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    Renters' Rights

    By Janet Portman and Ann O’Connell

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    About this ebook

    Sooner or later it will happen …

    The landlord ignores your repair requests. Your roommates are once again late with their 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—or prevent them from happening at all? Turn to Renters’ Rights if you need to:

    • break a lease and leave early
    • sublet your apartment
    • deal with unwelcome landlord intrusions
    • resolve a dispute with your roommate
    • get your landlord to make repairs
    • collect your full security deposit when you move out
    • fight discrimination or retaliation, and
    • put your best foot forward when applying for a rental.

    This 10th edition is completely updated to reflect changes to state laws. It also includes more details on rent control and COVID-19-related advice for renters.

    Are you a California resident? Check out California's Tenants' Rights

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherNOLO
    Release dateJan 6, 2021
    ISBN9781413328233
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    Renters' Rights
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    Janet Portman

    Nolo's Executive Editor, Janet Portman oversees editorial work on all Nolo books, articles, and websites. She specializes in residential and commercial landlord/tenant law, legal issues related to courts, and criminal law. She is the author or a coauthor of Every Landlord's Legal Guide, Every Landlord's Guide to Finding Great Tenants, First-Time Landlord: Your Guide to Renting Out a Single-Family Home, Every Tenant's Legal Guide, Renters' Rights, Leases & Rental Agreements, The California Landlord's Law Book: Rights and Responsibilities, and California Tenants' Rights. Portman received undergraduate and graduate degrees from Stanford University and a law degree from Santa Clara University School of Law. Before joining Nolo in 1994, she practiced law as a public defender.

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