Prohibited Clauses
confessions of judgment, waiver of habitability, etc.
Rules in this category (167)
Ala. Code §§ 35-9A-101 to 35-9A-603
Prohibited Provisions in Rental Agreements. • Alabama
AS 34.03
Prohibited provisions in rental agreements • Alaska
AS 34.03
Separation of rents and obligations to maintain property forbidden • Alaska
A.R.S. § 33-1301 et seq.
Prohibited provisions in rental agreements • Arizona
A.R.S. § 33-1401 et seq.
Prohibited provisions in rental agreements; late payment penalty • Arizona
A.R.S. § 33-2101 et seq.
Prohibited provisions in rental agreements • Arizona
A.R.S. § 33-303 et seq.
Damage to premises; classification • Arizona
Benton Harbor, MI Code of Ordinances Ch. 20 Art. V Landlord-Tenant Code §§ 20-88 – 20-164
Landlord’s waiver of liability forbidden • Benton Harbor
Benton Harbor, MI Code of Ordinances Ch. 20 Art. V Landlord-Tenant Code §§ 20-88 – 20-164
Confession of judgment • Benton Harbor
Berkeley Mun. Code Chapter 13.76
Nonwaiverability • Berkeley
Boston Municipal Code ch. 10-11
Non-Waivability • Boston
Cal. Civ. Code
California
Cal. Civ. Code
California
Cal. Civ. Code
California
Cambridge Code of Ordinances ch. 8.71
Non-waivability • Cambridge
Chicago, Ill., Mun. Code ch. 5-12
Rental agreement • Chicago
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 38-12-101 et seq.
No waiver of requirements by agreement. • Colorado
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 38-12-101 et seq.
Written rental agreement - prohibited clauses - copy - tenant - applicability - definitions. • Colorado
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 21
Rental agreements: Permissible and prohibited provisions. • Connecticut
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 21
Violation of provisions re rental agreements. Penalties. • Connecticut
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 21
Rent not recoverable when owner fails to comply with statutory responsibilities. • Connecticut
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47a
Terms prohibited in rental agreement. • Connecticut
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47a
(Formerly Sec. 52-548). Waiver of tenant's rights to be void. • Connecticut
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47a
Effect of failure to comply with section 47a-7. • Connecticut
6 Del. C. §§ 2511, 2513, 2525
Unlawful practice • Delaware
6 Del. C. §§ 2511, 2513, 2525
Private cause of action; savings clause for private claims against persons who acquired property by unlawful practices • Delaware
25 Del. C. ch. 51
Attorneys’ fees prohibited • Delaware
25 Del. C. ch. 51
Confession of judgment • Delaware
25 Del. C. ch. 53
Landlord obligation; rental agreement • Delaware
25 Del. C. ch. 71
Modification or waiver of chapter • Delaware
D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 14 et seq.
PROHIBITED WAIVER CLAUSES IN LEASE AGREEMENTS • District of Columbia
Evanston, Ill., City Code § 5
PROHIBITED PROVISIONS IN RENTAL AGREEMENTS • Evanston
Fla. Stat. § 723.001 et seq.
Prohibited or unenforceable provisions in mobile home lot rental agreements. • Florida
Fla. Stat. § 83.40 et seq.
Prohibited provisions in rental agreements. • Florida
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 521
Waiver; agreement to forego rights; settlement of claims. • Hawaii
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 521
Landlord's waiver of liability prohibited. • Hawaii
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 521
Authorization to confess judgment prohibited. • Hawaii
765 Ill. Comp. Stat. 705
Liability exemptions • Illinois
765 Ill. Comp. Stat. 742
Waiver of Provisions. Any provision of a lease whereby any provisions of this Act are waived is declared void • Illinois
765 Ill. Comp. Stat. 742
Lease prohibitions. No lease hereafter executed or currently existing between a park owner and tenant in a mobile home park or manufactured home community in this State shall contain any provision: • Illinois
765 Ill. Comp. Stat. 742
No lease hereafter executed between a mobile home park owner and a tenant in such a park in this State shall contain any provision requiring the tenant to purchase a mobile home from the park owner, or requiring that if the tenant purchases any mobile home during the lease term that such mobile home must be purchased from the park owner, and no such requirement shall be made as a condition precedent to entering into a lease agreement with any such tenant • Illinois
735 Ill. Comp. Stat. 5
Jury trial. In any case relating to premises used for residence purposes, either party may demand trial by jury, notwithstanding any waiver of jury trial contained in any lease or contract • Illinois
Ind. Code § 32-31 et seq.
Waiver of chapter • Indiana
Ind. Code § 32-31 et seq.
Effect of waiver of statute • Indiana
Ind. Code § 32-31 et seq.
Effect of waiver of statute • Indiana
Iowa Code ch. 562A
Prohibited provisions in rental agreements • Iowa
Iowa Code ch. 562B
Prohibited provisions in rental agreements • Iowa
Kan. Stat. Ann. §§ 58-2501 et seq.
Prohibited terms and conditions. • Kansas
Kan. Stat. Ann. §§ 58-2501 et seq.
Tenant may waive exemptions. • Kansas
Kan. Stat. Ann. §§ 58-2501 et seq.
Such lease contracts against public policy and unenforceable; tenants to pay fair and reasonable sums. • Kansas
Kan. Stat. Ann. §§ 58-2501 et seq.
Prohibited terms and conditions in rental agreement; damages. • Kansas
Kan. Stat. Ann. §§ 58-2501 et seq.
Receipt of rent subject to certain obligations. • Kansas
Ky. Rev. Stat. § 383 et seq.
Prohibited inclusion in rental or lease agreement of authority to • Kentucky
La. Civ. Code art.
Waiver of warranty for vices or defects • Louisiana
La. R.S.
Waiver of tenant's rights prohibited • Louisiana
14 M.R.S. §§ 6021 et seq.
Unfair agreements • Maine
14 M.R.S. §§ 6031 et seq.
Waiver of provisions • Maine
10 M.R.S. §§ 9091 et seq.
Unfair rental contracts • Maine
Md. Code Ann., Hous. & Cmty. Dev. §§ 4-2911 to 7-501 (tenant-facing)
Maryland
Md. Code Ann., Real Prop. §§ 8-101 to 8-1006
Maryland
Md. Code Ann., Real Prop. §§ 8-101 to 8-1006
Maryland
Md. Code Ann., Real Prop. §§ 8-101 to 8-1006
Maryland
Md. Code Ann., Real Prop. §§ 8A-101 to 8A-1903
Maryland
Mass. Gen. Laws c. 239
Stay of proceedings; validity of waiver in lease • Massachusetts
Mass. Gen. Laws c. 111
Agreement to waive enforcement of sanitary code; validity • Massachusetts
Mass. Gen. Laws c. 186
Non-liability of landlord; provisions in lease or rental agreement • Massachusetts
Mass. Gen. Laws c. 186
Waiver of notices; lease or rental agreement provisions; validity • Massachusetts
Mass. Gen. Laws c. 186
Residential real estate, lease payments based on real estate tax increases • Massachusetts
Mass. Gen. Laws c. 186
Action against owner; injuries due to defects violating building code; defense; waiver • Massachusetts
Mass. Gen. Laws c. 186
Residential leases or rental agreements restricting litigation or landlord liability; ouster of tenant; remedies • Massachusetts
Mass. Gen. Laws c. 186
Attorneys' fees and expenses; residential lease provisions; implied covenant; waiver • Massachusetts
Mass. Gen. Laws c. 186
Waivers of Secs. 23 to 27 void and unenforceable • Massachusetts
Mass. Gen. Laws c. 151B
Conveyance by void instruments; penalty • Massachusetts
MCL § 554.631 et seq.
Rental agreement; prohibited provisions or clauses; violation. • Michigan
MCL § 554.631 et seq.
Actions; court costs and attorney fees; joinder; actual damages; effect of judicial construction; “tenant” defined. • Michigan
MCL § 554.631 et seq.
Printed rental agreement form; sale; violation; damages. • Michigan
Minneapolis, Minn., Code of Ordinances § 12
Exclusion or modification of implied warranties • Minneapolis
Minn. Stat. § 363A
LIMITATIONS ON WAIVER. • Minnesota
Minn. Stat. § 504B
WAIVER NOT ALLOWED. • Minnesota
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 441 et seq.
Covenant or contract of tenant to repair — effect of • Missouri
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 441 et seq.
Waiver of provisions of sections 441.500 to 441.640 void • Missouri
Mont. Code Ann. § 70-24-101 et seq.
Prohibited Provisions In Rental Agreements • Montana
Mont. Code Ann. § 70-24-101 et seq.
Agreement Not To Permit Receipt Of Rent Free Of Obligation • Montana
Mont. Code Ann. § 70-24-101 et seq.
Prohibited Provision In Rental Agreement -- Unenforceability -- Damages • Montana
Mont. Code Ann. § 70-25-101 et seq.
Waivers And Contrary Provisions Invalid • Montana
Mont. Code Ann. § 70-33-101 et seq.
Prohibited Provisions In Rental Agreements • Montana
Mont. Code Ann. § 70-33-101 et seq.
Prohibited Provisions -- Damages • Montana
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 76-1401 et seq.
Prohibited provisions in rental agreements. • Nebraska
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 76-1401 et seq.
Landlord liens; distraint of property; prohibited. • Nebraska
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 76-1450 et seq.
Prohibited provisions in oral rental agreements. • Nebraska
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 76-1450 et seq.
Receipt of rent free of obligation; prohibited. • Nebraska
Nev. Rev. Stat. ch. 118A
Prohibited provisions. • Nevada
Nev. Rev. Stat. ch. 118B
Rental agreements: Void provisions. • Nevada
N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 205-A
Waiver Prohibited. • New Hampshire
N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 356-C
Waiver Prohibited. • New Hampshire
N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 358-H
Waiver of Provisions. • New Hampshire
N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 540
Lease Provisions. • New Hampshire
N.J.S.A. 10:5-1 et seq.
Liability for enforcing, attempting to enforce provision deemed against public policy, unenforceable • New Jersey
N.J.S.A. 2A:18-51 et seq.
Agreement by tenant to waive rights; deemed against public policy and unenforceable • New Jersey
N.J.S.A. 2A:18-51 et seq.
Waiver of rights by provision in lease; unenforceability • New Jersey
N.J.S.A. 2A:18-51 et seq.
Tenant waivers, unenforceable • New Jersey
N.J.S.A. 2A:18-51 et seq.
Notice provided in lease • New Jersey
N.J.S.A. 46:8-1 et seq.
Waiver by depositor prohibited • New Jersey
N.J.S.A. 46:8-1 et seq.
Waiver of rights by agreement; unenforceability • New Jersey
N.J.S.A. 46:8-1 et seq.
Offer of or entry into lease in violation of rights of tenants; termination of lease; exception • New Jersey
N.J.S.A. 46:8-1 et seq.
Waiving of rights, remedies prohibited • New Jersey
N.J.S.A. 46:8C-1 et seq.
Waiver of provisions of act by agreement; invalidity • New Jersey
NMSA 47-8 — Uniform Owner-Resident Relations Act
Waiver of rights prohibited. • New Mexico
NMSA 47-8 — Uniform Owner-Resident Relations Act
Unlawful agreement provision. • New Mexico
N.Y. Unconsol. Law (ETPA)
Non-waiver of rights • New York
N.Y. Real Prop. Law
Waiver of rights void • New York
N.Y. Real Prop. Law
Landlord duty to mitigate damages • New York
N.Y. Real Prop. Law
Lease, when void; liability of landlord where premises are occupied for unlawful purpose • New York
N.Y. Real Prop. Law
Right to recover attorneys' fees in actions or summary proceedings arising out of leases of residential property • New York
N.Y. Real Prop. Law
Unconscionable lease or clause • New York
N.Y. Real Prop. Law
Waiver of right to bring a declaratory judgment action • New York
N.Y. Gen. Oblig. Law
Agreements exempting lessors from liability for negligence void and unenforceable • New York
N.Y. Mult. Dwell. Law
Rights of tenants to install and maintain locks in certain entrance doors • New York
N.Y. Real Prop. Acts & Proc. Law
Waiver void • New York
N.Y. Real Prop. Acts & Proc. Law
Waiver void • New York
N.Y.C. Admin. Code §§ 27-2001 et seq.
Waiver of benefit void • New York City
N.Y.C. Admin. Code §§ 27-2001 et seq.
Waiver of benefit void • New York City
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 42-1 et seq.
Waiver. • North Carolina
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 42-1 et seq.
Agreement to rebuild, how construed in case of fire. • North Carolina
Oakland Mun. Code Chapter 8.22
Non-waiverability • Oakland
Oakland Mun. Code Chapter 8.22
Miscellaneous • Oakland
Ohio Rev. Code §§ 4781.36–4781.52
Rental agreement terms. • Ohio
Ohio Rev. Code ch. 5321
Terms prohibited in rental agreement. • Ohio
Ohio Rev. Code ch. 5321
Display of certain flags. • Ohio
41 O.S. § 101 et seq.
Rental Agreements • Oklahoma
ORS § 90
Prohibited provisions in rental agreements; remedy. • Oregon
68 P.S.
Remedy to Recover Possession by Ejectment Preserved • Pennsylvania
68 P.S.
Waiver of Rights • Pennsylvania
R.I. Gen. Laws ch. 34-18
Prohibited provisions in rental agreements • Rhode Island
R.I. Gen. Laws ch. 34-18
Receipt of rent free of maintenance obligations forbidden • Rhode Island
R.I. Gen. Laws ch. 6-13.1
Contracts — Provision to sell real estate • Rhode Island
San Jose Mun. Code Chapter 17.23
Waivers • San Jose
Somerville Code of Ordinances ch. 7, art. XI
Non-waivability • Somerville
S.C. Code Ann. tit. 27, ch. 40
Prohibited provisions in rental agreements • South Carolina
S.C. Code Ann. tit. 27, ch. 40
Separation of rents and obligations to maintain property forbidden • South Carolina
Tex. Prop. Code §§ 54.041–54.048, 54.901
ENFORCEABILITY OF CONTRACTUAL PROVISIONS. • Texas
Tex. Prop. Code §§ 91.001–91.006
LANDLORD'S DUTY TO MITIGATE DAMAGES. • Texas
Tex. Prop. Code §§ 92.001–92.355
WAIVER OR EXPANSION OF DUTIES AND REMEDIES. • Texas
Tex. Prop. Code §§ 92.001–92.355
TENANT'S RIGHT TO SUMMON POLICE OR EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE. • Texas
Tex. Prop. Code §§ 92.001–92.355
LIABILITY OF TENANT FOR GOVERNMENTAL FINES. • Texas
Tex. Prop. Code §§ 94.001–94.303
WAIVER OF RIGHTS AND DUTIES. • Texas
24 CFR Part 884
§ 884.215 Lease requirements. • United States
24 CFR Part 93
§ 93.303 Tenant protections and selection. • United States
24 CFR Part 966
§ 966.6 Prohibited lease provisions. • United States
Utah Code Ann. § 57-16 et seq.
Waiver of rights and duties prohibited. • Utah
CVR 13-140-031
General Responsibilities • Vermont
27 V.S.A. ch. 15
Waiver prohibited • Vermont
27 V.S.A. ch. 15
Waiver prohibited • Vermont
9 V.S.A. ch. 63
Practices prohibited; antitrust and consumer protection • Vermont
9 V.S.A. ch. 63
Restraining prohibited acts • Vermont
9 V.S.A. ch. 63
Civil penalty • Vermont
9 V.S.A. ch. 137
Attempt to circumvent • Vermont
Va. Code § 55.1-1200 et seq.
Prohibited provisions in rental agreements. • Virginia
Va. Code § 55.1-1300 et seq.
Demands and charges prohibited; access by tenant's guest or invitee; purchases by manufactured home owner not restricted; exception; conditions of occupancy. • Virginia
Va. Code § 55.1-3000 et seq.
Provisions applicable to residential executory real estate contracts. • Virginia
Wash. Rev. Code § 59.18.010 et seq.
Waiver of chapter provisions prohibited -- Provisions prohibited from rental agreement -- Distress for rent abolished -- Detention of personal property for rent -- Remedies. • Washington
W. Va. Code § 37-6A-1 et seq.
Prohibited provision in rental agreements. • West Virginia
W. Va. Code § 55-3B-1 et seq.
Waiver. • West Virginia
Wis. Stat.
Residential rental agreement that contains certain provisions is void. • Wisconsin
Wis. Admin. Code § ATCP 134
Prohibited rental agreement provisions — rental agreement that contains certain provisions is void. • Wisconsin
Wis. Admin. Code § ATCP 134
Prohibited practices. • Wisconsin
Wyo. Stat. §§ 1-21-403, 1-21-1001 through 1-21-1017, 1-21-1201 through 1-21-1211, 1-21-1301 through 1-21-1304, 1-21-1401 through 1-21-1403
Prohibition of waiver or modification. • Wyoming