Leases & Disclosures
Which clauses survive a challenge and which are void on sight, the disclosures your state requires, and where assistance animals differ from pets.
- Leases & Disclosures Pet Deposit vs Pet Fee vs Pet Rent: Where ESAs Fit in 2026 Three charges, three different statutes, and a HUD memo from May 2026 that moved the line on emotional support animals without touching the Act itself.
- Leases & Disclosures Landlord Required Disclosures: Lead Paint, Mold, State A missing lead pamphlet on a 1962 house carries a $22,263 federal ceiling per instance. Which papers go with the lease, in which states, and for how long.
- Leases & Disclosures Lease Clauses That Hold Up: And Three That Do Not A hold-harmless paragraph is void in all five state statutes I read, and in two of them knowingly leaving it in the lease costs two months' rent on its own.