Tenant Rights by State

Lease law guides, tenant protections, security deposit limits, and eviction rules — for all 50 states and Washington DC.

Every State Side by Side

Late fee caps and deposit interest rules for all 50 states and DC. A figure appears only where we link the state's own official statute or agency source; other cells read "Check current law". Laws change, so confirm the current text of the statute before relying on any figure.

State Late fee cap Deposit interest
Alabama Check current law Check current law
Alaska Check current law Check current law
Arizona Check current law Check current law
Arkansas Check current law Check current law
California Check current law Local only (San Francisco, Los Angeles)
Colorado Greater of $50 or 5% of past-due rent Check current law
Connecticut Lesser of $5/day (max $50) or 5% of rent Yes — 0.49%
Delaware 5% of monthly rent Check current law
District of Columbia 5% of the full rent due Yes
Florida Check current law Check current law
Georgia Check current law Check current law
Hawaii 8% of the rent due Check current law
Idaho Check current law Check current law
Illinois Check current law Yes
Indiana Check current law Check current law
Iowa Rent ≤ $700: $12/day or $60/mo. Rent > $700: $20/day or $100/mo Yes
Kansas Check current law Check current law
Kentucky Check current law Check current law
Louisiana Check current law Check current law
Maine 4% of one month's rent Check current law
Maryland 5% of the overdue rent (weekly: $3/payment, max $12/mo) Yes — 1.5%
Massachusetts No fee until rent is 30 days overdue Yes — 5%
Michigan Check current law Check current law
Minnesota 8% of the overdue rent payment Yes — 1%
Mississippi Check current law Check current law
Missouri Check current law Check current law
Montana Check current law Check current law
Nebraska Check current law Check current law
Nevada 5% of the periodic rent Check current law
New Hampshire Check current law Yes
New Jersey Check current law Yes
New Mexico Check current law Check current law
New York Lesser of $50 or 5% of monthly rent Yes
North Carolina Greater of $15 or 5% of monthly rent Check current law
North Dakota Check current law Yes
Ohio Check current law Yes — 5%
Oklahoma Check current law Check current law
Oregon Reasonable flat fee, a daily fee up to 6% of it, or 5% of rent per 5-day period late Check current law
Pennsylvania Check current law Yes
Rhode Island Check current law Check current law
South Carolina Check current law Check current law
South Dakota Check current law Check current law
Tennessee Check current law Check current law
Texas Presumed reasonable if ≤ 12% (≤ 4 units) or ≤ 10% (> 4 units) Check current law
Utah Greater of 10% of rent or $75 Check current law
Vermont Check current law Check current law
Virginia Lesser of 10% of periodic rent or 10% of the balance due Check current law
Washington No statutory percentage cap; 5-day grace required Check current law
West Virginia Check current law Check current law
Wisconsin Check current law Check current law
Wyoming Check current law Check current law

Each state name links to its full guide. The late fee and deposit interest cells link to the per-state pages, which show the statute and the date it was last checked.

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