Leases & rental agreements
By: Marcia Stewart & Ralph Warner, J.D., & Attorney Janet Portman
Contributors: Warner, Ralph (Ralph Jake), author; Portman, Janet, author
Edition: 10th edition.
Publisher: NOLO
Published: 2013
Language: eng
Number of pages: 222
ISBN-13: 9781413319392; 9781413319408
Subjects: Popular works; Leases; Landlord and tenant
Description: Discusses preparing a lease or rental agreement, choosing tenants, getting the tenants moved in, and changing or ending a tenancy.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Your lease and rental documents companion; title: 1. Preparing a lease or rental agreement : Which is better, a lease or a rental agreement? ; Instructions for completing the lease or rental agreement form ; Instructions for signing the lease or rental agreement ; Lease-option contracts (rent-to-buy); title: 2. Choosing tenants: your most important decision : How to advertise rental property ; Renting property that's still occupied ; Accepting rental applications ; Checking references, credit history, and more ; Avoiding illegal discrimination ; Choosing, and rejecting, an applicant ; Choosing a tenant-manager ; Property management companies; title: 3. Getting the tenant moved in : Inspect and photograph the unit ; Send new tenants a move-in letter ; Cash rent and security deposit checks ; Organize your tenant records ; Organize income and expenses for Schedule E; title: 4. Changing or ending a tenancy : How to modify signed rental agreements and leases ; Ending a month-to-month tenancy ; How fixed-term leases end ; Returning security deposits when a tenancy ends; title: Appendixes : A. State landlord-tenant law charts; title: B. How to use the interactive forms on the Nolo website; title: C. Tear-out landlord rental forms : Month-to-month residential rental agreement ; Month-to-month residential rental agreement (Spanish version) ; Fixed-term residential lease ; Fixed-term residential lease (Spanish version) ; Disclosure of Information on Lead-Based Paint and/or Lead-Based Paint Hazards ; Disclosure of Information on Lead-Based Paint and/or Lead-Based Paint Hazards (Spanish version) ; Protect Your Family from Lead in Your Home pamphlet ; Protect Your Family from Lead in Your Home pamphlet (Spanish version) ; Rental application ; Consent to contact references and perform credit check ; Tenant references.