Photo: Quilia / Unsplash- Washington
Seattle
In Seattle, a landlord needs one of a list of legally recognized reasons, called just cause, to end a tenancy.
- Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Philadelphia guarantees free lawyers to many low-income tenants facing eviction, but only in certain ZIP codes.
- Oregon
Portland
Portland requires landlords to pay relocation assistance in many no-cause terminations and large rent increases.
- Texas
Houston
In Houston, evictions and small claims cases are heard in Harris County Justice Courts, with their own rules.
- Minnesota
Saint Paul
Saint Paul caps most rent increases at 3 percent in a 12-month period, with set paths for landlords to ask for more.
- Minnesota
Minneapolis
Minneapolis requires 30 days' written notice before an eviction filing for unpaid rent and gives low-income renters a right to a lawyer.
- California
Oakland
Oakland publishes a rent increase limit each year, effective August 1, and sets strict notice rules for landlords.
- Massachusetts
Boston
Boston has a city Office of Housing Stability that helps tenants facing eviction and points them to free legal help.
- Ohio
Cleveland
Cleveland's Pay to Stay ordinance lets a tenant stop an eviction case by paying what is owed, including through agency vouchers.
- Maryland
Baltimore
Baltimore tenants in rent court have a right to redeem by paying, with a higher threshold than elsewhere in Maryland.