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
  • 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-based paint.

The 18th edition is completely updated to provide your state’s current laws on security deposits, rent, entry, termination, late rent notices, and more. It also provides tips and guidance to help landlords navigate new state and local laws on screening tenants.

Information

Publisher
NOLO
Year
2026
Print ISBN
9781413333589
Edition
18
eBook ISBN
9781413333596
Topic
Law
Subtopic
Real Estate
Index
Law

Table of contents

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

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