Habitability & Repairs

How Pennsylvania’s implied warranty of habitability protects tenants: what landlords must keep in working order, and the remedies when they don’t.

Ohio’s warranty of habitability comes from R.C. 5321.04, which requires landlords to keep rentals fit and habitable. Learn what it covers, who is exempt, and how tenants enforce it through rent escrow.

The New York warranty of habitability makes every residential lease carry a non-waivable promise that the unit is fit to live in. This article explains what the warranty covers, what a landlord must repair, and the remedies a tenant can pursue, including rent abatement.

What the Illinois implied warranty of habitability covers, where it comes from (Jack Spring v. Little rather than a statute), how local ordinances add to it, and the remedies a tenant has when a rental is not habitable.

Texas has no broad common-law warranty of habitability. Instead, Property Code Chapter 92 gives tenants a statutory right to repair of conditions that materially affect health or safety, on specific notice terms.