Leases & Rental Agreements

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 generic 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 15th 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 cautions about asking for applicants' criminal history, when you can seek
attorneys' fees, and things to consider when using tenant screening reports.

ISBN-13: 9781413331264

Media Type: Paperback

Publisher: NOLO

Publication Date: 08-29-2023

Pages: 208

Product Dimensions: 8.40(w) x 10.70(h) x 0.50(d)

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 Universityand a law degree from Santa Clara UniversitySchool of Law. Before joining Nolo in 1994, she practiced law as a public defender. Ann O’Connell is a legal editor at Nolo specializing in landlord-tenant and real estate law. Before joining Nolo as an editor, Ann was a freelance writer for Nolo and other publications and law firms. She has passed the bar exams in California, Nevada, and Colorado, where she is both an active attorney and a real estate broker. Ann practiced civil litigation in California and Colorado, and had her own firm in Colorado. At her firm, she focused on real estate, landlord-tenant, and small business cases. Ann earned her B.A. from Boston College and her J.D. from UC Berkeley Law.

Table of Contents

Your Lease and Rental Documents Companion 1. Preparing a Lease or Rental Agreement 2. Choosing Tenants: Your Most Important Decision 3. Getting the Tenant Moved In 4. Changing or Ending a Tenancy Appendixes A. State Landlord-Tenant Law Charts B. How to Use the Downloadable Forms on the Nolo Website C. Form Index