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.
Free landlord tools
Run entirely in your browser, no signup. The state-aware tools read this site's verified rules — 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 — all 50 states
- Rent Increase Notice Notice letter with your state's required notice period State-aware — all 50 states
- Late Fee Calculator Days late, grace-period check, and your state's cap rule State-aware — all 50 states
- Prorated Rent Calculator Partial-month rent under three proration methods
- Rental Profitability Calculator Cash flow, cap rate, and cash-on-cash return
- Embed these tools on your site Put any free tool on your own page with one line of HTML — free, with attribution
Browse by state
All 50 states verified — deposits, rent increases, late fees, entry rules, and the eviction process, 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
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
- Eviction Process Laws by state — 50-state comparison table
- Application & Screening Fee Laws by state — 36 states so far
Fair market rent data
HUD's FY 2026 Fair Market Rents for every metro area and county — studio through 4-bedroom, with year-over-year change. A free federal benchmark for pricing your rental.