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Old 03-25-2012, 03:38 PM
 
Location: Austin, TX
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OKLAHOMA:

Rental Help:**Oklahoma - HUD

Local Tenant Rights, Laws, and Protections: Oklahoma - HUD

What are Your Rights and Duties as a Tenant? | Brochures | Oklahoma Bar Association
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Old 03-25-2012, 03:40 PM
 
Location: Austin, TX
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RHODE ISLAND:

Rhode Island Commission for Human Rights
Rhode Island Landlord-Tenant Handbook
Rhode Island Landlord Tenant Law
Rhode Island Disability Law Book (http://www.gcd.ri.gov/RI_Laws/Table_of_Contents.htm - broken link)
Attorney General's Office
Legal assistance (http://www.rijustice.state.ri.us/voca/VOCA/Legal.htm - broken link)
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Old 03-25-2012, 03:42 PM
 
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PUERTO RICO / VIRGIN ISLANDS:

Rental Help:**Puerto Rico/U.S. Virgin Islands - HUD

VIRGIN ISLANDS FAQ - Landlord/Tenant

PUERTO RICO: http://www.globalpropertyguide.com/C...ord-and-Tenant

PR TENANT GUIDE: http://en.allexperts.com/q/Puerto-Ri...t-Guide-PR.htm
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Old 03-25-2012, 03:46 PM
 
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SOUTH CAROLINA:

LawLine - the South Carolina bar frequently asked questions - includes questions about landlords, tenants and leases. Specific areas addressed are: Leases
Rights and duties of tenant
Magistrates landlord /tenant court
Rights and duties of landlord
Eviction

Landlord and tenant law in South Carolina (http://www.scjustice.org/brochuresmanuals.html - broken link) - answers to common questions from SC Appleseed Legal Justice Center.
South Carolina Department of Consumer Affairs
South Carolina Code of Laws - Title 27 (http://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/statmast.htm - broken link) - links to the South Carolina Residential Landlord-Tenant Act and other pertinent laws.
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Old 03-25-2012, 03:49 PM
 
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SOUTH DAKOTA:

Rental Help:**South Dakota - HUD

South Dakota Consumer Handbook - information from the South Dakota Attorney General's Office, landlord and tenant issues can be found on page 46
South Dakota landlord tenant law
South Dakota laws for leasing real property
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Old 03-25-2012, 03:51 PM
 
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UTAH:

Rental Help:**Utah - HUD

Extensive information here: Tenant Rights, Laws, and Protections: Utah
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Old 03-25-2012, 03:52 PM
 
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WEST VIRGINIA:

Rental Help:**West Virginia - HUD

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Old 04-08-2012, 12:11 PM
 
Location: Austin, TX
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I find myself recommending that people get familiar with thier states landlord tenant laws, over and over again. So I thought it would be useful to add links here to sources for individual states landlord tenant laws. Here are several that I have looked up in the past. Feel free to add to this.

Landlord Tenant Associations, Councils, laws, etc.

Minnesota
Office of Minnesota Attorney General Lori Swanson

North Carolina
Landlord/Tenant Handout
Local Tenant Rights, Laws, and Protections: North Carolina
Tenant Duties in North Carolina
North Carolina General Assembly - General Statutes - Chapter 42: Landlord and Tenant.

New Jersey
NJ Department of Community Affairs | Landlord-Tenant Information Service

Texas
Houston Tenants' Council of Houston
Austin This website has some great information for Texas. Austin Tenants’ Council/Tenant-Landlord Fact Sheets
Texas Property Code Austin Tenants’ Council/Texas Property Code

California
Landlord/Tenant Book Index - California Department of Consumer Affairs

Florida
Floridas' Landlord/Tenant Law
Local Tenant Rights, Laws, and Protections: Florida - HUD
Legal Assistance Legal Assistance in Florida - HUD
Florida Renter's Rights Handbook
Renter's Right's Handbook
Fl Handbook
See chapter 7, page 24 for Eviction & Page 30 for resources that might be able to provide assistance.

Also here: http://cdn.publicinterestnetwork.org...Rights-2.1.pdf

Washington State
Washington State Residential Landlord Tenant Act

Links to most states landlord tenant laws can be found here:
Landlord Tenant Law ~ State by State Rights of Landlords and Tenants

Just wanted to emphasize this part of the California laws that distinguish between a lodger and a tenant. California Tenants - California Department of Consumer Affairs (http://www.dca.ca.gov/publications/landlordbook/whois.shtml - broken link)
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Old 04-17-2012, 03:24 PM
 
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Landlord Tenant Associations, Councils, laws, etc.

California
Landlord/Tenant Book Index - California Department of Consumer Affairs
More information on California laws here: http://portal.hud.gov/hudportal/HUD?...g/tenantrights

Los Angles http://consumer-affairs.co.la.ca.us/mnRenters.htm
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