Renters' rights / Attorney Janet Portman and Ann O'Connell.
"This book on renter and tenant rights discusses topics such as how to break a lease and leave early, sublet an apartment, handle unwelcome landlord intrusions, resolve roommate disputes, get a landlord to make repairs, collect a full security deposit after move out, fight discrimination or retaliation, and put one's best foot forward when applying for a rental. This edition includes updates on important state-by-state landlord-tenant laws"-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 1413328229
- ISBN: 9781413328226
- Physical Description: 308 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
- Edition: Tenth edition.
- Publisher: Berkeley, CA : Nolo, 2021.
- Copyright: ©2021
Content descriptions
General Note: | Includes index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Play the landlord's game : how to score a great apartment -- Leases and rental agreements -- Rent rules -- Security deposits -- Discrimination -- Roommates -- Repairs and maintenance -- Tenants' rights to privacy -- How tenancies change and end -- Getting your deposit back -- Landlord retaliation -- Rent control -- Getting help with your dispute. |
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Subject: | Landlord and tenant > United States > Popular works. Landlord and tenant. United States. |
Genre: | Law for laypersons. |
Available copies
- 14 of 15 copies available at Missouri Evergreen. (Show)
- 3 of 3 copies available at Cass County.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 15 total copies.
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Cass County Library-Harrisonville | 346.7304 POR 2021 (Text) | 0002205547389 | Adult Non-Fiction | Available | - |
Cass County Library-Northern Resource Center | 346.7304 POR 2021 (Text) | 0002205547405 | Adult Non-Fiction | Available | - |
Cass County Library-Pleasant Hill | 346.7304 POR 2021 (Text) | 0002205547397 | Adult Non-Fiction | Available | - |
Summary
Renters' Rights
Sooner or later it will happen ... The landlord ignores your repair requests. Your roommates are once again late with their share of the rent. Your upstairs neighbors party all the time. The landlord won't return your security deposit. How can you deal with these problems--and others--or prevent them from happening at all? Turn to Renters' Rights if you need to: break a lease and leave early sublet your apartment deal with unwelcome landlord intrusions resolve a dispute with your roommate get your landlord to make repairs collect your full security deposit when you move out fight discrimination or retaliation, and put your best foot forward when applying for a rental. This 10th edition is completely updated to reflect changes to state laws. It also includes more details on rent control and COVID-19-related advice for renters. Are you a California resident? Check out California's Tenants' Rights