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Landlord-tenant law governs the rental of commercial and residential property. It is composed primarily of state statutory and common law.

Landlord-tenant law governs the relationships between an owner, or landlord, of a home or commercial property and the person who is renting the property - the tenant.

The lease is the legal agreement, or contract, between the landlord and tenant. The lease spells out the tenant's rights, and allows the tenant to use the property for a specified period of time. What provisions may be contained in a lease is normally regulated by statutory law. The lease usually sets the terms, the rent amount, the length of the tenancy, and all the other rules.

If you have a lease, you cannot be evicted without cause during the term of your lease. Also, rent cannot be raised for the duration of the lease.

Basic to all leases is the implied covenant of quiet enjoyment. This covenant ensure the tenant that his possession will not be disturbed by someone with a superior legal title to the land including the landlord. . A breach of the covenant of quiet enjoyment may be actual or constructive. A constructive eviction occurs when the landlord causes the premises to become uninhabitable.