Oklahoma Landlord Repair Duties & Habitability Rights (2026)

What a landlord must fix, and your options when they do not

At a glance

• Core duty: Okla. Stat. tit. 41, § 118 — 房东义务：遵守影响健康安全的住房法规、保持 habitable、供水暖电、维护 common area 等。
• Notice before acting: §121：影响健康安全的违约，租客书面通知后房东须在 14 天内修复；未修复租约在通知后不少于 30 天终止。
• Governing authority: Okla. Stat. tit. 41, § 118

Who this covers — and who it does not

This page covers the landlord's duty to maintain a habitable home in Oklahoma, and what you can do when repairs go unmade.

It does not cover commercial leases, or conditions you caused yourself (which are treated differently).

The landlord's duty

Okla. Stat. tit. 41, § 118 — 房东义务：遵守影响健康安全的住房法规、保持 habitable、供水暖电、维护 common area 等。

俄克拉荷马适居性义务集中在 §118（房东义务），救济在 §121。

Okla. Stat. tit. 41, § 118 ↗

What the duty covers in practice

Notice and time to cure

§121：影响健康安全的违约，租客书面通知后房东须在 14 天内修复；未修复租约在通知后不少于 30 天终止。

Okla. Stat. tit. 41, § 121(A) ↗

Your remedies when repairs go unmade

Landlord entry rules

房东进入须至少 1 天（24 小时）通知，紧急情况除外（§128）。

Okla. Stat. tit. 41, § 128 ↗

When the duty does not apply

缺陷系租客或经其同意的他人造成的，房东无义务（§121(E)）。

Okla. Stat. tit. 41, § 121(E) ↗

Sources and how to verify them

Every figure on this page comes from the official text or a state court opinion, not from a summary. The table below lists each provision used and the date it was last checked.

Statute	Last verified	Source
Okla. Stat. tit. 41, § 118	2026-10-16	official text ↗
Okla. Stat. tit. 41, § 121(A)	2026-10-16	official text ↗
Okla. Stat. tit. 41, § 121(B)	2026-10-16	official text ↗
Okla. Stat. tit. 41, § 121(C)	2026-10-16	official text ↗
Okla. Stat. tit. 41, § 128	2026-10-16	official text ↗
Okla. Stat. tit. 41, § 121(E)	2026-10-16	official text ↗

Where the official text and a secondary summary disagree, this page follows the official text and says so. Where a provision admits of more than one reading, that is flagged rather than smoothed over.

When you need a lawyer instead of a tool

A self-help guide is the right starting point for understanding your position. Get legal help if:

• You have received an eviction notice — the timeline is now court-driven
• The dispute involves discrimination, unsafe conditions or retaliation
• Your landlord has filed anything in court already
• You are unsure whether a local ordinance changes the state rule

Local legal aid organisations and tenant unions offer free help for qualifying cases. They are independent of this site — we list them because they are the right place to go, not because they link here.

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