Includes index.

"With downloadable forms"--Cover.

"Includes information about each state's landlord tenant laws"--Cover.

"Get the information and forms you need to: negotiate or break a lease; get repairs made; handle roommate problems"--Cover.

"Learn your rights regarding pets, guests, deposits, and privacy, and find out how to: notify your landlord about needed repairs and use rent withholding or repair-and-deduct if you have to; avoid disputes with roommates over rent, deposits, guests, and noise; fight illegal discrimination, retaliation, or sexual harrassment; navigate state and local rent control laws; deal with hazards like lead paint, mold, and bed bugs; break lease with minimum liability, and; get your security deposit returned on time"--Back cover.

Finding a place to rent -- Leases and rental agreements -- Basic rent rules -- Security deposits -- Discrimination -- Inspecting the rental unit and moving in -- Roommates, guests, and Airbnb -- Major repairs and maintenance -- Minor repairs and maintenance -- Making improvements and alterations -- Your right to privacy -- Injuries on the premises -- Environmental hazards -- Crime on the premises -- How tenancies end or change -- Moving out and getting your security deposit back -- Termination notices based on nonpayment of rent and other illegal acts -- Evictions -- Resolving problems without a lawyer -- Lawyers and legal research -- Appendices: A: State landlord-tenant law charts ; B: How to use the downloadable forms on the Nolo website.

"This book provides legal and practical information for tenants and also contains dozens of sample letters and forms. Topics discussed include: getting landlords to make repairs by using rent withholding or repair-and-deduct; avoiding disputes with roommates over rent, deposits, guests, and noise; fighting illegal discrimination, retaliation, or sexual harassment; dealing with environmental hazards like lead paint, mold, or bedbugs; breaking a lease with minimum liability; and getting a security deposit returned on time. Also included are the latest state-by-state laws, including rent rules, rent control, security deposit rules, and termination notice requirements"--Provided by publisher.