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Business & Money

Steingold Attorney, Fred S.

Portman, Attorney Janet

Finance

Nolo

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Every Landlord's Guide to Finding Great Tenants

Real Estate

Every Tenant's Legal Guide

Stewart, Marcia

Searching for the perfect tenant? Get the only book devoted to the most important decision a landlord can make! Landlords face many challenges, but choosing new tenants has the greatest potential to affect your bottom line. Fortunately, Every Landlord's Guide to Finding Great Tenants can help! Let this book guide you through the process of attracting, screening and choosing the best renters possible. It covers: 
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Every Landlord's Legal Guide

Warner Attorney, Ralph

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First-Time Landlord: Your Guide to Renting Out a Single-Family Home

Bray J.D., Ilona

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California Landlord's Law Book, The: Rights & Responsibilities

Brown Attorney, David

Essential rental forms every landlord needs Looking for a quick way to create the key documents necessary for owning or managing rental property, including a legally valid lease or rental agreement? Leases &amp; Rental Agreements provides the practical and legal information necessary you need. With this bestselling guide, you'll learn how to: 
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Leases & Rental Agreements

The legal information and forms every California landlord needs Choosing tenants, raising the rent, returning deposits, and maintaining rental property―these are just a few of the things landlords do that are strictly regulated by California law. To avoid problems and hefty legal fees, rental property owners and managers need to know and comply with federal, state, and local rules, and use the proper legal forms. Fortunately, everything you need is in this book. For more than 30 years, The California Landlord’s law Book: Rights &amp; Responsibilities has been the leading source of legal information for hundreds of thousands of California landlords. Now in its 17th edition, the book has been completely updated to cover state and federal laws and local rent control ordinances. It includes dozens of California-specific forms, such as leases and rental agreements, all with complete, easy-to-follow instructions tailored to state law. You’ll learn how to: <ul>
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<li> prepare (and enforce) leases and rental agreements </li>
<li> collect and return security deposits </li>
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<li> hire, work with, and fire a property manager </li>
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Rosenquest Attorney, Nils

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Negotiate the Best Lease for Your Business

Every Landlord's Guide to Finding Great Tenants

Every Tenant's Legal Guide

Every Landlord's Guide to Finding Great Tenants

Every Tenant's Legal Guide

Every Landlord's Legal Guide

First-Time Landlord: Your Guide to Renting Out a Single-Family Home

California Landlord's Law Book, The: Rights & Responsibilities

Leases & Rental Agreements

California Landlord's Law Book, The: Rights & Responsibilities: Rights & Responsibilities