Do you have the opportunity to rent out that extra room? Have you thought about leasing your condo or first home as you move to a bigger and better place?

Whatever your situation, The Weekend Landlord is your simple guide that highlights the crucial areas of landlord/tenant relations. Complete with frequently needed forms, you can find the best tenants, handle any issues that come up and move on to the next tenant as circumstances demand.

State-by-State Resources
Learn what your state requires from you when dealing with a tenant and how to effortlessly meet those requirements.

Red Flag Alerts
Avoid the common mistakes that many landlords make regarding background checks, making repairs and ending the tenancy.

Money Talk
Make smart decisions in selecting tenants, collecting rent, reporting your income and saving at tax time.

Tips, Reminders and Checklists
Use these quick and easy tools to ensure that you are covering all your bases and locking in the right tenant.

Precise coverage of
Applications
Credit Checks
Security Deposits
Accepting Partial Payments
Collecting Rent
Landlord’s Duties
Tenant’s Rights
Maintenance Issues
Terminating the Lease
Taxes

Easy-to-Use Forms
Tenant Application
Lease Agreement
Property Inspection
Move-Out Letter
Termination of Lease
Repair Request
Payment Agreement
Security Deposit Itemization
Eviction Complaint
Sublet Permission

Simple, complete and ready to help—The Weekend Landlord is your answer

The title includes forms with step-by-step instructions for completion. Each of these forms is included in the text as tear-out, blank forms, as well as on an easy-to-use, PC/MAC-compatible CD-ROM. All forms can be completed on a computer and downloaded for immediate use. In addition, many of the forms are also used as examples within the text, giving the reader another form of information.

*The CD-ROM is not included with the digital version of this book.