Handle problems with landlords and roommates!
The landlord ignores your repair requests. Your roommate is always late with his share of the rent. Your upstairs neighbors party all the time. The landlord won’t return your security deposit. How can you deal with these problems–and others–and prevent them from happening again? Turn to Renters’ Rights: The Basics for answers!
Written in plain English, this fully updated bestseller covers:
leases and rental agreements
credit reports and references
roommates
sublets and short-term vacation rentals
privacy
discrimination and retaliation
security deposits
repairs and maintenance
getting out of a lease, and
and more.
This 9th edition, featuring easy-to-use summaries of each state’s laws, is completely updated and revised to reflect the key landlord-tenant laws of your state.
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Introduction
1. Play the Landlord’s Game and Win
2. Leases and Rental Agreements
3. Rent Rules
4. Security Deposits
5. Discrimination
6. Roommates
7. Repairs and Maintenance
8. Tenants’ Rights to Privacy
9. How Tenancies Change and End
10. Getting Your Deposit Back
11. Landlord Retaliation
12. Rent Control
13. Getting Help With Your Dispute
Appendix 1: How to Find Landlord-Tenant Laws Online
Appendix 2: State Laws
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Marcia Stewart writes and edits for Nolo on landlord-tenant law, real estate, and other consumer issues. She is the coauthor of Nolo’s Essential Guide to Buying Your First Home, Every Landlord’s Legal Guide, First-Time Landlord, Every Tenant’s Legal Guide, Leases and Rental Agreements, Renters’ Rights, and The Legal Answer Book for Families.