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A weekly briefing for landlords with 1–50 doors: every rent cap, eviction rule, deposit limit, notice period and licensing duty that changed — read from the primary source, in plain English, with the deadline attached.
Deep coverage of California, New York, Washington, Oregon, Maryland and Washington, DC. Texas and Florida on the radar. A maintained baseline for all 50 states.
Statewide caps, published annual maximums, local stabilization allowances and the notice each increase requires.
Just-cause grounds, cure periods, court timelines and the forms each step demands — state by state.
Caps, return deadlines, itemization duties and the penalties for missing them — the most-cited rules in landlord law.
How much warning each change needs: 30, 60, 90 days — and which statute sets the number.
Rental registration, inspection programs and lead-risk duties, state and big-city.
Depth coverage in CA, NY, WA, OR, MD + DC; Texas and Florida watched; a verified one-line baseline for every other state.
A living document of the current rules, re-checked weekly against legislatures, official codes, courts and agencies. Every entry carries its citation, a link to the primary source, the effective date — and a last-checked date, so you can see exactly how fresh each rule is.
One email a week with what actually changed: the new number, the deadline, and what to do about it. Quiet weeks get fewer items — we don't pad. If a claim can't be verified from an opened primary source, it doesn't run.
The Rent Law Ledger is independent early warning — not legal advice. We read the sources so you know what to check, and when.
OregonJan 1, 2027
The Department of Administrative Services has published the 2027 maximum at 10% for ORS 90.324 tenancies (2026 was 9.5%); facilities with more than 30 spaces stay at a flat 6%.
Tracker entry CL-OR-2027-01 · Read it in the Tracker
WashingtonJan 1, 2027
Commerce's published maximum for calendar 2027 is 10% — the 7% + CPI formula yielded 11.53%, so the statutory ceiling applies.
Tracker entry CL-WA-2027-01 · Read it in the Tracker
New York CityOct 1, 2026
The Rent Guidelines Board set 0% for one-year and 0% for two-year stabilized leases commencing Oct 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2027.
Tracker entry CL-NY-2026-01 · Read it in the Tracker
WashingtonIn force
HB 1217 raised the RCW 59.18.140 rent-increase notice from 60 to 90 days — and barred any increase at all in the first 12 months of a tenancy.
Tracker entry CL-WA-2025-01 · Read it in the Tracker
Washington, DCDec 31, 2025
D.C. Law 26-80 also added dual service for the pre-filing notice and an expedited eviction track for dangerous crimes.
Tracker entry CL-DC-2025-01 · Read it in the Tracker
The current rules for deposits, caps, notices, evictions and licensing — depth states plus the all-50 baseline — as a PDF, with a last-checked date on every entry. Plus the weekly briefing.
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