Every Landlord's Legal Guide

Every Landlord's Legal Guide provides over 30 forms you'll need, including leases and rental agreements on the included CD-ROM.

The 9th edition is completely revised with updated information, and discusses new developments in domestic violence protections for tenants.

Landlord Forms Library on CD-ROM

Screening, Choosing, and Rejecting Applicants
Rental Application
Consent to Contact References and Perform Credit Check
Tenant References
Notice of Denial Based on Credit Report or Other Information
Notice of Conditional Acceptance Based on Credit Report or Other Information
Rental Documents and Moving In
Receipt and Holding Deposit Agreement
Landlord-Tenant Checklist
Move-In Letter
Month-to-Month Residential Rental Agreement
Month-to-Month Residential Rental Agreement (Spanish Version)
Fixed-Term Residential Lease
Fixed-Term Residential Lease (Spanish Version)
Cosigner Agreement
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)
Property Manager Agreement
Verification of Disabled Status
Rental Documents during the Rental Term
Amendment to Lease or Rental Agreement
Letter to Original Tenant and New Cotenant
Consent to Assignment of Lease
Agreement for Delayed or Partial Rent Payments
Repairs and Maintenance
Time Estimate for Repair
Semiannual Safety and Maintenance Update
Agreement Regarding Tenant Alterations to Rental Unit
Notice of Intent to Enter Dwelling Unit
Resident's Maintenance/Repair Request
Handling and Returning Security Deposits
Letter for Returning Entire Security Deposit
Security Deposit Itemization (Deductions for Repairs and Cleaning)
Security Deposit Itemization (Deductions for Repairs, Cleaning, and Unpaid Rent)
Terminating Tenancies
Tenant's Notice of Intent to Move Out
Landlord-Tenant Agreement to Terminate Lease
Move-Out Letter
Warning Letter for Lease or Rental Agreement Violation

Amazon.com
Anyone who has ever been a landlord knows that the rental business is tightly regulated. As the authors of Every Landlord's Legal Guide point out, "a landlord either knows and follows the law or doesn't stay in business long." This book clearly outlines what the law requires of a landlord and, just as importantly, offers advice on how to be conscientious yet profitable. This useful book is filled with helpful information on finding good tenants, agreements and leases, liability issues, and even terminations and evictions. The advice is extremely thorough. For example, the chapter on the landlord's maintenance duties contains information on who is responsible for minor repairs, ways to avoid problems by instituting a preventive-maintenance program, and even possible tenant responses to landlord negligence. The book is rounded out with a chapter on finding a lawyer and an appendix of state laws that may affect your business. Dozens of sample forms are included both as blank hard copies in the book and as templates on the enclosed disk. This book is extremely user-friendly: Stilted legalese is translated into simple English, handy icons highlight particular points in the text, and sidebars provide in-depth analysis on a variety of issues. The authors maintain that success is based on "choosing tenants carefully, keeping good tenants happy, teaching mediocre tenants how to improve and getting rid of bad tenants by applying policies that are strict, fair and legal." This book will help you do just that. --C.B. Delaney

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All Customer Reviews
Average Customer Review:
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful:

Excellent book, 2008-08-30
This book covers most aspects of a landlords legal obligations from picking tenants, screening, security, and evictions. Comes with a CD of standard legal forms. Well worth the investment.


1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

Great book. Made me not be a Landlord., 2008-01-28
I got this book to figure out if I wanted to be a landlord. After seeing all the things that it involved, I decided at age 66, that this is not what I want to do. Maybe in my earlier years.


1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

Outstanding, 2007-07-24
This is a must-have book for all landlords and prospective landlords. It is written in plain English that is easy to understand and includes copies of nearly every form you could possibly need. Well written, laid out, and constructed.


0 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

Every Landlords legal guide, eighth edition, 2007-04-10
Havent had a chance to go through the entire book; expect I will refer to it when I have a need to do so. It seems quite thorough, though maybe not laid out in a user friendly style as it could be.


0 of 0 people found the following review helpful:

A Lead for New Landlords, 2007-03-31
This book is the perfect starting point for people wanting to get into the rental business. Provides you with answers to some questions you didn't think to ask.

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