diff --git a/.codeclimate.yml b/.codeclimate.yml
index 8f4d9228f..96e3fcad5 100644
--- a/.codeclimate.yml
+++ b/.codeclimate.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ version: "2"
 plugins:
   rubocop:
     enabled: true
-    channel: rubocop-0-67
+    channel: rubocop-0-71
   brakeman:
     enabled: true
   eslint:
diff --git a/.rubocop.yml b/.rubocop.yml
index e3eee16cb..7f6fc778f 100644
--- a/.rubocop.yml
+++ b/.rubocop.yml
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ inherit_from: .rubocop_todo.yml
 
 require:
   - rubocop-performance
+  - rubocop-rails
   - rubocop-rspec
 
 # our custom config
diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index 6fb9e35db..27c17f98b 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -132,6 +132,7 @@ group :development, :test do
   gem "rspec-rails", "~> 3.8" # rspec-rails is a testing framework for Rails 3+
   gem "rubocop", "~> 0.71", require: false # Automatic Ruby code style checking tool
   gem "rubocop-performance", "~> 1.0", require: false # A collection of RuboCop cops to check for performance optimizations in Ruby code
+  gem "rubocop-rails", "~> 2.0", require: false # Automatic Rails code style checking tool
   gem "rubocop-rspec", "~> 1.33", require: false # Code style checking for RSpec files
   gem "spring", "~> 2.0" # Preloads your application so things like console, rake and tests run faster
   gem "spring-commands-rspec", "~> 1.0" # rspec command for spring
diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index 918abf1f8..db613026f 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -649,6 +649,9 @@ GEM
       unicode-display_width (>= 1.4.0, < 1.7)
     rubocop-performance (1.3.0)
       rubocop (>= 0.68.0)
+    rubocop-rails (2.0.0)
+      rack (>= 2.0)
+      rubocop (>= 0.70.0)
     rubocop-rspec (1.33.0)
       rubocop (>= 0.60.0)
     ruby-prof (0.17.0)
@@ -924,6 +927,7 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   rspec-retry (~> 0.6)
   rubocop (~> 0.71)
   rubocop-performance (~> 1.0)
+  rubocop-rails (~> 2.0)
   rubocop-rspec (~> 1.33)
   ruby-prof (~> 0.17)
   rubyzip (~> 1.2)
diff --git a/app/controllers/api/v0/reactions_controller.rb b/app/controllers/api/v0/reactions_controller.rb
index 8cade8705..dd33a8e54 100644
--- a/app/controllers/api/v0/reactions_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/api/v0/reactions_controller.rb
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ module Api
       def create
         @user = valid_user
         unless @user
-          render json: { message: "invalid_user" }, status: 422
+          render json: { message: "invalid_user" }, status: :unprocessable_entity
           return
         end
         Rails.cache.delete "count_for_reactable-#{params[:reactable_type]}-#{params[:reactable_id]}"
diff --git a/app/controllers/application_controller.rb b/app/controllers/application_controller.rb
index 2d40358cc..5411aa1ad 100644
--- a/app/controllers/application_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/application_controller.rb
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ class ApplicationController < ActionController::Base
 
     respond_to do |format|
       format.html { redirect_to "/enter" }
-      format.json { render json: { error: "Please sign in" }, status: 401 }
+      format.json { render json: { error: "Please sign in" }, status: :unauthorized }
     end
   end
 
diff --git a/app/controllers/chat_channel_memberships_controller.rb b/app/controllers/chat_channel_memberships_controller.rb
index bc5750187..f8e0aa10d 100644
--- a/app/controllers/chat_channel_memberships_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/chat_channel_memberships_controller.rb
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ class ChatChannelMembershipsController < ApplicationController
     @chat_channel_membership.remove_from_index!
     @chat_channel_membership.chat_channel.index!
     @chat_channels_memberships = []
-    render json: { result: "left channel" }, status: 201
+    render json: { result: "left channel" }, status: :created
   end
 
   def permitted_params
diff --git a/app/controllers/chat_channels_controller.rb b/app/controllers/chat_channels_controller.rb
index f4917f220..1acfed66e 100644
--- a/app/controllers/chat_channels_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/chat_channels_controller.rb
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ class ChatChannelsController < ApplicationController
     if @chat_channel.valid?
       render json: { status: "success",
                      chat_channel: @chat_channel.to_json(only: %i[channel_name slug]) },
-             status: 200
+             status: :ok
     else
       render json: { errors: @chat_channel.errors.full_messages }
     end
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ class ChatChannelsController < ApplicationController
     if @chat_channel.valid?
       render json: { status: "success",
                      chat_channel: @chat_channel.to_json(only: %i[channel_name slug]) },
-             status: 200
+             status: :ok
     else
       render json: { errors: @chat_channel.errors.full_messages }
     end
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ class ChatChannelsController < ApplicationController
     membership.update(last_opened_at: 1.second.from_now, has_unopened_messages: false)
     @chat_channel.index!
     membership.index!
-    render json: { status: "success", channel: params[:id] }, status: 200
+    render json: { status: "success", channel: params[:id] }, status: :ok
   end
 
   def moderate
@@ -68,29 +68,29 @@ class ChatChannelsController < ApplicationController
         Pusher.trigger(@chat_channel.pusher_channels,
                        "user-banned",
                        { userId: banned_user.id }.to_json)
-        render json: { status: "success", message: "banned!" }, status: 200
+        render json: { status: "success", message: "banned!" }, status: :ok
       else
-        render json: { status: "error", message: "username not found" }, status: 400
+        render json: { status: "error", message: "username not found" }, status: :bad_request
       end
     when "/unban"
       banned_user = User.find_by(username: command[1])
       if banned_user
         banned_user.remove_role :banned
-        render json: { status: "success", message: "unbanned!" }, status: 200
+        render json: { status: "success", message: "unbanned!" }, status: :ok
       else
-        render json: { status: "error", message: "username not found" }, status: 400
+        render json: { status: "error", message: "username not found" }, status: :bad_request
       end
     when "/clearchannel"
       @chat_channel.clear_channel
-      render json: { status: "success", message: "cleared!" }, status: 200
+      render json: { status: "success", message: "cleared!" }, status: :ok
     else
-      render json: { status: "error", message: "invalid command" }, status: 400
+      render json: { status: "error", message: "invalid command" }, status: :bad_request
     end
   end
 
   def create_chat
     chat_recipient = User.find(params[:user_id])
-    valid_listing = ClassifiedListing.where({ user_id: params[:user_id], contact_via_connect: true }).limit(1)
+    valid_listing = ClassifiedListing.where(user_id: params[:user_id], contact_via_connect: true).limit(1)
     authorize ChatChannel
     if chat_recipient.inbox_type == "open" || valid_listing.length == 1
       chat = ChatChannel.create_with_users([current_user, chat_recipient], "direct")
@@ -101,9 +101,9 @@ class ChatChannelsController < ApplicationController
         user: current_user,
       )
       chat.messages.append(message)
-      render json: { status: "success", message: "chat channel created!" }, status: 200
+      render json: { status: "success", message: "chat channel created!" }, status: :ok
     else
-      render json: { status: "error", message: "not allowed!" }, status: 400
+      render json: { status: "error", message: "not allowed!" }, status: :bad_request
     end
   end
 
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ class ChatChannelsController < ApplicationController
     chat_channel.status = "blocked"
     chat_channel.save
     chat_channel.chat_channel_memberships.map(&:remove_from_index!)
-    render json: { status: "success", message: "chat channel blocked" }, status: 200
+    render json: { status: "success", message: "chat channel blocked" }, status: :ok
   end
 
   private
diff --git a/app/controllers/comments_controller.rb b/app/controllers/comments_controller.rb
index 2f38cf72e..76b51f7d6 100644
--- a/app/controllers/comments_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/comments_controller.rb
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ class CommentsController < ApplicationController
       processed_html = "<p>😔 There was a error in your markdown</p><hr><p>#{e}</p>"
     end
     respond_to do |format|
-      format.json { render json: { processed_html: processed_html }, status: 200 }
+      format.json { render json: { processed_html: processed_html }, status: :ok }
     end
   end
 
diff --git a/app/controllers/image_uploads_controller.rb b/app/controllers/image_uploads_controller.rb
index 842d3bca1..81b7a9a40 100644
--- a/app/controllers/image_uploads_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/image_uploads_controller.rb
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ class ImageUploadsController < ApplicationController
            end
 
     respond_to do |format|
-      format.json { render json: { link: link }, status: 200 }
+      format.json { render json: { link: link }, status: :ok }
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/app/controllers/messages_controller.rb b/app/controllers/messages_controller.rb
index 114b63d89..3bda4ec04 100644
--- a/app/controllers/messages_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/messages_controller.rb
@@ -20,10 +20,10 @@ class MessagesController < ApplicationController
       end
 
       if success
-        render json: { status: "success", message: "Message created" }, status: 201
+        render json: { status: "success", message: "Message created" }, status: :created
       else
         error_message = "Message created but could not trigger Pusher"
-        render json: { status: "error", message: error_message }, status: 201
+        render json: { status: "error", message: error_message }, status: :created
       end
     else
       render json: {
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ class MessagesController < ApplicationController
           message: @message.errors.full_messages,
           type: "error"
         }
-      }, status: 401
+      }, status: :unauthorized
     end
   end
 
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ class MessagesController < ApplicationController
             message: "You can not do that because you are banned",
             type: "error"
           }
-        }, status: 401
+        }, status: :unauthorized
       end
     end
   end
diff --git a/app/controllers/push_notification_subscriptions_controller.rb b/app/controllers/push_notification_subscriptions_controller.rb
index 6ae9bf24b..ab15e84b3 100644
--- a/app/controllers/push_notification_subscriptions_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/push_notification_subscriptions_controller.rb
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ class PushNotificationSubscriptionsController < ApplicationController
         user_id: current_user.id,
         notification_type: "browser",
       )
-    render json: { status: "success", endpoint: @subscription.endpoint }, status: 201
+    render json: { status: "success", endpoint: @subscription.endpoint }, status: :created
   end
 
   private
diff --git a/app/controllers/social_previews_controller.rb b/app/controllers/social_previews_controller.rb
index a10c626a3..c6eafeeda 100644
--- a/app/controllers/social_previews_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/social_previews_controller.rb
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ class SocialPreviewsController < ApplicationController
       end
       format.png do
         html = render_to_string(template, formats: :html, layout: false)
-        redirect_to HtmlCssToImage.fetch_url(html: html, css: PNG_CSS, google_fonts: "Roboto|Roboto+Condensed"), status: 302
+        redirect_to HtmlCssToImage.fetch_url(html: html, css: PNG_CSS, google_fonts: "Roboto|Roboto+Condensed"), status: :found
       end
     end
   end
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ class SocialPreviewsController < ApplicationController
       end
       format.png do
         html = render_to_string(formats: :html, layout: false)
-        redirect_to HtmlCssToImage.fetch_url(html: html, css: PNG_CSS, google_fonts: "Roboto"), status: 302
+        redirect_to HtmlCssToImage.fetch_url(html: html, css: PNG_CSS, google_fonts: "Roboto"), status: :found
       end
     end
   end
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ class SocialPreviewsController < ApplicationController
       end
       format.png do
         html = render_to_string("user", formats: :html, layout: false)
-        redirect_to HtmlCssToImage.fetch_url(html: html, css: PNG_CSS, google_fonts: "Roboto"), status: 302
+        redirect_to HtmlCssToImage.fetch_url(html: html, css: PNG_CSS, google_fonts: "Roboto"), status: :found
       end
     end
   end
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ class SocialPreviewsController < ApplicationController
       end
       format.png do
         html = render_to_string(formats: :html, layout: false)
-        redirect_to HtmlCssToImage.fetch_url(html: html, css: PNG_CSS, google_fonts: "Roboto"), status: 302
+        redirect_to HtmlCssToImage.fetch_url(html: html, css: PNG_CSS, google_fonts: "Roboto"), status: :found
       end
     end
   end
diff --git a/app/controllers/stripe_cancellations_controller.rb b/app/controllers/stripe_cancellations_controller.rb
index eda31ff16..adb9a4c0f 100644
--- a/app/controllers/stripe_cancellations_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/stripe_cancellations_controller.rb
@@ -32,8 +32,8 @@ class StripeCancellationsController < ApplicationController
     monthly_dues = event.data.object.items.data[0].plan.amount
     user = User.where(stripe_id_code: stripe_id).first
     MembershipService.new(customer, user, monthly_dues).unsubscribe_customer
-    render body: nil, status: 200
+    render body: nil, status: :ok
   rescue Stripe::APIConnectionError, Stripe::StripeError
-    render body: nil, status: 400
+    render body: nil, status: :bad_request
   end
 end
diff --git a/app/controllers/twilio_tokens_controller.rb b/app/controllers/twilio_tokens_controller.rb
index b9b649969..b2516e2e7 100644
--- a/app/controllers/twilio_tokens_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/twilio_tokens_controller.rb
@@ -5,12 +5,12 @@ class TwilioTokensController < ApplicationController
     video_channel = params[:id].split("private-video-channel-")[1] if params[:id].start_with?("private-video-channel-")
     unless video_channel
       skip_authorization
-      render json: { status: "failure", token: @twilio_token }, status: 404
+      render json: { status: "failure", token: @twilio_token }, status: :not_found
       return
     end
     @chat_channel = ChatChannel.find(video_channel.to_i)
     authorize @chat_channel # show pundit method for chat_channel_policy works here, should always check though
     @twilio_token = TwilioToken.new(current_user, params[:id]).get
-    render json: { status: "success", token: @twilio_token }, status: 200
+    render json: { status: "success", token: @twilio_token }, status: :ok
   end
 end
diff --git a/app/controllers/video_states_controller.rb b/app/controllers/video_states_controller.rb
index 4949b4410..97639ff56 100644
--- a/app/controllers/video_states_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/video_states_controller.rb
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ class VideoStatesController < ApplicationController
 
   def create
     unless valid_user
-      render json: { message: "invalid_user" }, status: 422
+      render json: { message: "invalid_user" }, status: :unprocessable_entity
       return
     end
     begin