The Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act, also known as URLTA, is a sample law governing residential
landlord
A landlord is the owner of a house, apartment, condominium, land, or real estate which is rented or leased to an individual or business, who is called a tenant (also a ''lessee'' or ''renter''). When a juristic person is in this position, the ...
and
tenant
Tenant may refer to:
Real estate
*Tenant, the holder of a leasehold estate in real estate
*Tenant-in-chief, in feudal land law
*Tenement (law), the holder of a legal interest in real estate
*Tenant farmer
*Anchor tenant, one of the larger stores ...
interactions, created in 1972 by the
National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws
The Uniform Law Commission (ULC), also called the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws, is a non-profit, American unincorporated association. Established in 1892, the ULC aims to provide U.S. states (plus the District of Co ...
in the United States.
Many states have adopted all or part of this Act.
See also
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Landlord and Tenant Act
Landlord and Tenant Act (with variations) is a stock short title used for legislation about rights and responsibilities of landlords and tenants of leasehold estate in Hong Kong, the United Kingdom and the United States.
List Hong Kong
*The Land ...
References
1972 in American law
Landlord–tenant law
Residential Landlord Tenant Act
Real property law in the United States
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