Leases & Rental Agreements - Softcover

Stewart, Marcia; Warner, Ralph E.; Portman, Janet

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9781413310511: Leases & Rental Agreements

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1413310516 ISBN 13: 9781413310511

Publisher: Nolo, 2009

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Almost 1/3 of all U.S. housing is rented, and the number of small-scale residential landlords is growing as more and more people choose to invest in real estate rather than the risky stock market while others, unable to sell their homes at decent prices, opt to rent them out instead. To protect their investments and avoid legal hassles, these new rental property owners need a legally enforceable lease.Leases & Rental Agreements is an affordable solution, providing 50-state law charts along with a CD-ROM enabling landlords or property managers in any state to create a legal lease and other key rental documents tailored to their properties.With this bestselling guide, you'll learn how to: � prepare a rental agreement or lease � tailor your documents to meet your needs � make required disclosures � comply with you state's laws on security deposits, privacy rules, discrimination and more � check tenant references and credit � do a final inspection when a tenant moves out The 8th edition provides updated 50-state legal charts on security deposits, rent rules and access to rental property, plus a comprehensive new chart of required state law disclosures.

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"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

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Just published Spring of 1998!
Here’s a quick and easy way for landlords to create the key documents necessary for owning or managing rental property—a legally valid lease and rental agreement.

This book also shows how to comply with state and federal laws when renting or leasing residential property and provides legal and practical advice on dealing with deposits, inspections, and more. Includes tear-out forms.

"On my scale of one to 10, this excellent book rates a solid 10."—Robert Bruss, nationally syndicated columnist

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

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