Tenant Rights Map · 50 states + DC
Renters' rights
You rent your home: getting a security deposit back, repairs, eviction notices and rent rules, with free letters.
What it is
Renters' rights are set mostly by state law, and some cities add their own: how big a security deposit can be and how fast it must come back, what the landlord must repair and how to ask, how much notice comes before an eviction case, and when the landlord may enter. Many disputes over a deposit end in small claims court.
Who it helps
- Renters who didn't get a deposit back
- Renters living with mold, leaks, no heat or other repairs
- Renters who got an eviction notice or a rent increase
- Renters in cities with rent control
Go straight to your state's guide
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Across the country
10 daysshortest deadline to return a deposit: Montana (some count business days)
60 dayslongest: Alabama, Arkansas and West Virginia
21states with no statewide limit on the deposit amount
15states that cap the deposit at one month's rent (some with exceptions)
19cities with their own renter rules, such as rent control, covered city by city
Figures from Tenant Rights Map's state data, checked Oct 2026.
Guides and comparison tables
- Security deposit laws by state
- Eviction notice periods by state
- Landlord entry notice by state
- How to get your security deposit back
- How to get your landlord to make repairs
- What to do if you get an eviction notice
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