Know your rights.
Protect your home.
Renter Shield helps you understand the rules where you live, document what's happening, and respond to your landlord with calm, professional, statute-citing letters — without hiring a lawyer.
Renter Shield provides legal information, not legal advice, and is not a law firm. In an emergency — eviction notice, lockout, unsafe conditions — free legal-aid resources are always one tap away.
The deck is stacked. Let's even it out.
When something goes wrong with your housing, the other side often has templates, lawyers, software, and years of experience. Most renters have stress, a tight budget, and a few scattered texts. Renter Shield is built to close that gap — calmly, and on the record.
"Is this even allowed?"
Rules change by state, city, and housing type. It's hard to know what a landlord can actually do — and what your real options are.
"How do I even say this?"
You want to be firm and professional — not emotional or combative. A blank message to your landlord is intimidating when your home is on the line.
"Can I prove what happened?"
Without dates, photos, and a clean timeline, it's your word against theirs. Scattered screenshots don't hold up when it counts.
Everything you need to stand on solid ground
Five tools that work together — so you always know where you stand, what to do next, and how to say it.
Your rights, made plain
Tell us your state and situation; see the rules and deadlines that actually apply — in clear language, with the source.
Guardian
Turn what's happening into a calm, professional, statute-citing letter — facts and a clear request, never threats.
Evidence Vault
Save dated notes, photos, and messages on your device — a clean, timestamped record that holds up.
Deadline reminders
Housing timelines move fast. Set a reminder and Renter Shield nudges you to act early — with time to get help.
Sub-tenant tools Pro
Track who's paid and generate clear sub-lease agreements — so shared living stays simple and fair.
Resources & escalation
Legal aid, 211, and crisis resources surface first when it's urgent — always free, never behind a paywall.
Ask a question. Get a clear, honest answer.
Guardian gives renters straight, sourced information — and is honest about what it doesn't know. Here's how a real conversation goes.
- Answers with sources. Every figure comes with the statute or rule behind it — so you can verify it, not just trust it.
- Honest about limits. When a value isn't confirmed for your area, it says so and points you to verify — it never guesses.
- Safety first. For urgent situations, it surfaces free legal aid before anything else.
From overwhelmed to prepared in minutes
No legal background required. Renter Shield walks you through it, one calm step at a time.
Tell us your situation
Your state, city, housing type, and what's going on — repairs, rent, a notice, a deposit, or just exploring.
See what applies
Get the rights and deadlines for your area in plain language, with the source for every figure.
Capture & draft
Save evidence to your device, then draft a calm, professional letter that states the facts and your request.
Stay on track
Set reminders, find local legal aid, and keep a clean record — all in one place.
Built to keep you steady under pressure
Housing stress is real. Renter Shield is designed to lower it — clear information, an organized record, and the right words, so you can act with confidence instead of fear.
Get Renter Shield freeSimple pricing. The essentials stay free.
Renter Shield is free for the things that matter most when something goes wrong. Paid plans add professional form letters and AI chat for when you want help putting your situation in writing.
Free
Core protection for every renter.
- ✓ Core rights information — all 50 states + DC
- ✓ Emergency resources & legal-aid links
- ✓ The core eviction-response letter
- ✓ Basic tools & calculators
- ✓ View your saved data
Essential
For when you need it in writing.
- ✓ Everything in Free
- ✓ Professional form letters — one per section
- ✓ Limited AI chat
- ✓ Email and save your letters
Pro
Full support for an ongoing situation.
- ✓ Everything in Essential
- ✓ Unlimited professional form letters
- ✓ Full AI chat
- ✓ Advanced Evidence Vault, with export
- ✓ Lease analyzer
- ✓ Sub-tenant tools
Prefer not to subscribe?
One-time options — no subscription required.
Deposit demand, repair & habitability, rent-increase response, or general notice response — written for the exact situation you're in. No subscription required.
See the situation lettersOne letter for any situation we cover, drafted from your circumstances and ready to send. The situation-specific letters above are $5.99 — this one is $6.99 because it works anywhere.
Get a single letterA step-by-step checklist, a summary of your local resources, and one professional letter — bundled for an urgent situation. The eviction-response letter stays free.
Get the Crisis PackAbout 10 more questions, added to your account and yours until you use them. If you expect to use chat regularly, Essential works out cheaper.
Top up chatPrices in USD. Annual plans are billed once a year and you can cancel renewal at any time. One-time purchases are exactly that — no subscription and no auto-renewal. Emergency resources, legal-aid links, and the core eviction-response letter are always free, on every plan.
Whatever you're facing, you don't face it alone
Pick what's happening to see how Renter Shield helps — calmly, and on the record.
"They're keeping my deposit."
You moved out, left it clean, and weeks later your deposit hasn't come back — or the deductions don't add up.
"Nothing's getting fixed."
The heat's out, there's a leak, or something unsafe — and your requests keep going unanswered.
"My landlord keeps showing up."
They're entering without notice, or far too often, and it's starting to feel like your home isn't yours.
"I got a notice and I'm scared."
A pay-or-quit or termination notice just landed, and the clock feels like it's already running.
"I'm renting out a room."
You're subletting or splitting rent and want it to stay clear, fair, and documented for everyone.
Renters are already feeling the difference
Renter Shield is built with and for renters. Here's what some of the people using it are telling us.
"I finally understood what my landlord could and couldn't do. The letter it helped me write was calm and professional — nothing like the angry text I almost sent."
"Having everything dated and saved in one place took the panic out of it. I knew exactly what happened and when, with the photos to back it up."
"It told me straight when something wasn't confirmed for my state and pointed me to legal aid. It felt honest — like it was actually on my side."
Quotes are from Renter Shield users, shared with permission and lightly edited for length. We don't publish fabricated reviews.
Renter rights in your city
Start with your city for the common issues and first steps — then let Renter Shield show the exact rule for your state.
Your home is worth protecting.
Download Renter Shield free and put your rights, your evidence, and your words on your side — starting today.