Every Landlord's Legal Guide - Softcover

Stewart, Marcia; Warner Attorney, Ralph; Portman Attorney, Janet

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1413317146 ISBN 13: 9781413317145

Publisher: NOLO, 2012

Synopsis

An all-in-one authoritative guide every landlord needs

Every Landlord's Legal Guide is the most comprehensive and up-to-date legal and practical guide for residential landlords. The best, most effective way to make and save money as a landlord is to keep up with the law --and with Every Landlord's Legal Guide, you can do all that and more.

From move-in to move-out, this book covers a wide range of issues , including fair housing, repairs, sublets, screening for good tenants, environmental hazards such as mold and bed bugs (yes, bed bugs). You'll find legal and practical solutions backed by many 50-state charts with specific laws for each state. This complete resource will help you avoid hassles and headaches --not to mention legal fees.

Here is everything you need to:

screen and choosing tenants

prepare a lease or rental agreement

collect and return deposits

avoid discrimination charges

hire a property manager

keep up with repairs and maintenance

minimize liability

deal with problem tenants

Every Landlord's Legal Guide provides over 30 forms you'll need, including leases and rental agreements. This edition is completely revised with the latest in the law, plus explanations of new federal rules affecting foreclosed properties and new information on security deposits in your state and discusses new developments in domestic violence protections for tenants.

About this title

About the Author:

Ralph "Jake" Warner,widely recognized as a pioneer of the do-it-yourself law movement, Warner founded Nolo with Ed Sherman in 1972. He began publishing do-it-yourself law books written by him and his colleagues after numerous publishers rejected them. Warner holds a law degree from Boalt Hall School of Law at the University of California at Berkeley and an undergraduate degree from Princeton.

Review:

"Complete, detailed, accurate, practical, easy-to-understand and superb.... Every residential landlord in all 50 states should be required to read this outstanding book and to keep it handy for reference." 
Los Angeles Times

"...the bible for landlords."
–Chicago Tribune

"Start with... Every Landlord's Legal Guide.... You are now equipped with the information needed to be Trump, the Landlord."
-San Francisco Examiner

About this edition

• Publisher: NOLO
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1413317146
• ISBN 13: 9781413317145
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 462