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    Renters' Rights

    By Janet Portman and Marcia Stewart

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    Handle problems with landlords and roommates!

    The landlord ignores your repair requests. Your roommate is always late with his 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--and prevent them from happening again? Turn to Renters' Rights: The Basics for answers!

    Written in plain English, this fully updated bestseller covers:
    • leases and rental agreements
    • credit reports and references
    • roommates
    • sublets and short-term vacation rentals
    • privacy
    • discrimination and retaliation
    • security deposits
    • repairs and maintenance
    • getting out of a lease, and
    • and more.
    This 9th edition, featuring easy-to-use summaries of each state's laws, is completely updated and revised to reflect the key landlord-tenant laws of your state.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherNOLO
    Release dateMar 10, 2018
    ISBN9781413324839
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    Renters' Rights
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    Janet Portman

    Janet Portman, an attorney and Nolo's executive editor, specializes in residential and commercial landlord/tenant law. She is the author or coauthor of Every Landlord's Legal Guide, Every Tenant's Legal Guide, Renters' Rights, Leases & Rental Agreements, The California Landlord's Law Book: Rights and Responsibilities, and others. Portman received undergraduate and graduate degrees from Stanford University and a law degree from Santa Clara University. As a practicing attorney, she specialized in criminal defense before joining Nolo.

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