| State | Landlord’s Responsibility | Tenant Responsibility |
| Alabama | Comply with health and safety standards | If pests result due to a failure by the tenant to maintain clean premises, the tenant may be responsible |
| Alaska | Rats, mice, roaches, and “pests” | No clear laws regarding pest control responsibility |
| Arizona | Rodent, insect, and vermin, infestations | No clear laws regarding pest control responsibility |
| Arkansas | Only for compliance with local housing safety codes | Fully responsible unless the issue violates local housing safety codes |
| California | Infestation and seasonal prevention treatments | If pests result due to a failure by the tenant to maintain clean premises, the tenant may be responsible |
| Colorado | Extermination in response to infestation not caused by the tenant | Unless it involves bed bugs, if pests result due to a failure by the tenant to maintain clean premises, the tenant may be responsible |
| Connecticut | Extermination in response to infestation not caused by the tenant | If pests result due to a failure by the tenant to maintain clean premises, the tenant may be responsible |
| Delaware | Doesn’t mention pests specifically, but landlords must maintain a habitable environment | If pests result due to a failure by the tenant to maintain clean premises, the tenant may be responsible |
| Florida | Extermination of rats, mice, roaches, ants, wood-destroying organisms, and bed bugs | No clear laws regarding pest control responsibility |
| Georgia | Does not mention pests specifically, but landlords must keep premises in good repair | No clear laws regarding pest control responsibility |
| Hawaii | Doesn’t mention pests specifically, but landlords must maintain a habitable environment | If pests result due to a failure by the tenant to maintain clean premises, the tenant may be responsible |
| Idaho | Insect infestations must be addressed | No clear laws regarding pest control responsibility |
| Illinois | Extermination in response to infestation not caused by the tenant | If pests result due to a failure by the tenant to maintain clean premises, the tenant may be responsible |
| Indiana | Doesn’t mention pests specifically, but landlords must maintain a habitable environment | If pests result due to a failure by the tenant to maintain clean premises, the tenant may be responsible |
| Iowa | Doesn’t mention pests specifically, but landlords must maintain a habitable environment | If pests result due to a failure by the tenant to maintain clean premises, the tenant may be responsible |
| Kansas | Laws vary by city | Laws vary by city |
| Kentucky | Doesn’t mention pests specifically, but landlords must maintain a habitable environment | No clear laws regarding pest control responsibility |
| Louisiana | Must maintain “suitable” condition, but doesn’t mention pest control specifically | No clear laws regarding pest control responsibility |
| Maine | Aside from bed bugs, it doesn’t mention pest control specifically, though must maintain a habitable environment | Unless it involves bed bugs, if pests result due to a failure by the tenant to maintain clean premises, the tenant may be responsible |
| Maryland | In structures containing two or more units, must handle exterminations of insects, rodents, and other pests unless infestation is caused by the tenant | If pests result due to a failure by the tenant to maintain clean premises, the tenant may be responsible |
| Massachusetts | In structures containing two or more units, must handle exterminations of insects, rodents, and other pests unless infestation is caused by the tenant | In one unit rentals, the tenant is responsible |
| Michigan | Responsible for keeping building free of vermin unless infestation is caused by the tenant | If pests result due to a failure by the tenant to maintain clean premises, the tenant may be responsible |
| Minnesota | Doesn’t mention pests specifically, but landlords must maintain a habitable environment | If pests result due to a failure by the tenant to maintain clean premises, the tenant may be responsible |
| Mississippi | Comply with local building health codes | No clear laws regarding pest control responsibility |
| Missouri | Doesn’t mention pests specifically, but landlords must maintain a habitable environment | If pests result due to a failure by the tenant to maintain clean premises, the tenant may be responsible |
| Montana | Comply with local building health codes | If pests result due to a failure by the tenant to maintain clean premises, the tenant may be responsible |
| Nebraska | Comply with local building health codes | Unless it involves bed bugs, if pests result due to a failure by the tenant to maintain clean premises, the tenant may be responsible |
| Nevada | Before move-in, must handle all extermination. Beyond move-in, must maintain a habitable environment | If pests result due to a failure by the tenant to maintain clean premises, the tenant may be responsible |
| New Hampshire | Doesn’t mention pests specifically, but landlords must maintain a habitable environment | If pests result due to a failure by the tenant to maintain clean premises, the tenant may be responsible |
| New Jersey | Doesn’t mention pests specifically, but landlords must maintain a habitable environment | If pests result due to a failure by the tenant to maintain clean premises, the tenant may be responsible |
| New Mexico | Doesn’t mention pests specifically, but landlords must maintain a habitable environment | No clear laws regarding pest control responsibility |
| New York | In structures containing two or more units, must handle exterminations of insects, rodents, and other pests | In one unit rentals, the tenant may be responsible |
| North Carolina | Must treat rat infestations not caused by the tenant | If pests result due to a failure by the tenant to maintain clean premises, the tenant may be responsible |
| North Dakota | Doesn’t mention pests specifically, but landlords must maintain a habitable environment | If pests result due to a failure by the tenant to maintain clean premises, the tenant may be responsible |
| Ohio | Doesn’t mention pests specifically, but landlords must maintain a habitable environment | If pests result due to a failure by the tenant to maintain clean premises, the tenant may be responsible |
| Oklahoma | Doesn’t mention pests specifically, but landlords must maintain a habitable environment | If pests result due to a failure by the tenant to maintain clean premises, the tenant may be responsible |
| Oregon | Extermination of rodents and vermin | No clear laws regarding pest control responsibility |
| Pennsylvania | Doesn’t mention pests specifically, but landlords must maintain a habitable environment | If pests result due to a failure by the tenant to maintain clean premises, the tenant may be responsible |
| Rhode Island | In structures containing two or more units, if more than one unitis impacted, landlord is responsible | In one unit rentals or when the problem only affects the tenant’s unit in a multi-unit building, tenant is responsible |
| South Carolina | Comply with local building health codes | If pests result due to a failure by the tenant to maintain clean premises, the tenant may be responsible |
| South Dakota | Doesn’t mention pests specifically, but landlords must maintain a habitable environment | If pests result due to a failure by the tenant to maintain clean premises, the tenant may be responsible |
| Tennessee | Up to twice per year, unless the tenant is responsible | If pests result due to a failure by the tenant to maintain clean premises, the tenant may be responsible |
| Texas | Doesn’t mention pests specifically, but landlords must maintain a habitable environment | If pests result due to a failure by the tenant to maintain clean premises, the tenant may be responsible |
| Utah | Doesn’t mention pests specifically, but landlords must maintain a habitable environment | If pests result due to a failure by the tenant to maintain clean premises, the tenant may be responsible |
| Vermont | Extermination for infestations in single-unit dwellings not caused by tenant. Extermination of infestations in two more units, regardless of tenant responsibility | If pests result due to a failure by the tenant to maintain clean premises, the tenant may be responsible |
| Virginia | Must comply with local building health codes, and primary responsibility falls on the landlord | If pests result due to a failure by the tenant to maintain clean premises, the tenant may be responsible |
| Washington | In structures containing two or more units, landlord is responsible if issue not caused by tenant | In one unit rentals or when the tenant is responsible for the infestation, tenant may be responsible |
| West Virginia | Doesn’t mention pests specifically, but landlords must maintain a habitable environment | If pests result due to a failure by the tenant to maintain clean premises, the tenant may be responsible |
| Wisconsin | Must comply with local building health codes | If pests result due to a failure by the tenant to maintain clean premises, the tenant may be responsible |
| Wyoming | Doesn’t mention pests specifically, but landlords must maintain a habitable environment | If pests result due to a failure by the tenant to maintain clean premises, the tenant may be responsible |
