Every Landlord's Legal Guide

By Ann O'Connell Attorney

The legal forms and state rules every
landlord and property manager needs

To keep up with the law and make money as a residential landlord, you need a guide you can trust: Every Landlord's Legal Guide.

From move-in to move-out, here's help with legal, financial, and day-to-day issues. You'll avoid hassles and headaches--not to mention legal fees and lawsuits. Use this top-selling book to:

screen and choose tenants
prepare leases and rental agreements
avoid discrimination, invasion of privacy, personal injury, and other lawsuits
hire a property manager
keep up with repairs and maintenance
make security deposit deductions
handle broken leases
learn how to terminate a tenancy for nonpayment of rent or other lease violations
restrict tenants from renting their place on Airbnb, and
deal with bed bugs, mold, and lead hazards.

The 17th edition is completely updated to provide your state's current laws on security deposits, rent, entry, termination, late rent notices, and more. It also provides tips and guidance to help landlords navigate new state and local laws on screening tenants.

Attorneys Ann O'Connell, a Nolo editor and real estate broker, and Janet Portman, Nolo's Executive Editor, specialize in landlord-tenant law. Together, they are also co-authors of Leases and Rental Agreements and Every Tenant's Legal Guide.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1413333583
• ISBN13: 9781413333589
• Release Date: July 2026
• Publisher: NOLO
• Length: 560 Pages