Every Landlord's Legal Guide (Sixth Edition -- CD Included) - Softcover

Stewart, Marcia & Ralph E. Warner & Janet Portman

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0873379233 ISBN 13: 9780873379236

Publisher: Nolo, 2003

Synopsis

Whether you have one unit or one hundred, this book will give you the legal and practical information you need to comply with your state's laws, find and keep good tenants, and avoid legal trouble.

A Nolo bestseller, Every Landlord's Legal Guide shows you how to:

*screen and choose prospective tenants
*write a legal rental agreement or lease
*hire a property manager
*deal with problem tenants
*understand repair, maintenance and security responsibilities
*avoid lawsuits
*comply with laws regarding security deposits, privacy, discrimination, senior housing, habitability and much more

The completely revised 6th edition features updated legal charts that cover every state's landlord/tenant laws, ranging from security-deposit rules to evictions. It also discusses discrimination on the basis of immigration status, issues regarding terrorism and dealing with noisy tenants. All forms provided as tear-outs and on CD-ROM.

About this title

Review:

This is a practical, well-organized manual for how to be a good landlord and avoid some of the pitfalls of owning rental property. Sample leases and rental agreements, information about liability, discrimination, repairs, and maintenance, and how to deal with problem tenants fairly and legally are all contained in here. Maybe if more landlords read this book, more tenants would feel like they and the owner are not intrinsic adversaries. Even though we get along quite well, and have for the last 22 years, I lent my copy to my landlord--for the other tenants' sakes!

Book Description:

Every landlord and property manager needs to know the laws in their state in order to run a successful business, stay out of legal trouble with tenants, and minimize lawyer fees. This book provides comprehensive state-specific information and dozens of legal forms that the millions of U.S. landlords and property managers need―all for the price of less than 30 minutes of a typical lawyer’s time.

About this edition

• Publisher: Nolo
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0873379233
• ISBN 13: 9780873379236
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 6
• Number of pages: 576