Guide Resources

Useful links for landlords

By MeterEase · Updated

Official guides, laws, deposit rules and utility regulators for every state, in one place. Each link goes to the government or nonprofit publisher. We don’t host copies. Links last checked .

Not legal advice. Laws change, and cities often add their own rules. Check the current version on the publisher’s site.

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National resources

Links by state

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Questions

Where do these links go?

Every link goes to a state or federal government site, or to a free nonprofit legal-help site. MeterEase does not copy or host these documents, so you always get the publisher’s current version.

Is there an official lease form for my state?

Only a few states publish one. Florida (court-approved forms), Maine (Attorney General model lease) and Connecticut (Department of Housing model lease) do. Most states publish guides, not lease forms. Avoid paying for “official” state leases from other sites.

Why is a link missing for my state?

We only list pages we could open and confirm on the date shown. If a state’s site blocked our check or we could not find an official page, we left it out rather than guess.

Is this legal advice?

No. These are links to general information. Laws change and cities often add their own rules. Check the current law, or talk to a local attorney, before you rely on any of it.

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Example numbers on this page are made up to show the math. This guide is general information, not legal advice; rules differ by state, city and utility.