Leases & Rental Agreements

Rent your property now with this quick and easy handbook.

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 & Rental Agreements provides the practical and legal information necessary to rent out your property in record time -- and without a pricey attorney.

With this bestselling guide, you'll learn how to:

prepare a rental agreement or lease

tailor your documents to meet your needs

make required disclosures

comply with your state's laws on security deposits, privacy rules, discrimination and more

check tenant references and credit

do a final inspection when a tenant moves out

and more

Leases & Rental Agreements includes tear-out forms (plus step-by-step instructions to fill them out), including a rental agreement, lease, rental application and more. Complete these forms by adding the needed information by hand or by using a typewriter, or fill in the documents on your PC using the enclosed CD-ROM. The 9th edition provides updated 50-state legal charts on security deposits, rent rules, access to rental property and more, plus an expanded chart on your state's disclosure laws.