§ 31.03 Jurisdictional Table Reflecting Generally the State Court Views on a Tenant's Right to Assign or Sublease

• Jurisdiction: United States
• Publication year: 2022

§ 31.03 Jurisdictional Table Reflecting Generally the State Court Views on a Tenant's Right to Assign or Sublease

Jurisdictional Table

	Jurisdiction	May a landlord arbitrarily withhold consent under an unqualified provision in the lease prohibiting assignment or subletting of the leased premises without the landlord's consent?	Must the landlord's refusal to consent to assignment or subletting be based on reasonable grounds where the lease provides that consent shall not be unreasonably withheld?	Can a tenant freely assign or sublease the leased premises without securing the landlord's consent where the lease has no provision regarding assignment or subletting?
1	Alabama	NO	YES	YES
2	Alaska	NO	YES	YES
3	Arizona	NO	YES	YES
4	Arkansas	NO	YES	YES
5	California	NO	YES	YES
6	Colorado	NO	YES	YES
7	Connecticut	NO	YES	YES
8	Delaware	YES	YES	YES
9	Florida	NO	YES	YES
10	Georgia	YES	YES	YES
11	Hawaii	NO*	YES	YES
12	Idaho	NO	YES	YES
13	Illinois	NO	YES	YES
14	Indiana	YES	YES	YES
15	Iowa	NO*	YES	YES
16	Kansas	NO*	YES	YES
17	Kentucky	YES	YES	YES
18	Louisiana	NO	YES	YES
19	Maine	YES*	YES	YES
20	Maryland	NO	YES	YES
21	Massachusetts	YES	YES	YES
22	Michigan	YES	YES	YES
23	Minnesota	YES	YES	YES
24	Mississippi	YES*	YES	YES
25	Missouri	YES*	YES	YES
26	Montana	NO*	YES	YES
27	Nebraska	NO	YES	YES
28	Nevada	NO*	YES	YES
29	New Hampshire	YES	YES	YES
30	New Jersey	NO	YES	YES
31	New Mexico	NO	YES	YES
32	New York	YES	YES	YES
33	North Carolina	YES	YES	YES
34	North Dakota	NO*	YES	YES
35	Ohio	YES	YES	YES
36	Oklahoma	YES*	YES	YES
37	Oregon	YES	YES	YES
38	Pennsylvania	YES	YES	YES
39	Phode Island	NO*	YES	YES
40	South Carolina	YES	YES	YES
41	South Dakota	NO*	YES	YES
42	Tennessee	NO*	YES	YES
43	Texas	YES	YES	NO
44	Utah	NO*	YES	YES
45	Vermon...