Comments on: Landlord tenant law in every US state

Landlord tenant law in every US state

dersins — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 09:40:11 -0800

Links to the landlord-tenant law of every state in the US from Consumerist. Pretty useful for a lot of mefites, I would think.

By: dersins

dersins — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 09:47:20 -0800

[via, btw]

By: dead_

dead_ — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 09:47:32 -0800

So there won't be any more AskMe's on this topic!

By: dhartung

dhartung — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 09:49:08 -0800

Yeesh. I just spent the morning figuring out what we can do about a tenant's son who was just arrested for dealing ecstasy.

By: jeffamaphone

jeffamaphone — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 09:50:29 -0800

So there won't be any more AskMe's on this topic! Huzzah!

By: ORthey

ORthey — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 09:54:07 -0800

Dear AskMe - I live in Guam, and I want to sue my landlord.

By: twsf

twsf — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 10:06:14 -0800

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By: backseatpilot

backseatpilot — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 10:09:20 -0800

So, apparently my landlord is only required to give me 150 square feet of living space. That seems ridiculous.

By: edgeways

edgeways — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 10:11:27 -0800

Hell, a family of five can live in a 3 x 50 foot room, why complain? [/pretend funny]

By: AceRock

AceRock — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 10:21:45 -0800

thanks! quite useful

By: jedicus

jedicus — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 10:24:31 -0800

backseatpilot: 150 sq ft is larger than a lot of dorm rooms. The first dorm I lived in was 9'8"x14' for a double occupancy room (135sq ft). If it were converted to single occupancy, I think a toilet, shower, and sink could be added to that while keeping it under 150 sq ft. Which is not to say I would want to live there.

By: Curry

Curry — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 10:28:13 -0800

I've got a shotgun. Do you want be to stop 'em?

By: ardgedee

ardgedee — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 10:44:19 -0800

Very useful. Check your municipal code as well -- many cities have tenant and housing laws in addition to the state's.

By: not_on_display

not_on_display — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 10:45:06 -0800

Metafilter: 147 square inches of living space, and a tenant's son who was just arrested for dealing ecstasy. (Bookmarked - very useful!)

By: Kirth Gerson

Kirth Gerson — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 11:08:26 -0800

Note: Not applicable to condominiums, or where prohibited by law.

By: ND¢

ND¢ — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 11:22:50 -0800

These are links directly to the statute itself, which is somewhat helpful, but oftentimes that is not something that someone with no legal training can understand (depends on the person and the statute of course). I prefer sending people to reputable sites that explain the law, rather than sending them directly to the statute itself. Here are some examples.

By: blue_beetle

blue_beetle — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 11:23:55 -0800

Quick, How many cats can I keep per square foot in Montana? Is 3 per square foot too much? This is an EMERGENCY!!!

By: lassie

lassie — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 11:38:59 -0800

Following up on what ND¢ said, I took a quick look at NY, where I practice L&T law, and it's a link to the AG's website. With due respect to Cuomo, that's not where I'd send any tenant of mine who wanted to do housing research on the laws in NY. It might be a good overview site, but the world of NY L&T law is too complicated and involves too many statutes for a single link to encompass it all. Still, interesting idea.

By: srboisvert

srboisvert — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 14:26:48 -0800

I've been evicted twice in the last year for no reason at all. Here is the link to UK landlord tenant laws ...oh wait there really aren't any. Being Canadian I never ever thought I would be jealous of American protection of the little guy. Then I moved to England.

By: Goofyy

Goofyy — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 23:38:48 -0800

srboisvert: In the UK, you must negotiate your lease. This is not an impossible task, I've done it.

By: ObscureReferenceMan

ObscureReferenceMan — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 08:31:59 -0800

I'm no longer renting, but this is Good.

By: srboisvert

srboisvert — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 10:34:28 -0800

Goofyy: I did sign leases. In the UK unlike North America once your lease is up you are naked. Zero protection. You can be evicted for asking for repairs. You can be evicted simply 'because'. At least that is the case in Birmingham.