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Leases & Rental Agreements: Keep Your House or Walk Away With Money in Your Pocket (14th Edition) Spiral-Bound | August 31, 2021

Janet Portman, Ann O’Connell

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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.

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 has its own rules 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 versions 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 14th edition is completely updated to reflect the latest 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 keeping tenant records and amending a lease or rental agreement for COVID-related reasons.

With Downloadable FormsDownload and customize a lease, move-in letter, and other important rental documents landlords and property managers need, more details inside.
Publisher: Ingram Publisher Services
Original Binding: Trade Paperback
Pages: 288 pages
ISBN-10: 1413329071
Item Weight: 1.0 lbs
Dimensions: 8.5 x 0.8 x 11.0 inches
"On my scale of one to 10, this excellent book rates a solid 10." Robert Bruss, real estate attorney and nationally syndicated columnist

"A comprehensive look at state and federal laws governing landlord-tenant relations. Recommended..." Library Journal

From the Author: Every landlord should be buying Every Landlord’s Legal Guide, our big 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.

Nolo's Executive Editor, Janet Portman 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.