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SmartLord polls 50 state legislatures every 24 hours. When a bill touches deposits, eviction, habitability, screening, or fees, our AI classifier flags it, drafts a compliance addendum, and routes it to our attorney network for review. You see the same feed they do.

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Georgia / HB 404

Habitability of rental dwellings.

Codifies an implied warranty of habitability for residential rentals, requiring landlords to maintain functioning plumbing, heating, electricity, and to comply with applicable health and safety codes. Establishes tenant remedies for uncured violations.

Habitability 2026-04-30

Minnesota / HF 516

Tenant pre-eviction notice.

Requires landlords to provide 14 days written notice and a cure period before filing an eviction action for non-payment of rent. Notice must include a statement of the amount owed and contact information for legal aid services.

Eviction 2026-04-26

California / SB 567

Tenancy: just cause termination.

Strengthens just-cause eviction protections by reducing the rent cap from CPI + 5 percent to CPI + 2 percent (max 7 percent), and expands relocation assistance for no-fault evictions to three months' rent.

Eviction 2026-04-25

New York / S 305

Good Cause Eviction Expansion.

Establishes a statewide right to renewal for residential tenants and limits the circumstances under which a landlord may refuse to renew a lease. Caps annual rent increases at the lesser of 3 percent or 1.5 times the regional CPI.

Eviction 2026-04-22

Michigan / HB 4158

Tenant screening criminal history.

Limits a landlord's use of criminal history in tenant screening to convictions within the past seven years, and prohibits consideration of arrests not leading to conviction. Requires written notice when criminal history is the basis for denial, with an opportunity to respond.

Disclosure 2026-04-21

Washington / HB 2114

Limits on annual residential rent increases.

Limits annual rent increases for residential tenants to 7 percent plus inflation, capped at 10 percent total. Requires 180 days written notice for any increase above 5 percent. Carves out new construction less than 12 years old.

Rent Control 2026-04-19

Arizona / HB 2223

Bedbug remediation responsibility.

Allocates bedbug remediation costs to landlords for the first 60 days of a tenancy and after a documented remediation. Requires written disclosure of any infestation in the prior six months.

Habitability 2026-04-17

Massachusetts / H 1378

Eviction record sealing.

Allows tenants to petition for sealing of eviction records under specific conditions, including dismissed cases, no-fault evictions, and cases where the tenant prevailed. Sealed records may not be considered in screening.

Eviction 2026-04-15

California / AB 12

Tenancy: security deposits.

Reduces the maximum security deposit a landlord may collect from two months' rent to one month's rent for unfurnished residential rentals. Applies to leases executed on or after July 1, 2026, and limits the deposit to two months' rent for small landlords owning two or fewer residential rental properties.

Security Deposit 2026-04-12

New Jersey / A 1474

Mold Disclosure and Remediation.

Requires landlords to disclose any known mold contamination and provide written remediation history at lease signing. Establishes minimum remediation standards for visible mold reported by tenants.

Habitability 2026-04-10

Oregon / SB 611

Manufactured housing rent stabilization.

Caps annual rent increases for manufactured/mobile home park tenants at 6 percent plus CPI, with a hard ceiling of 10 percent. Requires landlords to provide 90 days notice prior to any rent increase.

Rent Control 2026-04-08

Florida / SB 1124

Application Fee Refund Disclosure.

Requires landlords and rental property managers to provide a written disclosure of application fees, including refundable and non-refundable portions, prior to accepting any payment from a prospective tenant.

Disclosure 2026-04-04

Texas / HB 1442

Late fees on residential leases.

Caps late fees on residential leases at 12 percent of monthly rent for properties with four or fewer units, and 10 percent for larger properties. Late fees may not be assessed earlier than two days after the due date.

Fees 2026-03-30

Colorado / SB 94

Rental Application Fee Limits.

Caps residential rental application fees at the actual cost of the screening report or $30, whichever is lower. Prohibits charging the fee when no vacancy exists. Requires itemized refund of unused portions within 20 days.

Fees 2026-03-22

New York / A 7176

Fair Chance for Housing Act.

Prohibits landlords from inquiring into an applicant's criminal history until after a conditional offer of housing has been made. Requires individualized assessment for any conviction-based denial.

Screening 2026-02-05

Illinois / HB 2775

Source of Income Discrimination.

Adds 'source of income' (including Section 8 vouchers and similar government assistance) as a protected class under the Illinois Human Rights Act. Prohibits landlords from refusing to rent to applicants based on lawful source of income.

Fair Housing 2026-01-15

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Poll

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Classify

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Draft

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Review

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