Every Landlord's Legal Guide - Softcover

Stewart, Marcia; Portman Attorney, Janet; O’Connell Attorney, Ann

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1413327621 ISBN 13: 9781413327625

Publisher: NOLO, 2020

Synopsis

Being a landlord isn’t easy: constantly changing laws, unpredictable tenants, and never-ending maintenance make every day a challenge. Every Landlord's Legal Guide makes being a landlord easier: it bundles all the legal and practical solutions landlords and property managers need to anticipate and address these challenges in one comprehensive source. From move-in to move-out, this book provides up-to-date guidance on issues such as complying with fair housing law, finding and screening tenants, documenting agreements with tenants, collecting security deposits and rent, handling repairs, ending tenancies, and evicting tenants. Every Landlord's Legal Guide also includes easy-to-reference charts listing landlord-tenant laws in each of the 50 states.

Nolo's bestselling Every Landlord's Legal Guide helps landlords and managers:

• screen and choose tenants
• prepare leases and rental agreements
• make security deposit deductions
• avoid discrimination charges
• keep up with repairs and maintenance
• hire a property manager
• minimize liability for personal injury lawsuits
• handle broken leases, and
• deal with problem tenants.

Never draft a form from scratch again. Downloads of over 30 essential forms are included with Every Landlord's Legal Guide. Use the samples and explanations in the book to customize the forms to address a unique business need or comply with a specific state’s law. This (15th) edition is completely revised and updated, covering updated state and federal laws on eviction, required landlord disclosures, security deposits, and much more.

About this title

Book Description:

This book has everything landlords need to legally and successfully run their business . Every Landlord's Legal Guide details all the steps, procedures, laws, and tips landlords should consider from the time they start looking for tenants to the time the tenants move out. There’s no need to reinvent the wheel or take a chance with iffy stationery store forms: this book includes updated, downloadable, versions of all the forms landlords need, along with directions on how to customize and use them. It’s the complete how-to guide for landlords, all for the price of less than 30 minutes of a typical lawyer’s time.

About the Author:

Marcia Stewart is the coauthor of Nolo's Essential Guide to Buying Your First Home, Every Landlord's Legal Guide, Every Landlord's Guide to Finding Great Tenants, First-Time Landlord, Every Tenant's Legal Guide, Leases and Rental Agreements, Renters' Rights, and The Legal Answer Book for Families.

Janet Portman, Nolo's Executive Editor, oversees editorial work on all Nolo books, articles, and websites. She specializes in residential and commercial landlord/tenant law, legal issues related to courts, and criminal law. She is the author or a coauthor of Every Landlord's Legal Guide, Every Landlord's Guide to Finding Great Tenants, First-Time Landlord: Your Guide to Renting Out a Single-Family Home, Every Tenant's Legal Guide, Renters' Rights, Leases & Rental Agreements, The California Landlord's Law Book: Rights and Responsibilities, and California Tenants' Rights. Portman received undergraduate and graduate degrees from Stanford University and a law degree from Santa Clara University School of Law. Before joining Nolo in 1994, she practiced law as a public defender.

About this edition

• Publisher: NOLO
• Publication date: 2020
• ISBN 10: 1413327621
• ISBN 13: 9781413327625
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 528