Rent Withholding
procedural requirements
Rules in this category (35)
Ala. Code §§ 35-9A-101 to 35-9A-603
Payment of Rent Prerequisite to Enforcing Remedies Under This Chapter. • Alabama
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 13-40-101 et seq.
When deposit of rent is paid. • Colorado
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47a
Breach of agreement by landlord. Tenant's remedies. • Connecticut
25 Del. C. ch. 53
Essential services; landlord obligation and tenant remedies • Delaware
D.C. Code § 16-1501 et seq.
Protective orders and court registry payments. • District of Columbia
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 521
Rent trust fund. • Hawaii
Haw. Rev. Stat. § 666
Rent trust fund. • Hawaii
Md. Code Ann., Real Prop. §§ 8-101 to 8-1006
Maryland
Mass. Gen. Laws c. 111
Court order regarding rental payments; disbursement of funds; receiver • Massachusetts
Minn. Stat. § 504B
RENT ESCROW ACTION TO REMEDY VIOLATIONS. • Minnesota
Mont. Code Ann. § 70-33-101 et seq.
Landlord's Failure To Maintain Premises -- Tenant's Remedies • Montana
Nev. Rev. Stat. ch. 118A
Failure of landlord to maintain dwelling unit in habitable condition. • Nevada
Nev. Rev. Stat. ch. 118B
Fitness of manufactured home or recreational vehicle for occupancy. • Nevada
N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 205-A
Order. • New Hampshire
NMSA 47-8 — Uniform Owner-Resident Relations Act
Abatement. • New Mexico
N.Y. Mult. Dwell. Law
Abatement of rent in the case of serious violations • New York
N.Y. Mult. Dwell. Law
Right of tenant to offset payments for heat failure; certain cases • New York
N.Y. Real Prop. Acts & Proc. Law
Jurisdiction; court; venue • New York
N.Y. Real Prop. Acts & Proc. Law
Judgment • New York
N.Y. Real Prop. Acts & Proc. Law
Jurisdiction; court; venue • New York
N.Y. Real Prop. Acts & Proc. Law
Judgment • New York
Ohio Rev. Code §§ 4781.36–4781.52
Effect of operator's noncompliance with rental agreement or statutes. • Ohio
Ohio Rev. Code §§ 4781.36–4781.52
Rent deposits. • Ohio
Ohio Rev. Code §§ 4781.36–4781.52
Applying for release of rent. • Ohio
Ohio Rev. Code §§ 4781.36–4781.52
Partial release of rent before trial. • Ohio
Ohio Rev. Code ch. 5321
Rent deposits - duty of clerk of court. • Ohio
Ohio Rev. Code ch. 5321
Landlord application for release of rent. • Ohio
Ohio Rev. Code ch. 5321
Release of part of rent. • Ohio
68 P.S.
Statement of Escrowed Funds • Pennsylvania
R.I. Gen. Laws ch. 45-24.2
Rent payments • Rhode Island
Tex. Prop. Code §§ 94.001–94.303
LANDLORD REMEDY FOR TENANT VIOLATION. • Texas
9 V.S.A. ch. 137
Habitability; tenant remedies • Vermont
Va. Code § 55.1-1200 et seq.
Rent escrow required for continuance of tenant's case. • Virginia
Va. Code § 55.1-1200 et seq.
(Effective until January 1, 2027) Tenant's assertion; rent escrow. • Virginia
Wash. Rev. Code § 59.18.010 et seq.
Arbitration -- Completion of arbitration after giving notice. • Washington