American landlord law
Subtitle: everything U need to know about landlord-tenant laws
By: by Trevor Rhodes.
Publisher: McGraw-Hill
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Subjects: Landlord and tenant -- United States
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Rent, Part I: laying down the law; title: Security deposits: properly collecting and handling the tenant's money; title: Returning the security deposit: how to avoid a showdown!; title: Other deposits and fees: what to charge for, and what not to; title: Landlord's duties: repairing and maintaining; title: Landlord's entry: getting access to your property; title: Landlord's liability, Part I: protecting yourself and your tenants; title: Landlord's liability, Part II: specific environmental hazards; title: Changing lease terms: what you can change and how to do it; title: Occupants: who, how and why; title: Retaliation: staying on higher ground; title: Evictions, Part I: general information; title: Evictions, Part II: in detail; title: Understanding the laws: state by state; title: Attorneys: friend or foe?.