Chapter 521

§521-1 Short title

§521-2 How to read and use this landlord-tenant law

§521-3 Other laws still apply unless this chapter says otherwise

§521-4 How this law interacts with later laws

§521-5 If one part is invalid, the rest still stands

§521-6 Where This Law Applies

§521-7 When This Law Does Not Apply

§521-8 Definitions for landlord-tenant law

§521-9 When you are considered to have notice or knowledge

§521-10 Good faith required in all landlord-tenant duties

§521-11 What counts as a reasonable time for actions

§521-21 Rent rules: amount, due date, increases, and late fees

§521-22 How long a rental agreement can last

§521-31 No waiving rights; settling claims between tenant and landlord

§521-32 Rent must be used for property upkeep

§521-33 Landlords cannot make tenants give up injury claims

§521-34 No one can confess judgment for you in a rental dispute

§521-35 When tenants can be charged for legal costs

§521-36 What happens when a rental agreement ends

§521-37 Subleases and assignments

§521-38 Notice required before converting rentals to condos

§521-39 Medical cannabis use cannot be grounds for eviction

§521-41 Landlord must give you the unit at move-in

§521-42 Landlord must keep rental homes safe and livable

§521-43 What landlords must tell tenants in writing

§521-44 Security deposits

§521-45 When a landlord or manager is no longer responsible

§521-46 Application screening fee

§521-51 Tenant's duty to keep the rental unit clean and safe

§521-52 Tenant must follow landlord rules and use property properly

§521-53 Landlord Access to Your Rental

§521-54 Tenant must notify landlord of extended absences

§521-55 Tell your landlord about problems you notice

§521-56 What happens to a tenant's abandoned belongings

§521-61 What a tenant can do if the landlord doesn't provide the rental unit

§521-62 Ending a lease in the first week if the landlord breaks the deal

§521-63 Ending Your Lease for Bad Conditions or Illegal Lockout

§521-64 Tenant repairs and rent deduction for minor defects

§521-65 What to do if fire or disaster damages your rental

§521-66 Getting your rent and deposit back when you end a lease

§521-67 Tenant's remedy if landlord doesn't disclose

§521-68 What a landlord can do when rent is late

§521-69 Landlord's options when a tenant damages or misuses the unit

§521-70 Landlord's remedies for tenant absence, misuse, abandonment, and backing out before moving in

§521-71 Ending a month-to-month rental and what happens if you stay too long

§521-72 Landlord's steps when tenant breaks a rule

§521-73 Who pays for damage from entry disputes

§521-74 Protection from landlord retaliation for tenant complaints

§521-74.5 Landlords cannot cut off utilities to force tenants out

§521-75 When a court can refuse to enforce an unfair rental agreement

§521-77 Consumer protection office handles landlord-tenant disputes

§521-78 Rent trust fund

§521-79 What counts as domestic violence in this law

§521-80 Leaving a lease early due to domestic violence

§521-81 Changing locks after domestic violence

§521-82 Court orders in domestic violence cases: who can enter and rent duties

§521-83 When service members can end a lease early

§521-84 Pre-litigation mediation for certain wildfire-related evictions

§521-85 What happens to a rental unit and the tenant's belongings if the tenant dies