You've probably got a good toolkit for emergency repairs and routine maintenance. But do you have the tools you need to draft a legally valid lease or write a move-out letter that will protect you later?

You've probably got a good toolkit for emergency repairs and routine maintenance. But do you have the tools you need to draft a legally valid lease or write a move-out letter that will protect you later?

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 stationery store 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 14th 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 keeping tenant records and amending a lease or rental agreement for COVID-related reasons. With Downloadable Forms Download and customize a lease, move-in letter, and other important rental documents landlords and property managers need, more details inside.

Co-published by the John M. Olin Center for Law, Economics, and Business at Harvard Law School and Harvard University Press, the JLA is a peer-reviewed publication on law. It aspires to be broad in coverage, including doctrinal legal analysis and interdisciplinary scholarship. JLA articles are free online and available for sale in bound issues. Volume 2, Issue 2 contains contributions from Yair Listokin, Eric Posner, Kathryn Spier, Adrian Vermeule, Alan Sykes, Benito Arruñada, Theodore Eisenberg, Michael Heise, Ncole Waters & Martin Wells, J. Mark Ramseyer, and Jonathan Masur. http://jla.hup.harvard.edu

You've probably got a good toolkit for emergency repairs and routine maintenance. But do you have the tools you need to draft a legally valid lease or write a move-out letter that will protect you later?

This indispensable bestseller offers landlords and property managers a quick and easy way to create the key documents necessary to own or manage rental property. It spells out how to comply with state and federal laws when renting or leasing residential property and provides legal and practical advice concerning deposits, inspections, habitability, environmental hazards and much more. Includes tear-out lease forms and an explanation of tenant screening procedures stemming from the Fair Credit Reporting Act.