Renter rights by housing type
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Five guides for renters whose rights turn on the kind of housing they live in: mobile-home parks, subsidized and voucher housing, renting a room, sublets, and short-term stays. These arrangements often sit under different statutes than a standard apartment lease — different notice periods, different protections, sometimes a different agency to complain to. Start with the one that matches your situation, then check your state's rules.
Mobile-home parks, subsidized housing, room rentals, sublets, short-term stays.
Guides by housing type
Mobile Home Park Tenant Rights
Own a mobile or manufactured home but rent the lot? Learn how mobile-home park tenant rights differ from a typical lease — park rules, lot rent, and sale rights.
Public and Subsidized Housing Rights
Live in public housing or use a Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8)? You have extra federal protections on top of state tenant law, including grievance rights.
Room Rental and Lodger Rights
It depends — someone renting a single room, especially when the owner also lives in the home.
Subletting Rights
In most cases, subletting requires your landlord's written consent.
Short-Term and Airbnb Tenant Rights
Staying somewhere booked through Airbnb or a short-term rental site for weeks or months? Information, not legal advice.