Leases & Rental Agreements

Ann O'Connell, Janet Portman

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29 July 2025

Reference works; Property & real estate; Jurisprudence & general issues; Land & real estate law; Landlord & tenant law

Essential rental forms, including a legally-compliant lease, that every landlord needs

Small residential landlords face the choice of hiring expensive lawyers to write leases and forms, or buying generic forms online or from big box stationery stores. Here is an alternative: A lease and associated forms that, when used in conjunction with the law charts in the back of the book, result in leases and agreements that will pass legal muster. Don't guess at the law--use Nolo's resources to get it right.

By: Ann O'Connell, Janet Portman
Imprint: NOLO
Country of Publication: United States
Edition: 16th ed.
Dimensions: Height: 279mm, Width: 216mm, Spine: 19mm
Weight: 454g
ISBN: 9781413332728
ISBN 10: 1413332722
Pages: 208
Publication Date: 29 July 2025
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Ann O'Connell is a legal editor at Nolo specializing in landlord-tenant and real estate law. Before joining Nolo as an editor, Ann was a freelance writer for Nolo and other publications and law firms. She has passed the bar exams in California, Nevada, and Colorado, where she is both an active attorney and a real estate broker. Ann practiced civil litigation in California and Colorado, and had her own firm in Colorado. At her firm, she focused on real estate, landlord-tenant, and small business cases. Ann earned her B.A. from Boston College and her J.D. from UC Berkeley Law. Nolo's Executive Editor, Janet Portman oversees editorial work on all Nolo books, articles, and websites. She specializes in residential and commercial landlord/tenant law, legal issues related to courts, and criminal law. She is the author or a coauthor of Every Landlord's Legal Guide, Every Landlord's Guide to Finding Great Tenants, First-Time Landlord: Your Guide to Renting Out a Single-Family Home, Every Tenant's Legal Guide, Renters' Rights, Leases & Rental Agreements, The California Landlord's Law Book: Rights and Responsibilities, and California Tenants' Rights. Portman received undergraduate and graduate degrees from Stanford University and a law degree from Santa Clara University School of Law. Before joining Nolo in 1994, she practiced law as a public defender.

Reviews for Leases & Rental Agreements

"""On my scale of one to 10, this excellent book rates a solid 10."" Robert Bruss, real estate attorney and nationally syndicated columnist ""A comprehensive look at state and federal laws governing landlord-tenant relations. Recommended..."" Library Journal From the Author: Every landlord should be buying Every Landlord's Legal Guide, our big book that includes a lease and seventeen additional chapters on everything from discrimination to terminating a tenancy. But not every landlord will buy it! For those who want just a lease and that's all, thank you very much, this little book is for them. The alternative is a stationery-store form that is guaranteed to not comply with your state's law, setting the stage for legal problems down the road. Start things right with a legal lease."