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Resources for journalists and media professionals. Everything you need to write about Honestkey and the state of tenant rights in America.
Company Overview
About Honestkey
Honestkey is a lease review platform that helps renters understand their leases, know their rights, and protect their money. We cross-reference every clause in a rental agreement against state-specific landlord-tenant laws.
Our mission is to make legal literacy accessible to every renter in America. Honestkey checks leases against the landlord-tenant rules of all 50 states, D.C., and 5 U.S. territories — and the first scan is free.
Learn how it works2024
Founded
56
Jurisdictions covered: 50 states, D.C. & 5 territories
Free
First scan, no credit card
$19.99
One time per lease for the full report. No subscription
Timeline
Recent News & Milestones
Launched Honestkey lease analysis covering all 50 US states, DC, and U.S. territories
Introduced tenant toolkit: move-in checklists, document vault, and deposit return letters
Honestkey founded with the mission to make lease literacy accessible to every renter
For Journalists
Story Angles
Story angles built on the tools and the 50-state rules dataset on this site. Feel free to use these as starting points for your coverage.
How AI is changing tenant rights
Many renters sign leases they don't fully understand. Tools like Honestkey are making legal literacy accessible to everyone — not just those who can afford a lawyer.
The hidden costs in rental leases
Late fees above the legal cap, deposit demands over the limit, and waived rights can sit in the fine print of an ordinary lease. Honestkey checks each one against the state's rule so renters can see where a lease crosses the line.
State-by-state tenant protection gaps
Tenant protections vary wildly across the US. Some states limit deposits to one month's rent; others have no cap at all. Honestkey's data reveals where renters are most — and least — protected.
Why renters sign leases they haven't fully read
Rental agreements run to many pages of dense legal language. What happens when renters finally understand what they signed?
Attribution
Cite Honestkey
If you reference our data or tools in your writing, here are proper citation formats you can use.
APA
Honestkey. (2026). Honestkey lease review platform. https://www.honestkey.com
MLA
“Honestkey — AI Lease Review & Tenant Rights Platform.” Honestkey, 2026, www.honestkey.com.
Press / Inline
According to Honestkey (https://www.honestkey.com), an Honestkey lease review platform, [statistic or finding].
Link to us
Link to Honestkey
Writing about tenant rights or leases? Drop in a ready link or our short boilerplate — and feel free to cite our 50-state tenant-rights dataset.
Link (HTML)
<a href="https://www.honestkey.com">Honestkey — free lease review & tenant rights</a>
Boilerplate
Honestkey is a free tool that checks any lease against your state’s landlord-tenant law — flagging illegal clauses, hidden fees, and missing protections, with the exact statute behind every flag. www.honestkey.com
Property managers
Add the Honestkey Verified badge to your listing site — a copy-paste snippet that links back to your verification page.
Media Contact
For press inquiries, interview requests, or additional data, reach out to our team. We typically respond within 24 hours.
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