Leases & Rental Agreements - Softcover

Stewart, Marcia; Portman Attorney, Janet

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1413326714 ISBN 13: 9781413326710

Publisher: NOLO, 2019

Synopsis

Create a solid, binding lease that complies with your state laws

If you rent out residential real estate, you need to create documents that are legally valid where your rental property is located. Every state’s rules are different when it comes to what landlords must include in their leases, and stationery store forms don’t tell you what you need to know. Not only does this book contain instructions on how to tailor your rental documents to your state’s laws, it also gives you customizable copies of key rental forms you need, including:

• a fixed-term lease
• a month-to-month rental agreement
• a rental application
• tenant reference and credit check forms
• move-in and move-out letters, and
• a property inspection checklist.

The 13th edition is completely updated to reflect the latest state landlord-tenant laws―find out what your state requires regarding security deposits, entry to rental property, disclosures, termination notices, and much more. This new edition also covers topics relevant to today’s landlords, such as how to handle online transactions, how to make sure e-signatures are valid, and how to comply with laws protecting your tenants’ private information.

About this title

Book Description:

Anyone who owns or manages residential real estate, in any state, should buy this book -- it provides a solid lease that can be tailored to the laws of each state, plus additional rental documents needed to start a tenancy.

From the Author:

Every landlord should be buying Every Landlord’s Legal Guide, our big and expensive book that includes a lease and seventeen additional chapters on everything from discrimination to terminating a tenancy. But not every landlord will buy it! For those who want just a lease and that’s all, thank you very much, this little book is for them. The alternative is a stationery-store form that is guaranteed to not comply with your state’s law, setting the stage for legal problems down the road. Start things right with a legal lease.

About this edition

• Publisher: NOLO
• Publication date: 2019
• ISBN 10: 1413326714
• ISBN 13: 9781413326710
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 248