How many USA states, cities or uniciplaities (and where are they?) have a landlord and tenant ordinance/law?
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Every state and municipality has statutes and regulations governing the landlord-tenant relationship.\n\nI didn't read your little essay because it wasn't a question.
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Laws and procedure from from state to state.  Where are you located?
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The laws vary from state to state. Also some areas have "rent control" laws. These are generally city laws.\n\nIn Oregon a landlord can raise the rent as often as they want - and as much as they want as long as they give you 30 days notice. \n\nOne of the great misconceptions is that if you have a lease you are protected from rent increases - that is not true in all cases.
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Here are three sites that have the Florida landlord tenant statute, summary of the laws, articles, forms, and discussion group.\n\nI am a Florida landlord tenant attorney.  Feel free to e-mail me your question.
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I've found that it's 11 states and Washington DC, the names of states I found were Hawaii, New Jersey, Georgia, Rhode Island, Utah, and Mississippi\n\nIn Florida, Michigan, Mississippi, North Carolina, North Dakota, Virginia and West Virginia, cohabitation is illegal.\n\nIn Oklahoma, it's illegal to seduce a virgin by promising that you'll marry her.
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You need to check here:  STATE’S WEB SITE: http://www.ok.gov/  \nLANDLORD TENANT ACT: http://www.okbar.org/public/brochures/tenbroc.htm \n\nThe only other one we have is this one and it covers a lot of different issues but tenant landlord relations is in there.\nhttp://www.okbar.org/public/brochures/srhandbk.htm#42p\nThese brochures come from the legal begals in your state so they should be pretty accurate in their information.\nBuena Suerte
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Yes there are!... \n\nAs a real estate agent I suggest you check out the following sites www.apartmentratings.com or www.apartmentreviews.net \nboth are very helpful.  \n\nAlso, you may want to check out the consumer advocates for tenants rights by visiting their website at www.thelemonclub.com.\n\nHowever, I find it best to personally visit the properties during various hours of the day and make sure it's a comfortable place for you to live in.\n\nBest of luck to you!
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Probably not, but your city or county may have a Housing Code Inspections office that can give you more info.  This may be part of the department of housing or of community affairs.  The below link can give you one community's example but each community may have its own standards.
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These days it is very common for background checks to be done along with credit & reference checks for rentals.  Especially after 9/11 happened!  It was found out after the WTC attacks that some of the terrorists had rented apartments & lived in them while training & planning the attacks.  So you'll find landlords cracking down on that now because no one wants to be the person that rented to the next "mad bomber", you know?  Most apartment communities are required to do them because of their managment company's policies.  Private landlords can choose to do them or not do them as they like usually.  You didn't say which state you're looking to rent in (assuming it is the U.S.) so I am not sure of the local laws.  Some places might be required to perform background checks by law.  Check with your local housing authority and search google for tenant's rights for the desired state of residence.
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Hello:\n\nTry rentlaw.com for laws in your state.\n\nexcon
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The Department of Housing and Urband Development offers external links to Wyoming Landlord Tenant Law.  Some law exists in Wy. Ann. Stat. § 1-21-1201 ff. and § 34.  A lot of this depends, however, on what kind of law you're looking for, since it's scattered throughout the Wyoming statutes.
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it depends on your county.  A great book would be one of the Nolo Press books on tenant rights.  Nolo Press is based in California and they have several specialized books on California laws geared for individuals who need basic legal information but don't want to hire a lawyer.
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If you legally come to the US you can RENT an apartment just like everyone else.  You can't buy one, unless you're going to buy the entire apartment building
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50 states, 6 territories and 1 district:\n States:\n Alabama\n Alaska\n Arizona\n Arkansas\n California\n Colorado\n Connecticut\n Delaware\n Florida\n Georgia\n Hawaii\n Idaho \n Illinois\n Indiana\n Iowa\n Kansas\n Kentucky \n Louisiana \n Maine\n Maryland\n Massachusetts\n Michigan\n Minnesota\n Mississippi\n Missouri\n Montana\n Nebraska\n Nevada\n New Hampshire\n New Jersey\n New Mexico\n New York\n North Carolina\n North Dakota\n Ohio\n Oklahoma \n Oregon\n Pennsylvania\n Rhode Island\n South Carolina\n South Dakota\n Tennessee\n Texas\n Utah\n Vermont\n Virginia\n Washington\n West Virginia\n Wisconsin\n Wyoming \n\n\n Territories:\nAmerican Samoa\nFederated States of Micronesia\nGuam\nMidway Islands\nPuerto Rico\nU.S. Virgin Islands \n\nCapital:\nWashington D.C.(District of Columbia)
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There are at least 20 states where it is still legal (mostly in the South).  So in order to answer your question we'd need to know where you lived.
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Actually, everyone, there are only 45 STATES in the United States. The other 5 are Commonwealths. They have different Constitutions and their governments work slightly different. I do not remember all 5 Commonwealths, but Massecheusetts and Virginia are two of them. \n\nTo call them states does make it easier, though.
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There is no universal law book for renters however, you can contact the housing department of your local government and also look into this site. It is designed for landlords but has section on tenant rights as well