Includes index.

Getting started with landlording fundamentals. Grasping the legal fundamentals of managing residential rentals ; Protecting your legal assets ; Taking possession of a rental property ; Hiring a property manager -- Advertising and taking on new residents legally. Getting the lowdown on fair housing ; Exploring the legal aspects of advertising ; Addressing the legalities of rent collection and rent control ; Screening applicants : knowing when to approve or reject them ; Composing your rental contract ; Establishing a security deposit policy ; Moving in a new resident -- Recognizing your responsibilities and liabilities. Repairing and maintaining the premises ; Minimizing injuries from potentially dangerous conditions ; Preventing and eliminating hazardous environmental conditions ; Protecting residents and workers from criminal acts ; Understanding resident privacy and your right to enter the premises ; Resolving landlord-resident disputes -- Changing and ending leases. Handling cotenancies, sublets, assignments, and guests ; Revising and terminating rental contracts ; Moving a resident out -- The part of tens. Ten tips for staying out of legal trouble ; Ten (or so) tips for being a better landlord.