Renters have many legal rights—
learn yours and how to protect them!
The only book of its kind, Every Tenant’s Legal Guide gives you the legal and practical information you need (plus dozens of sample letters and forms) to find a great rental and landlord.
Learn your rights regarding pets, guests, deposits, and privacy, and find out how to:
• notify your landlord about needed repairs and use rent withholding or repair-and-deduct if you have to
• avoid disputes with roommates over rent, deposits, guests, and noise
• fight illegal discrimination, retaliation, or sexual harassment
• navigate state and local rent control laws
• deal with hazards like lead paint, mold, and bed bugs
• break a lease with minimum liability, and
• get your security deposit returned on time.
The 11th edition of Every Tenant’s Legal Guide includes charts detailing every state’s landlord-tenant laws. This edition also includes information on how to deal with large, impersonal corporate landlords and the competitive rental markets found in nearly every state.
Mục lục
Your Tenant Companion 1. Finding a Place to Rent 2. Leases and Rental Agreements 3. Basic Rent Rules 4. Security Deposits 5. Discrimination 6. Inspecting the Rental Unit and Moving In 7. Roommates 8. Major Repairs and Maintenance 9. Minor Repairs and Maintenance 10. Making Improvements and Alterations 11. Your Right to Privacy 12. Injuries on the Premises 13. Environmental Hazards 14. Crime on the Premises 15. How Tenancies End or Change 16. Moving Out and Getting Your Security Deposit Back 17. Termination Notices Based on Nonpayment of Rent and Other Illegal Acts 18. Evictions: An Overview 19. Resolving Problems Without a Lawyer 20. Lawyers and Legal Research Appendixes A. State Landlord-Tenant Law Charts B. How to Use the Interactive Forms Index
Giới thiệu về tác giả
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.
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