Product Overview
The legal forms and state rules every landlord and property manager needsTo 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 tenantsprepare leases and rental agreementsavoid discrimination, invasion of privacy, personal injury, and other lawsuitshire a property managerkeep up with repairs and maintenancemake security deposit deductionsrespond to broken leaseslearn how to terminate a tenancy for nonpayment of rent or other lease violationsrestrict tenants from renting their place on Airbnb, anddeal with bed bugs, mold, and lead hazards.The 17th 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.Attorneys Ann O'Connell, a Nolo editor and real estate broker, and Janet Portman, Nolo's Executive Editor, specialize in landlord-tenant law. Together, they are also co-authors of Leases and Rental Agreements and Every Tenant's Legal Guide.