| State |
Tenants
complaint to Landlord or Gov't Agency |
Tenants
Involvement in Tenants Organization |
Tenants
Exercise of a Legal Right |
Retaliation
is Presumed of Negative Reaction by Landlord Within Specified
Time of Tenants Act |
Statue
|
| Alabama
|
|
|
|
|
No
Statue |
| Alaska
|
|
|
|
|
Alaska
Stat. § 34.03.310 |
| Arizona
|
|
|
|
6
Months
|
Ariz.
Rev. Stat. § 33-1381 |
| Arkansas
|
|
|
|
|
Ark.
Stat. Ann. § 20-27-608 |
| California
|
|
|
|
6
Months
|
Cal.
Civ. Code §§ 1942.5,1942.5A
|
| Colorado
|
|
|
|
|
No
Statue |
| Connecticut
|
|
|
|
|
Conn.
Gen. Stat.§§47a-20,47a-33 |
| Delaware
|
|
|
|
90
Days
|
Del.
Code Ann. Tit. 25§5516 |
| D.C.
|
|
|
|
60
Days
|
D.C.
Code §45-2552 |
| Florida
|
|
|
|
|
Fla.
Stat. §83.64 |
| Georgia
|
|
|
|
|
No
Statue |
| Hawaii
|
|
|
|
|
HW.
Rev. Stat.§521-74 |
| Idaho
|
|
|
|
|
Idaho
Code §55-2015 |
| Illinois
|
|
|
|
|
765
Ill. Comp. Stat. 720/01 |
| Indiana
|
|
|
|
|
NO
Statue |
| Iowa
|
|
|
|
1
Year
|
Iowa
Code §§562A. |
| Kansas
|
|
|
|
|
Kan.
Stat. Ann. §58-2572 |
| Kentucky
|
|
|
|
1
Year
|
KY.
Rev. Stat. §383.705 |
| Louisiana
|
|
|
|
|
No
Statue |
| Maine
|
|
|
|
6
Months
|
14
Me. Rev. Stat.§6001 |
| Maryland
|
|
|
|
|
MD.
Real Property Code Ann. §8-208.1 |
| Massachusetts
|
|
|
|
6
Months
|
Mass.
Ann. Laws Ch. 239§2A;ch.186 §18 |
| Michigan
|
|
|
|
90
Days
|
Mich.
Stat. Ann. §27A.5720 |
| Minnesota
|
|
|
|
90Days
|
Minn.
Stat. §§566.03&.28 |
| Mississippi
|
|
|
|
|
No
Statue |
| Missouri
|
|
|
|
|
Mo.
Rev. Stat.§ 441.620 |
| Montana
|
|
|
|
6
Months
|
Mont.
Code Ann. §70-24-431 |
| Nebraska
|
|
|
|
|
Neb.
Rev. Stat. §76-1439 |
| Nevada
|
|
|
|
|
Nev.
Rev. Stat. Ann. §118A.510 |
| New
Hampshire |
|
|
|
6
Months
|
N.H.
Rev Stat. Ann.§§540:13-a&540:13-b |
| New
Jersey |
|
|
|
90
Days
|
N.J.
Stat. §2A:42-10.10&2A:42-10.12 |
| New
Mexico |
|
|
|
|
N.M.
Stat. Ann. §47-8-39 |
| New
York |
|
|
|
6
Months
|
N.Y.
Consolidated Laws Real Prop. §§ 223-b&230 |
| North
Carolina |
|
|
|
|
N.C.
Gen. Stat. §42-37.1 |
| North
Dakota |
|
|
|
|
No
Statue |
| Ohio
|
|
|
|
|
Ohio
Rev. Code Ann. 5321.02 |
| Okalahoma
|
|
|
|
|
No
Statue |
| Oregon
|
|
|
|
|
Or.
Rev. Stat. §90.385 |
| Pennsylvania
|
|
|
|
|
No
Statue |
| Rhode
Island |
|
|
|
|
R.I.
Gen. Laws Ann §§ 34-20-10 &.11 |
| South
Carolina |
|
|
|
|
S.C.
Cone Ann. §27-40-910 |
| South
Dakota |
|
|
|
|
NO
Statue |
| Tennessee
|
|
|
|
|
Tenn.
Code Ann. § 66-28-514 &68-111-105 |
| Texas
|
|
|
|
|
Tex.
Prop. Code § 92.331 |
| Utah
|
|
|
|
|
Building
Monitoring Sys. v. Paxton, 905P.2d1215 (Utah 1995) |
| Vermont
|
|
|
|
|
9Vt.
Stat. Ann. §4465 |
| Virginia
|
|
|
|
|
Va.
Code Ann. §55-248.39 |
| Washington
|
|
|
|
90
Days
|
Wash.
Rev. Code §§59.18.240 &59.18.250 |
| West
Virginia |
|
|
|
|
W.Va.
Code §55-3A-1 |
| Wisconsin
|
|
|
|
|
Wis.
Stat. § 704.45 |
| Wyoming
|
|
|
|
|
No
Statue |
