Every Landlord*s Legal Guide (Book & CD-ROM)

Whether you have one unit or one hundred, this book with disk will give you the legal and practical information you need to comply with your state's laws, find and keep good tenants, and avoid legal trouble.

A Nolo bestseller, Every Landlord's Legal Guide shows you how to:

* screen and choose prospective tenants and deal with problem tenants
* write a legal rental agreement or lease
* hire a property manager
* understand repair, maintenance and security responsibilities and avoid injuries and law suits
* comply with laws regarding security deposits, privacy, discrimination, senior housing, habitability and much more

The completely revised and updated third edition provides:

* a Spanish lease and Spanish month-to-month rental agreement
* a Spanish version of the required federal lead-hazard disclosure forms and informational pamphlet
* changes in state laws regarding rent rules, state lead-hazard reduction laws and more
* updated state statutes online

All the necessary forms and agreements are included as tear-outs and on CD-ROM.

Don’t lease a home without it!

Marcia Stewart brings her background in writing and editing on consumer issues to her job as a legal editor at Nolo Press. She is an expert on landlord-tenant law, buying and selling houses, and other issues of interest to consumers. She is the co-author of Every Tenant's Legal Guide, Leases and Rental Agreements and Renters' Rights, and the editor of Nolo's LeaseWriter software for landlords. Marcia received a Master’s degree in Public Policy from the University of California at Berkeley and has written and edited a wide variety of consumer publications for government agencies and private businesses.

Janet Portman, an attorney and Nolo editor, received undergraduate and graduate degrees from Stanford and a law degree from the University of Santa Clara. She is an expert on landlord-tenant law and co-author of Every Tenant's Legal Guide, Renters' Rights and Leasing Space for Your Small Business, all published by Nolo. As an attorney, she specialized in criminal defense, conducting trials and preparing and arguing appeals before the Court of Appeal and the California Supreme Court. Janet is the editor of several Nolo books.

Ralph Warner is a co-founder of Nolo and one of the pioneers of the self-help law movement. A graduate of Princeton University and the Boalt School of Law (U.C. Berkeley), he is the author of many books and articles aimed at making our legal system more accessible and democratic.