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Renters have many legal rights - learn yours and how to protect them! Every Tenant's Legal Guide gives renters the legal and practical advice they need to protect their rights, fight their own battles, and fully understand the implications of renting a place to live. The book gives in-depth information renters need in order to: * find a great home with a trustworthy landlord * understand and sign a lease or rental agreement * protect their security deposit * rent with a pet * fight improper rent increases and fees * get a landlord to make repairs * protect their privacy * fight illegal discrimination * handle roommate problems * deal with lead paint, mold, asbestos, and bed bugs * break a lease with minimum financial liability, and * formulate a plan if faced with eviction.
About the Author
As Nolo's managing editor, Janet Portman oversees editorial work on all Nolo books. She specializes in residential and commercial landlord/tenant law, legal issues related to courts, landlords and tenants, and neighbor disputes. She is the author or co-author of Every Landlord's Legal Guide, Every Landlord's Guide to Finding Great Tenants, Every Tenant's Legal Guide, Renters' Rights, Negotiate the Best Lease for Your Business, Leases & Rental Agreements, The California Landlord's Law Book: Rights and Responsibilities, and California Tenants' Rights. A nationally syndicated columnist with Inman News, Portman's column, "Rent It Right," appears regularly in the Boston Globe, Los Angeles Times, and other prominent newspapers and websites. Portman received undergraduate and graduate degrees from Stanford University and a law degree from Santa Clara University. Before joining Nolo in 1994, she practiced law as a public defender.
