Every Landlord's Legal Guide
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Every Landlord's Legal Guide

  1. 561 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Every Landlord's Legal Guide

About this book

The legal forms and state rules every landlord and property manager needs

To keep up with the law and make money as a residential landlord, you need a guide you can trust: Every Landlord's Legal Guide.

From move-in to move-out, here’s help with legal, financial, and day-to-day issues. You’ll avoid hassles and headaches―not to mention legal fees and lawsuits. Use this top-selling book to:

  • screen and choose tenants
  • prepare leases and rental agreements
  • avoid discrimination, invasion of privacy, personal injury, and other lawsuits
  • hire a property manager
  • keep up with repairs and maintenance
  • make security deposit deductions
  • handle broken leases
  • learn how to terminate a tenancy for nonpayment of rent or other lease violations
  • restrict tenants from renting their place on Airbnb, and
  • deal with bed bugs, mold, and lead hazards.

The 17th edition is completely revised to provide your state’s current laws, covering deposits, rent, entry, termination, late rent notices, and more.
With Downloadable Forms:
Includes access to more than 30 essential legal forms, including a lease and rental agreement, rental application, notice of entry, tenant repair request, security deposit itemization, property manager agreement, and more.

Information

Publisher
NOLO
Year
2024
Print ISBN
9781413331905
Edition
17
eBook ISBN
9781413331912
Topic
Law
Subtopic
Real Estate
Index
Law

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Table of Contents
  4. Introduction: Your Landlord Companion
  5. 1. Screening Tenants:
  6. 2. Preparing Leases and Rental Agreements
  7. 3. Basic Rent Rules
  8. 4. Security Deposits
  9. 5. Discrimination
  10. 6. Property Managers
  11. 7. Getting the Tenant Moved In
  12. 8. Cotenants, Sublets, and Assignments
  13. 9. Landlord’s Duty to Repair and Maintain the Premises
  14. 10. Landlord’s Liability for Tenant Injuries From Dangerous Conditions
  15. 11. Landlord’s Liability for Environmental Health Hazards
  16. 12. Landlord’s Liability for Criminal Activity
  17. 13. Landlord’s Right of Entry and Tenants’ Privacy
  18. 14. Ending a Tenancy
  19. 15. Returning Security Deposits and Other Move-Out Issues
  20. 16. Problems With Tenants: How to Resolve Disputes Without a Lawyer
  21. 17. Late Rent, Terminations, and Evictions
  22. 18. Lawyers and Legal Research
  23. Appendix A: State Landlord-Tenant Law Charts
  24. Appendix B: How to Use the Downloadable Forms on the Nolo Website
  25. Index
  26. Book Registration

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