Renter protection score Less protections More protections 0-1 1-2 2+ stars Renter protection score More protections Less protections 0-1 1-2 2+ stars Renter protection score Less protections More protections 0-1 1-2 2+ stars Wash. Maine N.D. Mont. Fla. Alaska Hawaii Renter protection score Less protections More protections 0-1 1-2 2+ stars Wash. Maine N.D. Mont. The Eviction Lab found Kentucky and South Carolina have notably better protections than the rest of the South. Protections for renters measured by the Eviction Lab are consistently weaker in states like Louisiana that have a larger share of renters living in poverty, the Post-U.Md. But the 23 states with less than one star include nine with at least a quarter of their renters in poverty.

Source: Washington Post April 29, 2020 19:41 UTC