Janet Portman

"This guidebook contains legal and practical information for tenants, and contains dozens of sample letters and forms. Topics discussed include: getting landlords to make repairs by using rent withholding or repair-and-deduct; avoiding disputes with roommates over rent, deposits, guests, and noise; fighting illegal discrimination, retaliation, or sexual harassment; dealing with hazards like lead paint, mold, or bedbugs; breaking a lease with minimum...

"This book provides advice and strategies to businesspersons and entrepreneurs for negotiating a commercial lease. This handbook discusses: analyzing space needs, finding the ideal location, understanding the landlord's rent calculations, negotiating a tenant improvement allowance (TIA), making sense of common area maintenance allocation, suggesting alternatives to large security deposits, allocating the responsibility and cost of fixing up a space,...

"This book guides landlords through the process of attracting and screening potential tenants, and explains how to avoid problem tenants. It covers how to avoid discrimination complaints, advertise effectively, screen tenants over the phone, show the unit, evaluate applications, examine credit reports, check references, make a rental offer, and reject applicants"--

"Being a landlord isn't easy: constantly changing laws, unpredictable tenants, and never-ending maintenance make every day a challenge. Every Landlord's Legal Guide makes being a landlord easier: it bundles all the legal and practical solutions landlords and property managers need to anticipate and address these challenges in one comprehensive source. From move-in to move-out, this book provides up-to-date guidance on issues such as complying with...