for Auburn Residents
Burien:
- Resource: Renting in Burien - City of Burien
- Guide: Renting in Burien Handbook
Olympia
- Resource: Tenant Protections
Seattle:
- Resource: Renting in Seattle
- Guide: Renters Handbook (English)
- Resource: Resources for Renters
SeaTac:
- Resource: Renting in SeaTac
- Guide: SeaTac Renter's Guide
- Resource: SeaTac Resident Resources
Tacoma:
Wisconsin
STATE
- Guide: Landlord Tenant Guide
CITY
Madison:
Guide: Tenant & Landlord Rights and Responsibilities