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
The 12th edition is completely updated to reflect changes to state laws and federal antidiscrimination laws. It also includes advice on how to deal with corporate landlords and property managers, and how to find out if you’re entitled to legal representation if you end up in court.
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Despite growing numbers of renters nationwide, it’s getting harder and harder to be a renter. Rising rents, greater barriers to entry to homeownership, and more institutional landlords mean that people who rent need to become more knowledgeable about what they’re entitled to before, during, and after they enter into a lease or rental agreement.
