Leases & rental agreements
(Book)

Your lease and rental documents companion

1. Preparing a lease or rental agreement : Which is better, a lease or a rental agreement? ; Instructions for completing the lease or rental agreement form ; Instructions for signing the lease or rental agreement ; Lease-option contracts (rent-to-buy)

2. Choosing tenants: your most important decision : How to advertise rental property ; Renting property that's still occupied ; Accepting rental applications ; Checking references, credit history, and more ; Avoiding illegal discrimination ; Choosing, and rejecting, an applicant ; Choosing a tenant-manager ; Property management companies

3. Getting the tenant moved in : Inspect and photograph the unit ; Send new tenants a move-in letter ; Cash rent and security deposit checks ; Organize your tenant records ; Organize income and expenses for Schedule E

4. Changing or ending a tenancy : How to modify signed rental agreements and leases ; Ending a month-to-month tenancy ; How fixed-term leases end ; Returning security deposits when a tenancy ends

Appendixes : A. State landlord-tenant law charts

B. How to use the interactive forms on the Nolo website

C. Tear-out landlord rental forms : Month-to-month residential rental agreement ; Month-to-month residential rental agreement (Spanish version) ; Fixed-term residential lease ; Fixed-term residential lease (Spanish version) ; Disclosure of Information on Lead-Based Paint and/or Lead-Based Paint Hazards ; Disclosure of Information on Lead-Based Paint and/or Lead-Based Paint Hazards (Spanish version) ; Protect Your Family from Lead in Your Home pamphlet ; Protect Your Family from Lead in Your Home pamphlet (Spanish version) ; Rental application ; Consent to contact references and perform credit check ; Tenant references.