What the Law Allows on Your Listing
How Seayora checks a listing’s security deposit, grace period and late fee against the state and local law it has verified for the address, what is only shown, what “no figure on file” means, and every state and place covered.
When a listing is saved, Seayora works out what the law allows at its address and its rent, and will not save a security deposit, a grace period or a late fee the law does not allow there. The check runs on every save — a new listing or an edit, a draft or a published one, on the website, in the iPhone and Android apps, and when a connected assistant drafts or edits a listing — because those figures become the terms of the lease.
The limits are the state statutes and the city and town laws Seayora has verified, each with its citation and the date somebody read it. They are not legal advice, and a local rule Seayora has not verified may also apply.
What is checked, and what is only shown
“Checked” means a save is refused for it. “Shown” means the rule appears on the listing form, on the law page for the place and to a connected assistant, but a save is never refused for it.
| On the listing | What Seayora does |
|---|---|
| Security deposit | Refused above the most the state allows, worked out from the rent (for example, one month’s rent). In New York every deposit and advance counts toward it. If a city or town sets a lower limit, the lower one applies. |
| Grace period before a late fee | Refused if shorter than the state requires. Where a state’s grace period protects only some tenants (New Jersey’s, for example), the rule is shown but not checked, because the listing cannot know who will rent it. |
| Late fee | Refused above the state’s limit at the listing’s rent — a percentage fee is converted to dollars at that rent first. Where the statute describes the limit in words rather than a figure, the rule is shown for you to compare, not calculated. In Connecticut a lease term above the limit is void, and the message says so. |
| Application fee | Shown, not checked on the listing. Seayora applies it when screening is ordered, where the fee is actually charged. |
| Broker fee | Shown where a local law limits it. In New York City a tenant may not be charged the fee of the landlord’s broker or agent, and every fee a tenant pays must be disclosed in writing before the lease. |
| Local rules | Every verified rule for the city or town — rent regulation, rental registration, what an advertised rent must include, and the rest — is shown with its citation. |
On the listing form
On the website and in the iPhone and Android apps, the listing form asks Seayora what the law allows as soon as the address has a state, and again when the city, ZIP code or rent changes. Under the deposit, the grace period and the late fee it shows the limit at that rent, the rule in a sentence, its citation and the date it was checked; where nothing is on file it says “No verified limit on file for this state yet”, and when the rules could not be read just then it says that. A figure past a checked limit is marked on its field as you type, with a one-tap fix — “Lower it to …” or “Raise it to … days” on the website, “Use the most allowed” or “Use the minimum” in the apps.
Below the money fields — “What the law allows in” the place on the website, “What the law allows here” in the apps — the form gives the application-fee rule, New York City’s broker-fee rule where it applies, and every verified local rule under “Local rules for” the place, each with its citation and a link to its source, followed by the disclaimer. Where the address could be in more than one town, the towns are named.
When a save is refused
The listing is not saved. Each figure that is out of bounds is shown on its own field with the most the law allows and the statute — for example, that a deposit of $6,000 is above the most New York allows at a $3,000 rent: $3,000, one month’s rent — and the form takes you to the first one. Nothing is changed for you: you decide what the figure should be.
Only the figures a save sets are checked. A listing saved before these checks existed keeps its terms until those figures are saved again, and then they must be lawful. A check that cannot run just then — the rule tables could not be read — never blocks a save; the lease and the late-fee charge check the same rules again before any money depends on them.
Which law applies
Seayora finds the state from the address, then the city, town or county from the city name and the ZIP code. Where those do not settle which town an address is in, Seayora names the candidates rather than guessing. The state’s figure applies unless a local law sets a stricter one.
Some states’ caps have an exception the listing cannot see — a larger deposit for a small owner, for a longer or shorter lease, for a higher rent or for a furnished home. The save holds every listing in that state to the general figure, even where the exception would allow more, and the state’s note, quoted in the table below, names the exception. Where an exception allows less — in Connecticut, one month for a tenant who is 62 or older — the listing cannot know who will rent it, so that limit is yours to apply.
“No figure on file” never means “no limit”
Seayora only checks a figure it has verified against the statute. Where none is on file, nothing is checked, and Seayora reports “no verified limit on file” — never “no limit”: the state may set none, Seayora may not have verified it yet, and a city or town may set one either way. A rule that could not be read just then is reported as exactly that. Neither is a pass.
State by state
What a listing in each state is held to, as Seayora ships the rules — the 50 states and the District of Columbia. The figures are the same verified statute rows the answers pages on seayora.com publish. A correction made to one applies to every listing at once, and to this table on the next update.
| State | Security deposit | Grace period before a late fee | Late fee | The law |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | One month's rent (pet/undue-risk deposits excluded). | No figure on file | No figure on file | Ala. Code § 35-9A-201 |
| Alaska | Two months' rent unless rent exceeds $2,000/month. | No figure on file | No figure on file | Alaska Stat. § 34.03.070 |
| Arizona | One and one-half months' rent. | No figure on file | No figure on file | A.R.S. § 33-1321 |
| Arkansas | Two months' rent. | No figure on file | No figure on file | Ark. Code § 18-16-305 |
| California | One month's rent from 1 July 2024 (two months for small owners holding ≤2 properties / ≤4 units). | No figure on file | No figure on file | Cal. Civ. Code § 1950.5 |
| Colorado | Two monthly rent payments (SB23-184, from 7 August 2023). | 7 days | The greater of 5% of the past-due rent or $50 | C.R.S. §§ 38-12-102.5, 38-12-103 · C.R.S. § 38-12-105 |
| Connecticut | Two months' rent; one month when the tenant is 62 or older. | 9 days | Lesser of $5 a day (up to $50) or 5% of the late rent. A lease term above it is void | Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47a-21 · Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47a-15a (as amended by Nov. Sp. Sess. P.A. 25-1, § 38) |
| Delaware | One month’s rent where the lease is for a year or more, and on a month-to-month tenancy once it has lasted a year (the excess is then credited back). A lease shorter than a year and a furnished unit have no statutory cap, and a pet deposit of up to one month’s rent may be charged as well. | 5 days | 5% of the monthly rent | 25 Del. C. § 5514 · 25 Del. C. § 5501(d) |
| District of Columbia | One month’s rent, charged once. | 5 days | 5% of the full amount of rent due | 14 DCMR §§ 308–311 (as amended by D.C. Law 16-276); D.C. Code § 42-3502.17 · D.C. Code § 42-3505.31 |
| Florida | No figure on file | No figure on file | No figure on file | — |
| Georgia | Two months' rent, for leases entered into or renewed on or after 1 July 2024 (Safe at Home Act, HB 404). | No figure on file | No figure on file | O.C.G.A. §§ 44-7-34, 44-7-30.1 |
| Hawaii | One month's rent (plus one month's rent as a pet deposit). | No figure on file | 8% of the rent due | Haw. Rev. Stat. § 521-44 · Haw. Rev. Stat. § 521-21(f) |
| Idaho | No figure on file | No figure on file | No figure on file | — |
| Illinois | No figure on file | No figure on file | No figure on file | — |
| Indiana | No figure on file | No figure on file | No figure on file | — |
| Iowa | Two months' rent. | No figure on file | $12 a day, $60 a month (rent up to $700); $20 a day, $100 a month above | Iowa Code § 562A.12 · Iowa Code § 562A.9(4) |
| Kansas | One month's rent (1½ furnished). | No figure on file | No figure on file | K.S.A. § 58-2550 |
| Kentucky | No figure on file | No figure on file | No figure on file | — |
| Louisiana | No figure on file | No figure on file | No figure on file | — |
| Maine | Two months' rent. | 15 days | 4% of one month’s rent | 14 M.R.S. § 6032–6033 · 14 M.R.S. § 6028 |
| Maryland | One month's rent (Renters' Rights and Stabilization Act of 2024, leases from 1 October 2024), and last month’s rent paid in advance counts toward it; up to two months only for a tenant on Department of Human Services utility assistance who pays utilities to the landlord, agreed in writing. | No figure on file | 5% of the rent due for the period that was paid late | Md. Code, Real Prop. § 8-203 · Md. Code, Real Prop. § 8-208(d)(3) |
| Massachusetts | One month’s rent. At or before the start of a tenancy a landlord, or the landlord’s agent, may require only the first and last month’s rent, this deposit and the cost of a new lock and key. | 30 days | No figure on file | M.G.L. c. 186, § 15B · M.G.L. c. 186, § 15B(1)(c) |
| Michigan | One and one-half months' rent. | No figure on file | No figure on file | MCL 554.602–554.609 |
| Minnesota | No figure on file | No figure on file | 8% of the overdue rent payment | Minn. Stat. § 504B.177(a) |
| Mississippi | No figure on file | No figure on file | No figure on file | — |
| Missouri | Two months' rent. | No figure on file | No figure on file | Mo. Rev. Stat. § 535.300 |
| Montana | No figure on file | No figure on file | No figure on file | — |
| Nebraska | One month's rent (plus a quarter month for pets). | No figure on file | No figure on file | Neb. Rev. Stat. § 76-1416 |
| Nevada | Three months' rent. | 3 days | 5% of the periodic rent | NRS 118A.242 · NRS 118A.210 |
| New Hampshire | One month's rent or $100, whichever is greater. | No figure on file | No figure on file | RSA 540-A:6–7 |
| New Jersey | One and one-half months' rent. | 5 business days — protects some tenants only, so it is shown, not checked | No figure on file | N.J.S.A. 46:8-19 to 46:8-21.1 · N.J.S.A. 2A:42-6.1 |
| New Mexico | One month's rent on leases under a year. | No figure on file | 5% of the rent for each rental period the tenant is in default | N.M. Stat. § 47-8-18 · N.M. Stat. § 47-8-15 |
| New York | One month's rent — statewide since the 2019 Housing Stability and Tenant Protection Act. Every deposit and advance counts toward it. | 5 days | The lesser of 5% of the monthly rent or $50 | N.Y. Gen. Oblig. Law § 7-108(1-a) · N.Y. Real Prop. Law § 238-a(2) |
| North Carolina | Two months' rent (1½ for month-to-month; two weeks for week-to-week). | 5 days | The greater of 5% of the monthly rent or $15 | N.C. Gen. Stat. § 42-51–42-52 · N.C. Gen. Stat. § 42-46(a) |
| North Dakota | One month's rent (up to two for a tenant with a felony or eviction record). | No figure on file | No figure on file | N.D. Cent. Code § 47-16-07.1 |
| Ohio | No figure on file | No figure on file | No figure on file | — |
| Oklahoma | No figure on file | No figure on file | No figure on file | — |
| Oregon | No figure on file | 4 days | A reasonable flat fee, 6% of it a day, or 5% per five days — shown, not calculated | ORS 90.260 |
| Pennsylvania | Two months’ rent during the first year of a lease; one month’s from the second year or on a renewal, and once the tenant has been there five years a rent increase may not bring a larger deposit with it. | No figure on file | No figure on file | 68 P.S. § 250.511a–250.512 |
| Rhode Island | One month’s rent. A furnished unit whose furniture is worth $5,000 or more may also carry a separate furniture deposit of up to one month’s rent. | No figure on file | No figure on file | R.I. Gen. Laws § 34-18-19 |
| South Carolina | No figure on file | No figure on file | No figure on file | — |
| South Dakota | One month's rent unless special conditions pose a danger to the premises. | No figure on file | No figure on file | SDCL § 43-32-24 (as amended by SL 2026, ch 179) |
| Tennessee | No figure on file | 5 days | 10% of the rent past due | Tenn. Code § 66-28-201(d) |
| Texas | No figure on file | 2 days | 12% (four units or fewer) or 10% (more than four) — shown, not calculated | Tex. Prop. Code § 92.019 |
| Utah | No figure on file | No figure on file | No figure on file | — |
| Vermont | No figure on file | No figure on file | No figure on file | — |
| Virginia | Two months' rent. | No figure on file | 10% of the rent or of the balance due, whichever is less | Va. Code § 55.1-1226 · Va. Code § 55.1-1204(E) |
| Washington | No figure on file | 5 days | No figure on file | RCW 59.18.170 |
| West Virginia | No figure on file | No figure on file | No figure on file | — |
| Wisconsin | No figure on file | No figure on file | No figure on file | — |
| Wyoming | No figure on file | No figure on file | No figure on file | — |
Application fees
Where a state limits what an applicant may be charged, this is the sentence the applicant is shown when they apply, and the limit is applied when screening is ordered.
| State | What the applicant is told |
|---|---|
| California | California law limits this fee to the actual cost of screening, and any part of it not spent on your report is refunded to you. If no report is ordered, the whole fee is refunded. (Cal. Civ. Code § 1950.6) |
| Colorado | Colorado law limits this fee to the actual cost of screening, and any part of it not spent on your report is refunded to you. If no report is ordered, the whole fee is refunded. (C.R.S. § 38-12-903) |
| Connecticut | Connecticut law limits a tenant screening fee to $50 (adjusted for inflation) or its actual cost, and allows no other application fee. (Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47a-4d) |
| Delaware | Delaware law limits a rental application fee to 10% of the monthly rent or $50, whichever is greater, and you are given a receipt. (25 Del. C. § 5514) |
| Maryland | Maryland law requires this fee, less the actual cost of screening, to be refunded to you if you are not offered the unit. If no report is ordered, the whole fee is refunded. (Md. Code, Real Prop. § 8-213) |
| Massachusetts | Massachusetts law does not allow a screening or application fee to be charged to you. (Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 186, § 15B) |
| Minnesota | Minnesota law requires any part of this fee not used for screening to be refunded to you. If no report is ordered, the whole fee is refunded. (Minn. Stat. § 504B.173) |
| New Jersey | New Jersey law limits a rental application fee to $50. (N.J. P.L.2025, c.405) |
| New York | New York law limits a screening fee to $20 or its actual cost, whichever is less. (N.Y. Real Prop. Law § 238-a) |
| Oregon | Oregon law requires this fee to be refunded to you if the screening is not done, including when the unit is rented before it is. If no report is ordered, the whole fee is refunded. (ORS 90.295) |
| Rhode Island | Rhode Island law allows no application fee — only the actual cost of the credit and background checks themselves. (R.I. Gen. Laws § 34-18-59) |
| Vermont | Vermont law does not allow an application or screening fee to be charged to you. (9 V.S.A. § 4456a) |
| Virginia | Virginia law limits an application fee to $50 plus the actual cost of the third-party screening. (Va. Code § 55.1-1203) |
| Washington | Washington law limits this fee to the actual cost of screening, and it is refunded to you if the screening is not done. If no report is ordered, the whole fee is refunded. (RCW 59.18.257) |
| Wisconsin | Wisconsin law limits this fee to the actual cost of the reports, at most $25 for a credit report and $25 for a background check, and you must be told the charge first. (Wis. Stat. § 704.085; Wis. Admin. Code ATCP § 134.05(4)) |
City, town and county rules on file
Every place below has at least one local rule Seayora has verified from the place’s own code or agency, and every rule is given with its citation for any address there. Places are added as they are verified, nearest New York City first; a place that is not listed may still have local rules. 253 entries are on file.
| State | Place | What Seayora has verified there | Last checked |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York | Albany city (Albany County) | Good cause eviction, rental registration, other landlord obligations | 2026-11-12 |
| New York | Babylon town (Suffolk County) | Rental registration | 2026-11-11 |
| New York | Baxter Estates village (Nassau County) | Rent regulation | 2026-11-11 |
| New York | Beacon city (Dutchess County) | Good cause eviction, rental registration | 2026-11-11 |
| New York | Binghamton city (Broome County) | Good cause eviction, other landlord obligations | 2026-11-12 |
| New York | Buffalo city (Erie County) | Source-of-income protection, rental registration, inspections before a new tenant, other landlord obligations | 2026-11-12 |
| New York | Catskill village (Greene County) | Good cause eviction | 2026-11-11 |
| New York | Cedarhurst village (Nassau County) | Rent regulation | 2026-11-11 |
| New York | Croton-on-Hudson village (Westchester County) | Rent regulation, good cause eviction | 2026-11-11 |
| New York | Dobbs Ferry village (Westchester County) | Rent regulation | 2026-11-11 |
| New York | Eastchester town (Westchester County) | Rent regulation | 2026-11-11 |
| New York | Fishkill town (Dutchess County) | Good cause eviction | 2026-11-11 |
| New York | Floral Park village (Nassau County) | Rent regulation | 2026-11-11 |
| New York | Flower Hill village (Nassau County) | Rent regulation | 2026-11-11 |
| New York | Freeport village (Nassau County) | Rent regulation | 2026-11-11 |
| New York | Glen Cove city (Nassau County) | Rent regulation | 2026-11-11 |
| New York | Great Neck Plaza village (Nassau County) | Rent regulation | 2026-11-11 |
| New York | Great Neck village (Nassau County) | Rent regulation | 2026-11-11 |
| New York | Greenburgh town (Westchester County) | Rent regulation | 2026-11-11 |
| New York | Harrison town (Westchester County) | Rent regulation | 2026-11-11 |
| New York | Hastings-on-Hudson village (Westchester County) | Rent regulation | 2026-11-11 |
| New York | Haverstraw town (Rockland County) | Rent regulation | 2026-11-11 |
| New York | Hempstead town (Nassau County) | Rental registration | 2026-11-11 |
| New York | Hempstead village (Nassau County) | Rent regulation | 2026-11-11 |
| New York | Hudson city (Columbia County) | Good cause eviction | 2026-11-11 |
| New York | Huntington town (Suffolk County) | Rental registration | 2026-11-11 |
| New York | Irvington village (Westchester County) | Rent regulation | 2026-11-11 |
| New York | Ithaca city (Tompkins County) | Good cause eviction | 2026-11-11 |
| New York | Kingston city (Ulster County) | Rent regulation, good cause eviction, rental registration, other landlord obligations | 2026-11-12 |
| New York | Larchmont village (Westchester County) | Rent regulation | 2026-11-11 |
| New York | Long Beach city (Nassau County) | Rent regulation | 2026-11-11 |
| New York | Lynbrook village (Nassau County) | Rent regulation | 2026-11-11 |
| New York | Mamaroneck town (Westchester County) | Rent regulation | 2026-11-11 |
| New York | Mamaroneck village (Westchester County) | Rent regulation | 2026-11-11 |
| New York | Middletown city (Orange County) | Good cause eviction, other landlord obligations | 2026-11-12 |
| New York | Mineola village (Nassau County) | Rent regulation | 2026-11-11 |
| New York | Mount Kisco village (Westchester County) | Rent regulation | 2026-11-11 |
| New York | Mount Vernon city (Westchester County) | Rent regulation, rental registration, inspections before a new tenant, other landlord obligations | 2026-11-12 |
| New York | Nassau County | Source-of-income protection | 2026-11-11 |
| New York | New Paltz village (Ulster County) | Good cause eviction | 2026-11-11 |
| New York | New Rochelle city (Westchester County) | Rent regulation, good cause eviction, rental registration, other landlord obligations | 2026-11-12 |
| New York | New York City | Rent regulation, good cause eviction, broker fees, criminal background checks, rental registration | 2026-11-11 |
| New York | Newburgh city (Orange County) | Good cause eviction, rental registration, other landlord obligations | 2026-11-12 |
| New York | North Hempstead town (Nassau County) | Rent regulation, rental registration, inspections before a new tenant | 2026-11-12 |
| New York | Nyack village (Rockland County) | Good cause eviction | 2026-11-11 |
| New York | Ossining village (Westchester County) | Rent regulation | 2026-11-11 |
| New York | Pleasantville village (Westchester County) | Rent regulation | 2026-11-11 |
| New York | Port Chester village (Westchester County) | Rent regulation | 2026-11-11 |
| New York | Poughkeepsie city (Dutchess County) | Good cause eviction, other landlord obligations | 2026-11-12 |
| New York | Poughkeepsie town (Dutchess County) | Good cause eviction | 2026-11-11 |
| New York | Rochester city (Monroe County) | Good cause eviction, rental registration, inspections before a new tenant, other landlord obligations | 2026-11-12 |
| New York | Rockville Centre village (Nassau County) | Rent regulation | 2026-11-11 |
| New York | Russell Gardens village (Nassau County) | Rent regulation | 2026-11-11 |
| New York | Rye city (Westchester County) | Rent regulation | 2026-11-11 |
| New York | Sleepy Hollow village (Westchester County) | Rent regulation | 2026-11-11 |
| New York | Spring Valley village (Rockland County) | Rent regulation, other landlord obligations | 2026-11-12 |
| New York | Suffolk County | Source-of-income protection | 2026-11-11 |
| New York | Syracuse city (Onondaga County) | Rental registration, other landlord obligations | 2026-11-12 |
| New York | Tarrytown village (Westchester County) | Rent regulation, good cause eviction | 2026-11-11 |
| New York | Thomaston village (Nassau County) | Rent regulation | 2026-11-11 |
| New York | Troy city (Rensselaer County) | Good cause eviction, other landlord obligations | 2026-11-12 |
| New York | Westchester County | Source-of-income protection | 2026-11-11 |
| New York | White Plains city (Westchester County) | Rent regulation, good cause eviction, rental registration | 2026-11-12 |
| New York | Yonkers city (Westchester County) | Rent regulation, rental registration, other landlord obligations | 2026-11-12 |
| New Jersey | New Jersey — statewide | Application fees, other landlord obligations | 2026-11-11 |
| New Jersey | Atlantic Highlands Borough (Monmouth County) | Rent regulation | 2026-11-11 |
| New Jersey | Barnegat Township (Ocean County) | Rent regulation | 2026-11-11 |
| New Jersey | Bayonne City (Hudson County) | Rent regulation, other landlord obligations | 2026-11-12 |
| New Jersey | Belleville Township (Essex County) | Rent regulation, inspections before a new tenant, other landlord obligations | 2026-11-12 |
| New Jersey | Bergenfield Borough (Bergen County) | Rent regulation | 2026-11-11 |
| New Jersey | Bloomfield Township (Essex County) | Rent regulation | 2026-11-11 |
| New Jersey | Caldwell Borough (Essex County) | Rent regulation | 2026-11-11 |
| New Jersey | Camden City (Camden County) | Rent regulation | 2026-11-11 |
| New Jersey | Cedar Grove Township (Essex County) | Rent regulation | 2026-11-11 |
| New Jersey | Cherry Hill Township (Camden County) | Rent regulation | 2026-11-11 |
| New Jersey | Chesilhurst Borough (Camden County) | Rent regulation | 2026-11-11 |
| New Jersey | Cliffside Park Borough (Bergen County) | Rent regulation | 2026-11-11 |
| New Jersey | Clifton City (Passaic County) | Rent regulation, other landlord obligations | 2026-11-12 |
| New Jersey | East Brunswick Township (Middlesex County) | Rent regulation, other landlord obligations | 2026-11-12 |
| New Jersey | East Orange City (Essex County) | Rent regulation, inspections before a new tenant, other landlord obligations | 2026-11-12 |
| New Jersey | East Rutherford Borough (Bergen County) | Rent regulation | 2026-11-11 |
| New Jersey | Eatontown Borough (Monmouth County) | Rent regulation | 2026-11-11 |
| New Jersey | Edgewater Borough (Bergen County) | Rent regulation, other landlord obligations | 2026-11-12 |
| New Jersey | Edison Township (Middlesex County) | Rent regulation | 2026-11-11 |
| New Jersey | Elizabeth City (Union County) | Rent regulation | 2026-11-11 |
| New Jersey | Elmwood Park Borough (Bergen County) | Rent regulation | 2026-11-11 |
| New Jersey | Englewood City (Bergen County) | Rent regulation | 2026-11-11 |
| New Jersey | Ewing Township (Mercer County) | Rent regulation | 2026-11-11 |
| New Jersey | Fair Lawn Borough (Bergen County) | Rent regulation | 2026-11-11 |
| New Jersey | Fairview Borough (Bergen County) | Rent regulation, rental registration, other landlord obligations | 2026-11-12 |
| New Jersey | Fort Lee Borough (Bergen County) | Rent regulation, other landlord obligations | 2026-11-12 |
| New Jersey | Franklin Township (Somerset County) | Rent regulation | 2026-11-11 |
| New Jersey | Freehold Township (Monmouth County) | Rent regulation | 2026-11-11 |
| New Jersey | Guttenberg Town (Hudson County) | Rent regulation | 2026-11-11 |
| New Jersey | Hackensack City (Bergen County) | Rent regulation | 2026-11-11 |
| New Jersey | Haddon Township (Camden County) | Rent regulation | 2026-11-11 |
| New Jersey | Hamilton Township (Mercer County) | Rent regulation | 2026-11-11 |
| New Jersey | Hasbrouck Heights Borough (Bergen County) | Rent regulation | 2026-11-11 |
| New Jersey | Hoboken City (Hudson County) | Rent regulation, other landlord obligations | 2026-11-12 |
| New Jersey | Howell Township (Monmouth County) | Rent regulation | 2026-11-11 |
| New Jersey | Irvington Township (Essex County) | Rent regulation, late fees | 2026-11-11 |
| New Jersey | Jackson Township (Ocean County) | Rent regulation | 2026-11-11 |
| New Jersey | Jersey City (Hudson County) | Rent regulation | 2026-11-11 |
| New Jersey | Lakewood Township (Ocean County) | Rent regulation | 2026-11-11 |
| New Jersey | Lawrence Township (Mercer County) | Rent regulation | 2026-11-11 |
| New Jersey | Leonia Borough (Bergen County) | Rent regulation | 2026-11-11 |
| New Jersey | Linden City (Union County) | Rent regulation | 2026-11-11 |
| New Jersey | Little Falls Township (Passaic County) | Rent regulation | 2026-11-11 |
| New Jersey | Little Ferry Borough (Bergen County) | Rent regulation | 2026-11-11 |
| New Jersey | Lyndhurst Township (Bergen County) | Rent regulation | 2026-11-11 |
| New Jersey | Manchester Township (Ocean County) | Rent regulation | 2026-11-11 |
| New Jersey | Maplewood Township (Essex County) | Rent regulation | 2026-11-11 |
| New Jersey | Marlboro Township (Monmouth County) | Rent regulation | 2026-11-11 |
| New Jersey | Maywood Borough (Bergen County) | Rent regulation | 2026-11-11 |
| New Jersey | Metuchen Borough (Middlesex County) | Rent regulation | 2026-11-11 |
| New Jersey | Montclair Township (Essex County) | Rent regulation, inspections before a new tenant | 2026-11-12 |
| New Jersey | Moonachie Borough (Bergen County) | Rent regulation | 2026-11-11 |
| New Jersey | Morristown Town (Morris County) | Rent regulation, rental registration, inspections before a new tenant | 2026-11-12 |
| New Jersey | Neptune Township (Monmouth County) | Rent regulation | 2026-11-11 |
| New Jersey | New Brunswick City (Middlesex County) | Rent regulation | 2026-11-11 |
| New Jersey | New Milford Borough (Bergen County) | Rent regulation | 2026-11-11 |
| New Jersey | Newark City (Essex County) | Rent regulation | 2026-11-11 |
| New Jersey | North Arlington Borough (Bergen County) | Rent regulation, other landlord obligations | 2026-11-12 |
| New Jersey | North Bergen Township (Hudson County) | Rent regulation | 2026-11-11 |
| New Jersey | North Brunswick Township (Middlesex County) | Rent regulation | 2026-11-11 |
| New Jersey | North Plainfield Borough (Somerset County) | Rent regulation | 2026-11-11 |
| New Jersey | Nutley Township (Essex County) | Rent regulation | 2026-11-11 |
| New Jersey | Old Bridge Township (Middlesex County) | Rent regulation, late fees | 2026-11-11 |
| New Jersey | Orange City (Essex County) | Rent regulation | 2026-11-11 |
| New Jersey | Palisades Park Borough (Bergen County) | Rent regulation, inspections before a new tenant, other landlord obligations | 2026-11-12 |
| New Jersey | Parsippany-Troy Hills Township (Morris County) | Other landlord obligations | 2026-11-12 |
| New Jersey | Passaic City (Passaic County) | Other landlord obligations | 2026-11-12 |
| New Jersey | Paterson City (Passaic County) | Rent regulation, rental registration, other landlord obligations | 2026-11-12 |
| New Jersey | Pennsauken Township (Camden County) | Rent regulation | 2026-11-11 |
| New Jersey | Perth Amboy City (Middlesex County) | Rent regulation, other landlord obligations | 2026-11-12 |
| New Jersey | Piscataway Township (Middlesex County) | Rent regulation, rental registration, other landlord obligations | 2026-11-12 |
| New Jersey | Red Bank Borough (Monmouth County) | Rent regulation | 2026-11-11 |
| New Jersey | Ridgefield Borough (Bergen County) | Rent regulation | 2026-11-11 |
| New Jersey | Ridgefield Park Village (Bergen County) | Rent regulation | 2026-11-11 |
| New Jersey | River Edge Borough (Bergen County) | Rent regulation | 2026-11-11 |
| New Jersey | Roseland Borough (Essex County) | Rent regulation | 2026-11-11 |
| New Jersey | Rutherford Borough (Bergen County) | Rent regulation | 2026-11-11 |
| New Jersey | Secaucus Town (Hudson County) | Inspections before a new tenant | 2026-11-12 |
| New Jersey | Shrewsbury Township (Monmouth County) | Rent regulation | 2026-11-11 |
| New Jersey | Somerville Borough (Somerset County) | Rental registration | 2026-11-12 |
| New Jersey | Springfield Township (Union County) | Rent regulation | 2026-11-11 |
| New Jersey | Teaneck Township (Bergen County) | Rent regulation | 2026-11-11 |
| New Jersey | Trenton City (Mercer County) | Rent regulation, rental registration, other landlord obligations | 2026-11-12 |
| New Jersey | Union City (Hudson County) | Rent regulation, rental registration, other landlord obligations | 2026-11-12 |
| New Jersey | Union Township (Union County) | Rent regulation | 2026-11-11 |
| New Jersey | Verona Township (Essex County) | Rent regulation | 2026-11-11 |
| New Jersey | Wallington Borough (Bergen County) | Rent regulation | 2026-11-11 |
| New Jersey | Wayne Township (Passaic County) | Rent regulation, inspections before a new tenant, other landlord obligations | 2026-11-12 |
| New Jersey | Weehawken Township (Hudson County) | Rent regulation | 2026-11-11 |
| New Jersey | West Caldwell Township (Essex County) | Rent regulation | 2026-11-11 |
| New Jersey | West New York Town (Hudson County) | Rent regulation, other landlord obligations | 2026-11-12 |
| New Jersey | West Orange Township (Essex County) | Rent regulation | 2026-11-11 |
| New Jersey | Winslow Township (Camden County) | Rent regulation | 2026-11-11 |
| New Jersey | Woodbridge Township (Middlesex County) | Rent regulation, rental registration | 2026-11-12 |
| New Jersey | Woodland Park Borough (Passaic County) | Rent regulation | 2026-11-11 |
| Connecticut | Connecticut — statewide | What a listing must show, criminal background checks, other landlord obligations | 2026-11-11 |
| Connecticut | Ansonia | Rent regulation | 2026-11-11 |
| Connecticut | Avon | Rent regulation | 2026-11-11 |
| Connecticut | Berlin | Rent regulation | 2026-11-11 |
| Connecticut | Bethel | Rent regulation | 2026-11-11 |
| Connecticut | Bloomfield | Rent regulation | 2026-11-11 |
| Connecticut | Branford | Rent regulation | 2026-11-11 |
| Connecticut | Bridgeport | Rent regulation, inspections before a new tenant | 2026-11-11 |
| Connecticut | Bristol | Rent regulation | 2026-11-11 |
| Connecticut | Brookfield | Rent regulation | 2026-11-11 |
| Connecticut | Cheshire | Rent regulation | 2026-11-11 |
| Connecticut | Clinton | Rent regulation | 2026-11-11 |
| Connecticut | Colchester | Rent regulation | 2026-11-11 |
| Connecticut | Danbury | Rent regulation, inspections before a new tenant | 2026-11-11 |
| Connecticut | Darien | Rent regulation | 2026-11-11 |
| Connecticut | East Hartford | Rent regulation | 2026-11-11 |
| Connecticut | East Haven | Rent regulation | 2026-11-11 |
| Connecticut | East Lyme | Rent regulation | 2026-11-11 |
| Connecticut | Ellington | Rent regulation | 2026-11-11 |
| Connecticut | Enfield | Rent regulation | 2026-11-11 |
| Connecticut | Fairfield | Rent regulation | 2026-11-11 |
| Connecticut | Farmington | Rent regulation | 2026-11-11 |
| Connecticut | Glastonbury | Rent regulation | 2026-11-11 |
| Connecticut | Greenwich | Rent regulation | 2026-11-11 |
| Connecticut | Groton | Rent regulation | 2026-11-11 |
| Connecticut | Guilford | Rent regulation | 2026-11-11 |
| Connecticut | Hamden | Rent regulation, rental registration | 2026-11-11 |
| Connecticut | Hartford | Rent regulation, rental registration, inspections before a new tenant | 2026-11-11 |
| Connecticut | Killingly | Rent regulation | 2026-11-11 |
| Connecticut | Killingworth | Rent regulation | 2026-11-11 |
| Connecticut | Ledyard | Rent regulation | 2026-11-11 |
| Connecticut | Madison | Rent regulation | 2026-11-11 |
| Connecticut | Manchester | Rent regulation | 2026-11-11 |
| Connecticut | Mansfield | Rent regulation | 2026-11-11 |
| Connecticut | Meriden | Rent regulation, inspections before a new tenant | 2026-11-11 |
| Connecticut | Middletown | Rent regulation | 2026-11-11 |
| Connecticut | Milford | Rent regulation | 2026-11-11 |
| Connecticut | Monroe | Rent regulation | 2026-11-11 |
| Connecticut | Montville | Rent regulation | 2026-11-11 |
| Connecticut | Naugatuck | Rent regulation | 2026-11-11 |
| Connecticut | New Britain | Rent regulation | 2026-11-11 |
| Connecticut | New Canaan | Rent regulation | 2026-11-11 |
| Connecticut | New Haven | Rent regulation, rental registration, other landlord obligations | 2026-11-12 |
| Connecticut | New London | Rent regulation | 2026-11-11 |
| Connecticut | New Milford | Rent regulation | 2026-11-11 |
| Connecticut | Newington | Rent regulation | 2026-11-11 |
| Connecticut | Newtown | Rent regulation | 2026-11-11 |
| Connecticut | North Haven | Rent regulation | 2026-11-11 |
| Connecticut | Norwalk | Rent regulation, rental registration, inspections before a new tenant | 2026-11-11 |
| Connecticut | Norwich | Rent regulation | 2026-11-11 |
| Connecticut | Plainville | Rent regulation | 2026-11-11 |
| Connecticut | Ridgefield | Rent regulation | 2026-11-11 |
| Connecticut | Rocky Hill | Rent regulation, rental registration | 2026-11-11 |
| Connecticut | Seymour | Rent regulation | 2026-11-11 |
| Connecticut | Shelton | Rent regulation | 2026-11-11 |
| Connecticut | Simsbury | Rent regulation | 2026-11-11 |
| Connecticut | South Windsor | Rent regulation | 2026-11-11 |
| Connecticut | Southbury | Rent regulation | 2026-11-11 |
| Connecticut | Southington | Rent regulation | 2026-11-11 |
| Connecticut | Stamford | Rent regulation, inspections before a new tenant | 2026-11-11 |
| Connecticut | Stonington | Rent regulation | 2026-11-11 |
| Connecticut | Stratford | Rent regulation | 2026-11-11 |
| Connecticut | Suffield | Rent regulation | 2026-11-11 |
| Connecticut | Torrington | Rent regulation | 2026-11-11 |
| Connecticut | Trumbull | Rent regulation | 2026-11-11 |
| Connecticut | Vernon | Rent regulation | 2026-11-11 |
| Connecticut | Wallingford | Rent regulation | 2026-11-11 |
| Connecticut | Waterbury | Rent regulation, rental registration | 2026-11-11 |
| Connecticut | Waterford | Rent regulation | 2026-11-11 |
| Connecticut | Watertown | Rent regulation | 2026-11-11 |
| Connecticut | West Hartford | Rent regulation | 2026-11-11 |
| Connecticut | West Haven | Rent regulation, rental registration | 2026-11-11 |
| Connecticut | Westbrook | Rent regulation | 2026-11-11 |
| Connecticut | Westport | Rent regulation | 2026-11-11 |
| Connecticut | Wethersfield | Rent regulation | 2026-11-11 |
| Connecticut | Wilton | Rent regulation | 2026-11-11 |
| Connecticut | Windham | Rent regulation | 2026-11-11 |
| Connecticut | Windsor | Rent regulation | 2026-11-11 |
| Connecticut | Wolcott | Rent regulation | 2026-11-11 |
| Massachusetts | Massachusetts — statewide | Broker fees | 2026-11-11 |
| Massachusetts | Boston (Suffolk County) | Rental registration, other landlord obligations | 2026-11-12 |
| Massachusetts | Cambridge (Middlesex County) | Other landlord obligations | 2026-11-11 |
| Massachusetts | Somerville (Middlesex County) | Other landlord obligations | 2026-11-12 |
| Maryland | Baltimore | Good cause eviction, what a listing must show, rental registration, other landlord obligations | 2026-11-12 |
| Maryland | Montgomery County | Rent regulation, application fees, rental registration, other landlord obligations | 2026-11-11 |
| Maine | Maine — statewide | Other landlord obligations | 2026-11-11 |
| Maine | Portland (Cumberland County) | Rent regulation, security deposits, application fees, rental registration, other landlord obligations | 2026-11-11 |
| Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania — statewide | Other landlord obligations | 2026-11-11 |
| Pennsylvania | Philadelphia (Philadelphia County) | Good cause eviction, rental registration, inspections before a new tenant, other landlord obligations | 2026-11-11 |
| Pennsylvania | Pittsburgh (Allegheny County) | Source-of-income protection, rental registration, other landlord obligations | 2026-11-12 |
| Rhode Island | Rhode Island — statewide | Source-of-income protection, rental registration, other landlord obligations | 2026-11-11 |
| Virginia | Virginia — statewide | Other landlord obligations | 2026-11-11 |
| Vermont | Burlington (Chittenden County) | Security deposits, rental registration | 2026-11-11 |
New Jersey: the Department of Community Affairs’ rent control survey lists 120 of the state’s 564 municipalities as having a rent control ordinance. For an address in any of them Seayora says so, with the survey’s summary and a link to the ordinance or the rent control office. Seayora has read the ordinance itself for 91 of them, and there it gives the ordinance’s own increase rule, exemptions and registration duty instead of the survey’s summary — the survey has been found behind the code more than once.
Law pages for each place
Each place with a verified local rule has a public page on seayora.com under its state’s answers page — for example /answers/state/new-jersey/hoboken for a town and /answers/state/new-jersey/county/hudson for a county. It opens with the place’s most important local rule in one sentence, then lists every local rule with its citation, a link to the source and the date it was checked, and a short table of the state rules that also apply, linking to the state’s own answer pages.
- A place with no verified local rule has no page; its state’s page covers it. A rent control entry in New Jersey’s survey is a pointer to the ordinance, not a rule Seayora has read, so on its own it does not make a page.
- A page is offered to search engines once it has at least 3 distinct local facts, or live asking rents from at least 3 listings there. Below that it can be opened, but it asks search engines not to index it.
- A county page needs at least 2 indexed places in the county, or a rule of the county’s own.
- Each page links to its county and state and to up to 6 nearby places in the same county.
- Nothing on these pages is written by AI: every sentence is composed from the verified rule it cites.
Asking your assistant
A connected assistant reads the same limits. The listing_requirements tool returns them for any published listing as legal_limits — each rule with its citation, which rules are not on file, and which could not be read — so a renter can ask whether a deposit is within the law. When an assistant drafts a listing with create_listing or changes a deposit with update_property, a figure the law does not allow is refused with the same message, and the assistant is told to bring it back to you rather than change it.
Important
These limits restate the statutes and local laws Seayora has verified for this address. They are not legal advice, and a local rule Seayora has not verified may also apply.
You remain responsible for your listing and your lease. A save that passes is not a finding that a term is lawful, and a refusal is Seayora’s reading of a statute, not a court’s. If you believe a rule shown is wrong, tell Seayora support with the citation.
Frequently asked questions
Why will Seayora not save my deposit?
It is above the most the state allows at the listing’s rent, or above a stricter local limit. The message names the figure, the limit and the statute. The save holds the listing to the state’s general figure even where an exception would allow more.
My state says “No figure on file.” Does that mean there is no limit?
No. It means Seayora has not verified a figure for that rule, so nothing is checked. The state may set no limit, or Seayora may not have verified it yet, and a city or town may set one.
Can I charge a broker fee in New York City?
A tenant may not be charged the fee of the landlord’s broker or agent, including an agent who listed the apartment with the landlord’s permission, and every fee a tenant pays must be disclosed in writing before the lease (NYC Admin. Code §§ 20-699.20 to 20-699.24). Seayora includes this rule in what the law allows at every New York City address.
Is this legal advice?
No. The limits restate the statutes and local laws Seayora has verified, with their citations. You remain responsible for your listing and your lease.
Related guides
- Creating & Publishing a Listing
- State Lease Rules and the State Law Notice
- Security Deposits on Seayora
- Writing Compliant Listing Descriptions
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- Creating & Publishing a Listing — Documentation. How to post a rental listing on Seayora — property details, pricing, availability, amenities, the legal limits on its deposit and fees, and how listings appear in search.
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- Security Deposits on Seayora — Documentation. How to collect, hold, document, and return a security deposit — the ledger behind the figure, the statutory deadline, the itemized statement, and what freezes when.
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- Security Deposit Alternatives: Texas and Maine Rules — Guide. The Texas rules for a monthly fee in lieu of a deposit, Maine’s surety-bond limits, and the Texas notice before reporting a no-deposit tenant’s damages.