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. The 7th edition provides updated 50-state legal charts on security deposits, rent rules, access to rental property and more.

Written By: Marcia Stewart, Ralph Warner and Janet Portman