Every Tenant's Legal Guide - 11th Edition by Janet Portman & Ann O'Connell (Paperback)

About the Book

More states than ever before are passing laws--such as rent control and eviction prevention laws--to protect tenants. This book helps renters navigate and use these new protections (along with the old ones) to their advantage, and offers timely advice on how tenants can handle common rental-related problems without assistance from a lawyer.

Book Synopsis

Renters have many legal rights--

learn yours and how to protect them!

The only book of its kind, Every Tenant's Legal Guide gives you the legal and practical information you need (plus dozens of sample letters and forms) to find a great rental and landlord.

Learn your rights regarding pets, guests, deposits, and privacy, and find out how to:

- notify your landlord about needed repairs and use rent withholding or repair-and-deduct if you have to

- avoid disputes with roommates over rent, deposits, guests, and noise

- fight illegal discrimination, retaliation, or sexual harassment

- navigate state and local rent control laws

- deal with hazards like lead paint, mold, and bed bugs

- break a lease with minimum liability, and

- get your security deposit returned on time.

The 11th edition of Every Tenant's Legal Guide includes charts detailing every state's landlord-tenant laws. This edition also includes information on how to deal with large, impersonal corporate landlords and the competitive rental markets found in nearly every state.

Review Quotes

"This superb book is written primarily for residential tenants, but landlords should read it, too... On my scale of 1 to 10, this outstanding book rates an off-the-chart 12." Robert Bruss, nationally syndicated columnist

"A perfect fit for young adults about to commit to a financial obligation that could cost them $12,000 to $24,000 per year.. "Kiplinger's Personal Finance Magazine

"Don't let any landlord violate your rights. If you are having a problem, do the research. Get a copy of a renter's law book, such as the Nolo's Every Tenant's Legal Guide..."Los Angeles Times

"Virtually every book from Nolo can be highly recommended without reservations. This book is no exception."Chicago Tribune

"Portman and Stewart present readers with the eighth edition of their comprehensive overview of the tenant's legal rights and responsibilities. The authors have organized the main body of their text in twenty chapters devoted to finding a place to rent, leases and rental agreements, basic rent rules, security deposits, discrimination, inspection of the rental unit and moving in, roommates, guests, and Airbnb, major repairs and maintenance, minor repairs and maintenance, making improvements and alterations, your right to privacy, injuries on the premises, environmental hazards, and a wide variety of other related subjects. Janet Portman is a practicing attorney specializing in landlord-tenant law. Marcia Stewart is a real estate and consumer issue expert and author." Eithne O'Leyne, Editor Ringgold, Inc. ProtoView

"Although this superb book is written primarily for residential tenants, landlords should also read it for its valuable information." Oakland Tribune