Arizona Security Deposit Law: Limits and Return Deadline
How Arizona law limits security deposits to one and one-half month’s rent, sets a 14-day return deadline with an itemized list, and penalizes wrongful withholding under A.R.S. § 33-1321.
Landlord & Tenant
How to handle security deposits, evictions, lease termination, and habitability issues — for renters and landlords.
Washington Security Deposit Law: Limits and Return Deadlines
Washington sets no statewide cap on security deposits but requires a written agreement, a move-in checklist, and return of the deposit within 30 days of move-out.
Arizona’s Implied Warranty of Habitability: What It Covers
What Arizona’s implied warranty of habitability covers under the Residential Landlord and Tenant Act, the written notice a tenant gives first, and the three statutory repair remedies.
Implied Warranty of Habitability in Washington: What It Covers
Washington has no standalone implied warranty of habitability. The Residential Landlord-Tenant Act sets the habitability duties landlords owe, the deadlines to fix defects after written notice, and the repair remedies tenants can use.
Arizona Residential Lease Requirements: What Goes in a Lease
The disclosures, deposit limits, move-in paperwork, and prohibited clauses the Arizona Residential Landlord and Tenant Act attaches to a residential lease.
How to Break a Lease in Arizona Without a Penalty
Arizona’s Landlord and Tenant Act lets tenants end a lease early with no penalty for domestic violence, military orders, or an unlivable unit. For every other reason, the landlord’s duty to re-rent limits what a departing tenant owes.
Arizona Eviction Process: Timeline From Notice to Lockout
A stage-by-stage timeline of the Arizona eviction (special detainer) process, from the termination notice through the court hearing to the writ of restitution and constable lockout.
Virginia Eviction Notices: 14-Day Pay-or-Quit and 30-Day Notices
A plain-language guide to Virginia’s eviction notices: the 14-day pay-or-quit notice for unpaid rent, the 30-day notice with a 21-day cure period for lease violations, and the 30-day notice used to end a month-to-month tenancy.
Michigan Security Deposit Law: Limits and Return Deadline
Michigan limits security deposits to 1.5 months’ rent and sets a 30-day deadline for landlords to return the deposit or send an itemized list of deductions. A guide to the caps, notices, tenant deadlines, and the double-damages penalty.
How Much Can a Landlord Raise Rent in New Jersey?
New Jersey has no statewide rent cap. Whether a landlord can raise rent by any amount or only a CPI-based percentage depends on whether the town has a rent control ordinance, plus notice and unconscionability rules that apply statewide.
Washington Landlord-Tenant Law: Rights, Rules, and Notices
A plain-language orientation to Washington’s Residential Landlord-Tenant Act: the duties landlords and tenants owe each other, and the rules for leases, deposits, notices, and evictions.
New Jersey Eviction Notices: Notice to Cease or Notice to Quit
New Jersey’s notice to cease warns a tenant to stop, while the notice to quit ends the tenancy. Which one a landlord serves, and for how long, depends on the eviction ground under the Anti-Eviction Act.