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Article 1 - General Provisions.
§ 42-1 - Lessor and lessee not partners. - 42-1. Lessor and lessee not partners. No lessor of property,...
§ 42-2 - Attornment unnecessary on conveyance of reversions, etc. - 42-2. Attornment unnecessary on conveyance of reversions, etc. Every conveyance...
§ 42-3 - Term forfeited for nonpayment of rent. - 42-3. Term forfeited for nonpayment of rent. In all verbal...
§ 42-4 - Recovery for use and occupation. - 42-4. Recovery for use and occupation. When any person occupies...
§ 42-5 - Rent apportioned, where lease terminated by death. - 42-5. Rent apportioned, where lease terminated by death. If a...
§ 42-6 - Rents, annuities, etc., apportioned, where right to payment terminated by death. - 42-6. Rents, annuities, etc., apportioned, where right to payment terminated...
§ 42-7 - In lieu of emblements, farm lessee holds out year, with rents apportioned. - 42-7. In lieu of emblements, farm lessee holds out year,...
§ 42-8 - Grantees of reversion and assigns of lease have reciprocal rights under covenants. - 42-8. Grantees of reversion and assigns of lease have reciprocal...
§ 42-9 - Agreement to rebuild, how construed in case of fire. - 42-9. Agreement to rebuild, how construed in case of fire....
§ 42-10 - Tenant not liable for accidental damage. - 42-10. Tenant not liable for accidental damage. A tenant for...
§ 42-11 - Willful destruction by tenant misdemeanor. - 42-11. Willful destruction by tenant misdemeanor. If any tenant shall,...
§ 42-12 - Lessee may surrender, where building destroyed or damaged. - 42-12. Lessee may surrender, where building destroyed or damaged. If...
§ 42-13 - Wrongful surrender to other than landlord misdemeanor. - 42-13. Wrongful surrender to other than landlord misdemeanor. Any tenant...
§ 42-14 - Notice to quit in certain tenancies. - 42-14. Notice to quit in certain tenancies. A tenancy from...
§ 42-14.1 - Rent control. - 42-14.1. Rent control. No county or city as defined by...
§ 42-14.2 - Death, illness, or conviction of certain crimes not a material fact. - 42-14.2. Death, illness, or conviction of certain crimes not a...
§ 42-14.3 - Notice of conversion of manufactured home communities. - 42-14.3. Notice of conversion of manufactured home communities. (a) In...
§ 42-14.4 - Notice to State Bar of attorney default on lease. - 42-14.4. Notice to State Bar of attorney default on lease....
§ 42-14.5 - Foreseeability not created by criminal record; no duty to screen. - 42-14.5. Foreseeability not created by criminal record; no duty to...
Article 2 - Agricultural Tenancies.
§ 42-15 - Landlord's lien on crops for rents, advances, etc.; enforcement. - 42-15. Landlord's lien on crops for rents, advances, etc.; enforcement....
§ 42-15.1 - Landlord's lien on crop insurance for rents, advances, etc.; enforcement. - 42-15.1. Landlord's lien on crop insurance for rents, advances, etc.;...
§ 42-16 - Rights of tenants. - 42-16. Rights of tenants. When the lessor or his assigns...
§ 42-17 - Action to settle dispute between parties. - 42-17. Action to settle dispute between parties. When any controversy...
§ 42-18 - Tenant's undertaking on continuance or appeal. - 42-18. Tenant's undertaking on continuance or appeal. In case there...
§ 42-19 - Crops delivered to landlord on his undertaking. - 42-19. Crops delivered to landlord on his undertaking. In case...
§ 42-20 - Crops sold, if neither party gives undertaking. - 42-20. Crops sold, if neither party gives undertaking. If neither...
§ 42-21 - Tenant's crop not subject to execution against landlord. - 42-21. Tenant's crop not subject to execution against landlord. Whenever...
§ 42-22 - Unlawful seizure by landlord or removal by tenant misdemeanor. - 42-22. Unlawful seizure by landlord or removal by tenant misdemeanor....
§ 42-22.1 - Failure of tenant to account for sales under tobacco marketing cards. - 42-22.1. Failure of tenant to account for sales under tobacco...
§ 42-23 - Terms of agricultural tenancies in certain counties. - 42-23. Terms of agricultural tenancies in certain counties. All agricultural...
§ 42-24 - Turpentine and lightwood leases. - 42-24. Turpentine and lightwood leases. This Chapter shall apply to...
§ 42-25 - Mining and timberland leases. - 42-25. Mining and timberland leases. If in a lease of...
Article 2A - Ejectment of Residential Tenants.
§ 42-25.6 - Manner of ejectment of residential tenants. - 42-25.6. Manner of ejectment of residential tenants. It is the...
§ 42-25.7 - Distress and distraint not permitted. - 42-25.7. Distress and distraint not permitted. It is the public...
§ 42-25.8 - Contrary lease provisions. - 42-25.8. Contrary lease provisions. Any lease or contract provision contrary...
§ 42-25.9 - Remedies. - 42-25.9. Remedies. (a) If any lessor, landlord, or agent removes...
Article 3 - Summary Ejectment.
§ 42-26 - Tenant holding over may be dispossessed in certain cases. - 42-26. Tenant holding over may be dispossessed in certain cases....
§ 42-26.1 - Expired. - 42-26.1: Expired.
§ 42-27 - LocalRefusal to perform contract ground for dispossession. - 42-27. Local: Refusal to perform contract ground for dispossession. When...
§ 42-28 - Summons issued by clerk. - 42-28. Summons issued by clerk. When the lessor or his...
§ 42-29 - Service of summons. - 42-29. Service of summons. The officer receiving the summons shall...
§ 42-30 - Judgment by confession, where plaintiff has proved case, or failure to appear. - 42-30. Judgment by confession, where plaintiff has proved case, or...
§ 42-31 - Trial by magistrate. - 42-31. Trial by magistrate. If the defendant by his answer...
§ 42-32 - Damages assessed to trial. - 42-32. Damages assessed to trial. On appeal to the district...
§ 42-33 - Rent and costs tendered by tenant. - 42-33. Rent and costs tendered by tenant. If, in any...
§ 42-34 - Undertaking on appeal and order staying execution. - 42-34. Undertaking on appeal and order staying execution. (a) Upon...
§ 42-34.1 - Rent pending execution of judgment; post bond pending appeal. - 42-34.1. Rent pending execution of judgment; post bond pending appeal....
§ 42-35 - Restitution of tenant, if case quashed, etc., on appeal. - 42-35. Restitution of tenant, if case quashed, etc., on appeal....
§ 42-36 - Damages to tenant for dispossession, if proceedings quashed, etc. - 42-36. Damages to tenant for dispossession, if proceedings quashed, etc....
§ 42-36.1 - Lease or rental of manufactured homes. - 42-36.1. Lease or rental of manufactured homes. The provisions of...
§ 42-36.1A - Judgments for possession more than 30 days old. - 42-36.1A. Judgments for possession more than 30 days old. Prior...
§ 42-36.2 - Notice to tenant of execution of writ for possession of property; storage of evicted tenant's personal property. - 42-36.2. Notice to tenant of execution of writ for possession...
§ 42-36.3 - Death of residential tenant; landlord may file affidavit to remove personal property from the dwelling unit. - 42-36.3. Death of residential tenant; landlord may file affidavit to...
Article 4A - Retaliatory Eviction.
§ 42-37.1 - Defense of retaliatory eviction. - 42-37.1. Defense of retaliatory eviction. (a) It is the public...
§ 42-37.2 - Remedies. - 42-37.2. Remedies. (a) If the court finds that an ejectment...
§ 42-37.3 - Waiver. - 42-37.3. Waiver. Any waiver by a tenant or a member...
Article 5 - Residential Rental Agreements.
§ 42-38 - Application. - 42-38. Application. This Article determines the rights, obligations, and remedies...
§ 42-39 - Exclusions. - 42-39. Exclusions. (a) The provisions of this Article shall not...
§ 42-40 - Definitions. - 42-40. Definitions. For the purpose of this Article, the following...
§ 42-41 - Mutuality of obligations. - 42-41. Mutuality of obligations. The tenant's obligation to pay rent...
§ 42-42 - Landlord to provide fit premises. - 42-42. Landlord to provide fit premises. (a) The landlord shall:...
§ 42-42.1 - Water, electricity, and natural gas conservation. - 42-42.1. Water, electricity, and natural gas conservation. (a) For the...
§ 42-42.2 - Victim protection - nondiscrimination. - 42-42.2. Victim protection - nondiscrimination. A landlord shall not terminate...
§ 42-42.3 - Victim protection - change locks. - 42-42.3. Victim protection - change locks. (a) If the perpetrator...
§ 42-43 - Tenant to maintain dwelling unit. - 42-43. Tenant to maintain dwelling unit. (a) The tenant shall:...
§ 42-44 - General remedies, penalties, and limitations. - 42-44. General remedies, penalties, and limitations. (a) Any right or...
§ 42-45 - Early termination of rental agreement by military personnel, surviving family members, or lawful representative. - 42-45. Early termination of rental agreement by military personnel, surviving...
§ 42-45.1 - Early termination of rental agreement by victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking. - 42-45.1. Early termination of rental agreement by victims of domestic...
§ 42-45.2 - Early termination of rental agreement by tenants residing in certain foreclosed property. - 42-45.2. Early termination of rental agreement by tenants residing in...
§ 42-46 - Authorized fees, costs, and expenses. - 42-46. Authorized fees, costs, and expenses. (a) Late Fee. -...
Article 6 - Tenant Security Deposit Act.
§ 42-50 - Deposits from the tenant. - 42-50. Deposits from the tenant. Security deposits from the tenant...
§ 42-51 - Permitted uses of the deposit. - 42-51. Permitted uses of the deposit. (a) Security deposits for...
§ 42-52 - Landlord's obligations. - 42-52. Landlord's obligations. Upon termination of the tenancy, money held...
§ 42-53 - Pet deposits. - 42-53. Pet deposits. Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, the...
§ 42-54 - Transfer of dwelling units. - 42-54. Transfer of dwelling units. Upon termination of the landlord's...
§ 42-55 - Remedies. - 42-55. Remedies. If the landlord or the landlord's successor in...
§ 42-56 - Application of Article. - 42-56. Application of Article. The provisions of this Article shall...
Article 7 - Expedited Eviction of Drug Traffickers and Other Criminals.
§ 42-59 - Definitions. - 42-59. Definitions. As used in this Article: (1) "Complete eviction"...
§ 42-59.1 - Statement of Public Policy. - 42-59.1. Statement of Public Policy. The General Assembly recognizes that...
§ 42-60 - Nature of actions and jurisdiction. - 42-60. Nature of actions and jurisdiction. The causes of action...
§ 42-61 - Standard of proof. - 42-61. Standard of proof. The civil causes of action established...
§ 42-62 - Parties. - 42-62. Parties. (a) Who May Bring Action. - A civil...
§ 42-63 - Remedies and judicial orders. - 42-63. Remedies and judicial orders. (a) Grounds for Complete Eviction....
§ 42-64 - Affirmative defense or exemption to a complete eviction. - 42-64. Affirmative defense or exemption to a complete eviction. (a)...
§ 42-65 - Obstructing the execution or enforcement of a removal or eviction order. - 42-65. Obstructing the execution or enforcement of a removal or...
§ 42-66 - Motion to enforce eviction and removal orders. - 42-66. Motion to enforce eviction and removal orders. (a) A...
§ 42-67 - Impermissible defense. - 42-67. Impermissible defense. It shall not be a defense to...
§ 42-68 - Expedited proceedings. - 42-68. Expedited proceedings. Where the complaint is filed as a...
§ 42-69 - Relation to criminal proceedings. - 42-69. Relation to criminal proceedings. (a) Criminal Proceedings, Conviction, or...
§ 42-70 - Discovery. - 42-70. Discovery. (a) The parties to an action brought pursuant...
§ 42-71 - Protection of threatened witnesses or affiants. - 42-71. Protection of threatened witnesses or affiants. If proof necessary...
§ 42-72 - Availability of law enforcement resources to plaintiffs or potential plaintiffs. - 42-72. Availability of law enforcement resources to plaintiffs or potential...
§ 42-73 - Collection of rent. - 42-73. Collection of rent. A landlord shall be entitled to...
§ 42-74 - Preliminary or emergency relief. - 42-74. Preliminary or emergency relief. The district court shall have...
§ 42-75 - Cumulative remedies. - 42-75. Cumulative remedies. The causes of action and remedies authorized...
§ 42-76 - Civil immunity. - 42-76. Civil immunity. Any person or organization who, in good...