
- 456 pages
- English
- PDF
- Available on iOS & Android
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Every Tenant's Legal Guide
About this book
Every Tenant's Legal Guide gives renters the legal and practical advice they need to protect their rights, fight their own battles, and fully understand the implications of renting a place to live. The book gives in-depth information renters need in order to:
- find a great home with a trustworthy landlord
- understand and sign a lease or rental agreement
- protect their security deposit
- rent with a pet
- fight improper rent increases and fees
- get a landlord to make repairs
- protect their privacy
- fight illegal discrimination
- handle roommate problems
- deal with lead paint, mold, asbestos, and bed bugs
- break a lease with minimum financial liability, and
- formulate a plan if faced with eviction.
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Yes, you can access Every Tenant's Legal Guide by Janet Portman,Ann O'Connell in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Law & Real Estate. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Table of Contents
- 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, Guests, and Airbnb
- 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
- 19: Resolving Problems Without a Lawyer
- 20: Lawyers and Legal Research
- Appendix A: State Landlord-Tenant Law Charts
- Appendix B: How to Use the Downloadable Forms on the Nolo Website
- Index
- Book Registration
- Additional Tenant Resources at Nolo.com