Every Landlord’s Legal Guide gives landlords and property managers the legal and practical solutions they need to rent residential property right. From move-in to move-out, this book covers a wide range of issues, including fair housing, repairs, sublets, screening for good tenants, environmental hazards such as mold and bedbugs, and evictions. Handy 50-state charts list specific laws for each state.
Nolo’s bestselling Every Landlord’s Legal Guide helps landlords and managers:
screen and choose tenants
prepare leases and rental agreements
make security deposit deductions
avoid discrimination charges
keep up with repairs and maintenance
hire a property manager
minimize liability for personal injury lawsuits,
handle broken leases and terminations, and
deal with problem tenants.
This book provides over 30 forms landlords and managers need, including state-specific leases and rental agreements. This (14th) edition is completely revised with the latest in federal and state laws, including updated rules on evictions and terminations.
Tabela de Conteúdo
1. Screening Tenants: Your Most Important Decision
2. Preparing Leases and Rental Agreements
3. Basic Rent Rules
4. Security Deposits
5. Discrimination
6. Property Managers
7. Getting the Tenant Moved In
8. Cotenants, Sublets, and Assignments
9. Landlord’s Duty to Repair and Maintain the Premises
10. Landlord’s Liability for Tenant Injuries From Dangerous Conditions
11. Landlord’s Liability for Environmental Health Hazards
12. Landlord’s Liability for Criminal Activity
13. Landlord’s Right of Entry and Tenants’ Privacy
14. Ending a Tenancy
15. Returning Security Deposits and Other Move-Out Issues
16. Problems With Tenants: How to Resolve Disputes Without a Lawyer
17. Late Rent, Terminations, and Evictions
18. Lawyers and Legal Research
Appendixes
A. State Landlord-Tenant Law Charts
B. How to Use the Interactive Forms on the Nolo Website
Index
Sobre o autor
Nolo’s Executive Editor, Janet Portman oversees editorial work on all Nolo books, articles, and websites. She specializes in residential and commercial landlord/tenant law, legal issues related to courts, and criminal law. She is the author or a coauthor of Every Landlord’s Legal Guide, Every Landlord’s Guide to Finding Great Tenants, First-Time Landlord: Your Guide to Renting Out a Single-Family Home, Every Tenant’s Legal Guide, Renters’ Rights, Leases & Rental Agreements, The California Landlord’s Law Book: Rights and Responsibilities, and California Tenants’ Rights.
Portman received undergraduate and graduate degrees from Stanford University and a law degree from Santa Clara University School of Law. Before joining Nolo in 1994, she practiced law as a public defender.
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