Create a solid, binding lease that complies with your state laws
If you rent out residential real estate, you need to create documents that are legally valid where your rental property is located. Every state has its own rules when it comes to what landlords must include in their leases, and generic forms don’t tell you what you need to know. Not only does this book contain instructions on how to tailor your rental documents to your state’s laws, it also gives you customizable versions of key rental forms you need, including:
• a fixed-term lease
• a month-to-month rental agreement
• a rental application
• tenant reference and credit check forms
• move-in and move-out letters, and
• a property inspection checklist.
The 15th edition is completely updated to reflect the latest landlord-tenant laws—find out what your state requires regarding security deposits, entry to rental property, disclosures, termination notices, and much more. This new edition also covers topics relevant to today’s landlords, such as cautions about asking for applicants’ criminal history, when you can seek attorneys’ fees, and things to consider when using tenant screening reports.
Innehållsförteckning
Your Lease and Rental Documents Companion 1. Preparing a Lease or Rental Agreement 2. Choosing Tenants: Your Most Important Decision 3. Getting the Tenant Moved In 4. Changing or Ending a Tenancy Appendixes A. State Landlord-Tenant Law Charts B. How to Use the Downloadable Forms on the Nolo Website C. Form Index
Om författaren
Ann O’Connell is a legal editor at Nolo specializing in landlord-tenant and real estate law. Before joining Nolo as an editor, Ann was a freelance writer for Nolo and other publications and law firms. She has passed the bar exams in California, Nevada, and Colorado, where she is both an active attorney and a real estate broker. Ann practiced civil litigation in California and Colorado, and had her own firm in Colorado. At her firm, she focused on real estate, landlord-tenant, and small business cases. Ann earned her B.A. from Boston College and her J.D. from UC Berkeley Law.