Every Tenant's Legal Guide
eBook - PDF

Every Tenant's Legal Guide

  1. 488 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Every Tenant's Legal Guide

About this book

Renters have many legal rights— learn yours and how to protect them!

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.

With downloadable forms: Includes move-in and move-out forms, and security deposit demand letter—available for download (details inside).

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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.

Information

Publisher
NOLO
Year
2024
Print ISBN
9781413331721
eBook ISBN
9781413331738
Edition
11
Topic
Law
Subtopic
Real Estate
Index
Law

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Table of Contents
  4. Your Tenant Companion
  5. 1. Finding a Place to Rent
  6. 2. Leases and Rental Agreements
  7. 3. Basic Rent Rules
  8. 4. Security Deposits
  9. 5. Discrimination
  10. 6. Inspecting the Rental Unit and Moving In
  11. 7. Roommates, Guests, and Airbnb
  12. 8. Major Repairs and Maintenance
  13. 9. Minor Repairs and Maintenance
  14. 10. Making Improvements and Alterations
  15. 11. Your Right to Privacy
  16. 12. Injuries on the Premises
  17. 13. Environmental Hazards
  18. 14. Crime on the Premises
  19. 15. How Tenancies End or Change
  20. 16. Moving Out and Getting Your Security Deposit Back
  21. 17. Termination Notices Based on Nonpayment of Rent and Other Acts
  22. 18. Evictions
  23. 19. Resolving Problems Without a Lawyer
  24. 20. Lawyers and Legal Research
  25. Appendix A: State Landlord-Tenant Law Charts
  26. Appendix B: How to Use the Downloadable Forms on the Nolo Website
  27. Index
  28. Book Registration