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Tenant Rights
Your rights are mostly set by your state — here's the shape of them.
Tenant rights and getting repairs done
Landlord-tenant law is state law, so the detail changes at the state line. What's constant: a home must be habitable, and federal law bans discrimination in housing.
Eviction — what a landlord can and can't do
A landlord cannot simply change the locks or throw your things out. Eviction is a court process, with written notice first — and 'self-help' eviction is illegal everywhere.
