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Massachusetts lease agreement requirements: what landlords must include
Massachusetts caps what a landlord can collect at signing, sets strict deposit paperwork, requires a lead paint notice, and voids several common lease terms. Here is the checklist.
Georgia room rental agreement: what the law requires
Most people who rent a room in Georgia are tenants. Here is how tenancy-at-will notice, deposits, the small-landlord exemption, and the dispossessory process apply to a room rental.
How much notice to end a month-to-month lease in Indiana
Indiana ends a month-to-month tenancy with one month's written notice. Here is how to serve it, when no notice is needed, the 45-day deposit rule, and how rent increases work.
Minnesota lease agreement requirements: what landlords must include
Minnesota Chapter 504B sets required disclosures, deposit interest, a three-week return deadline, notice rules, and five landlord covenants that apply to every residential lease.
California room rental agreement: what the law requires
California treats one lodger in an owner's home differently from other room renters. Here are the notice, deposit, and removal rules, with the Civil Code section behind each one.
How much notice to end a month-to-month lease in Wisconsin
Wisconsin requires at least 28 days' written notice to end a month-to-month tenancy, timed to the end of a rental period. Here is how to serve it and which ATCP 134 rules apply.
Removing a guest who will not leave in Georgia
In Georgia, the way you remove someone depends on whether they are a tenant, a guest, or an intruder. Here is how the dispossessory process and the squatter affidavit process work, and why changing the locks backfires.
What Is the Maximum Late Fee in Texas?
Texas is one of the few states that wrote a late fee limit into law. Here is the two-day rule, the 12 and 10 percent safe harbor, and the penalty for overcharging.
Vermont Lease Agreement Requirements: What Landlords Must Include
Vermont implies a set of landlord and tenant duties into every rental agreement, written or not. Here is what state law already requires and what your written lease still needs to spell out.
What Is the Maximum Late Fee in California?
California never prints a maximum late fee. It applies a reasonableness standard instead, and a fee that fails it is not collectible at all. Here is how the test works and how to write a clause that survives it.
Georgia Sublease Agreement: Rules and What to Put in Writing
Georgia tenants hold a usufruct they cannot hand off without the landlord's consent. Here is how consent works, why you stay liable for the rent, and what your sublease has to say.
Illinois Lease Agreement Requirements: What Landlords Must Include
Illinois leases must respect state security deposit laws and required disclosures, and Chicago adds stricter rules of its own. Here is what landlords need to include so a lease holds up.