Every landlord's legal guide / Marcia Stewart & Attorney Janet Portman.
2018
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Title
Every landlord's legal guide / Marcia Stewart & Attorney Janet Portman.
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Edition
14th edition.
Imprint
[Berkeley, California] : NOLO, 2018.
Description
1 online resource
Formatted Contents Note
Introduction: Your landlord companion
Screening tenants : your most important decision
Preparing leases and rental agreements
Basic rent rules
Security deposits
Discrimination
Property managers
Getting the tenant moved in
Cotenants, sublets, and assignments
Landlord's duty to repair and maintain the premises
Landlord's liability for tenant injuries from dangerous conditions
Landlord's liability for environmental health hazards
Landlord's liability for criminal activity
Landlord's right of entry and tenants' privacy
Ending a tenancy
Returning security deposits and other move-out issues
Problems with tenants: How to resolve disputes without a lawyer
Late rent, terminations, and evictions
Lawyers and legal research
Appendix A: State landlord-tenant law charts
Appendix B: How to use the interactive forms on the Nolo website.
Screening tenants : your most important decision
Preparing leases and rental agreements
Basic rent rules
Security deposits
Discrimination
Property managers
Getting the tenant moved in
Cotenants, sublets, and assignments
Landlord's duty to repair and maintain the premises
Landlord's liability for tenant injuries from dangerous conditions
Landlord's liability for environmental health hazards
Landlord's liability for criminal activity
Landlord's right of entry and tenants' privacy
Ending a tenancy
Returning security deposits and other move-out issues
Problems with tenants: How to resolve disputes without a lawyer
Late rent, terminations, and evictions
Lawyers and legal research
Appendix A: State landlord-tenant law charts
Appendix B: How to use the interactive forms on the Nolo website.
Summary
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.
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Includes index.
Source of Description
Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed July 6, 2018).
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Print version: Stewart, Marcia. Every Landlord's Legal Guide. NOLO, 20180525
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Access restricted to subscribing institutions.
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Alternate Title
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Language
English
ISBN
9781413325188 (electronic book)
1413325181 (electronic book)
9781413325171
1413325173
1413325181 (electronic book)
9781413325171
1413325173
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