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Rent Regulations

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All 28 rent-and-tenant law categories. Each bucket is a domain of housing regulation.

Fair Housing & Anti-Discrimination

Rules prohibiting discriminatory conduct in housing decisions, including disparate treatment, disparate impact, advertising, and reasonable accommodations.

86 rules(8 sub-categories)

Tenant Screening

Procedural rules for evaluating applicants. (Application-fee caps live in fees-and-charges.)

2 rules(5 sub-categories)

Lease Requirements

What a lease must contain, can't contain, and how it can be executed/terminated.

31 rules(5 sub-categories)

Security Deposits

All rules on collecting, holding, applying, and returning move-in funds.

6 rules(6 sub-categories)

Rent Regulation

Substantive limits on rent levels and increases.

105 rules(7 sub-categories)

Rent Collection

Rules governing how rent is paid and what fees attach.

5 rules(6 sub-categories)

Habitability & Repair

Landlord's duty to maintain habitable premises and tenant remedies.

28 rules(6 sub-categories)

Inspections, Registration & Licensing

Government-mandated registration, licensing, or inspection of rental units.

36 rules(4 sub-categories)

Notices & Entry

Procedural rules for landlord communications with tenants.

13 rules(5 sub-categories)

Eviction & Just Cause

All substantive and procedural rules to end a tenancy involuntarily.

55 rules(7 sub-categories)

Retaliation Protections

Limits on adverse landlord action in response to protected tenant activity (e.g., complaints to code enforcement, tenant organizing).

15 rules

Lead-Based Paint

Pre-1978 housing lead rules.

1 rule(3 sub-categories)

Mold, Asbestos & Indoor Air

Indoor air quality including mold, asbestos, and ventilation requirements.

3 rules(3 sub-categories)

Pests & Bedbugs

Pest control and bedbug disclosure requirements.

3 rules(3 sub-categories)

Smoking & Cannabis

Smoking policies and cannabis regulations in housing.

1 rule(3 sub-categories)

Animals

Pet policies, assistance animals, and service animal requirements.

1 rule(3 sub-categories)

Parking & Storage

Parking allocation, EV charging mandates, and storage area access.

4 rules

Fees & Charges

All non-rent monetary charges and caps.

15 rules(6 sub-categories)

Utilities

Utility billing, submetering, and shutoff protections.

2 rules(4 sub-categories)

Energy & Water Benchmarking

Energy and water consumption reporting and disclosure requirements.

0 rules(3 sub-categories)

Privacy & Tenant Data

Privacy laws and tenant data protection requirements.

9 rules(4 sub-categories)

Insurance

Insurance requirements and disclosures.

0 rules(2 sub-categories)

Accessibility & Design

ADA, FHA design requirements, and accessibility compliance.

28 rules(4 sub-categories)

Affordable Housing Programs

Program-specific compliance regimes.

6782 rules(6 sub-categories)

VAWA & Survivor Protections

Violence Against Women Act housing protections and related survivor safeguards.

11 rules(4 sub-categories)

Relocation Assistance & Buyouts

Relocation payments and buyout disclosure requirements.

73 rules(4 sub-categories)

Subletting, Assignment & Occupancy

Subletting rights, assignment rules, and occupancy standards.

6 rules(4 sub-categories)

Short-Term Rentals

Operator-relevant rules where multifamily units are rented short-term.

10 rules(4 sub-categories)

About Topic Buckets

Each bucket is a curated collection of related regulations across jurisdictions. Provisions are automatically classified using LLM analysis of their text and context. Counts include rules from all sub-categories within each bucket.