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Rent late fee laws by state

Some states cap what a landlord can charge when rent is late. Some require a grace period. Some have no rules at all — and a few even ban their own cities from making any. Every page below is verified against the state legislature's published statute text.

StateMaximum late feeGrace period
Colorado late fee lawGreater of $50 or 5%7 calendar days
Connecticut late fee lawLesser of $5/day (max $50) or 5%9 days (4 for weekly rentals)
Delaware late fee law5% of monthly rent5 days (8 in some cases)
District of Columbia late fee law5% of rent5 days
Florida late fee lawNo capNone
Hawaii late fee law8% of rent dueNone
Illinois late fee lawNo state cap — city caps applyNone statewide
Indiana late fee lawNo cap — cities banned from cappingNone
Iowa late fee law$60/mo (rent ≤ $700) or $100/moNone
Maine late fee law4% of one month's rent15 days
Maryland late fee law5% of unpaid rentNone
Michigan late fee lawNo capNone
Minnesota late fee law8% of overdue rentNone
Nevada late fee law5% of periodic rent3 calendar days
New Mexico late fee law5% of rent per periodNotice deadline instead
New York late fee lawLesser of $50 or 5%5 days
North Carolina late fee lawGreater of $15 or 5%5 calendar days
Ohio late fee lawNo capNone
Oregon late fee lawRegulated structures only4 days
Tennessee late fee law10% of past-due rent (17 counties)5 days (covered counties)
Texas late fee law12% / 10% safe harbor2 full days
Utah late fee lawGreater of 10% or $75None
Virginia late fee lawLesser of 10% of rent or balance dueNone (5th of month if no written lease)
Washington late fee lawNo amount cap5 days
Wisconsin late fee lawNo cap — but strict rules with teethNone

More states are being verified and added. Each page shows the date its statute text was checked against the official source.

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General information, not legal advice. We are not a law firm. Caps and grace periods vary by state and some cities impose stricter limits — each state page cites the statute and shows when we last verified it.