Offers straightforward information on tenants' rights in California, including how to understand and negotiate a lease, break a lease with minimum fall-out, and fight an eviction.

Nobody wants to be evicted from the house. But sometimes situation can become complex and eviction can be the only way to make things right. Therefore, a landlord must always be familiar with some general practices either he wants to evict tenants or not. Because sometimes evicting tenants can be very stressful. There are some general practices a good landlord is always cognizant of which are mentioned in this guide. This guide will teach you proven...

Anyone who owns or manages residential rental income property needs to know the basics of evicting a tenant when necessary. Landlords need to know how to initiate an eviction, and how to follow through with the court process. This book outlines methods to increase the odds of winning an eviction case. Learn preventive methods and how to develop systems to document and conduct an eviction case. "Secrets to a Successful Eviction" is a guide for those...

"This guidebook contains legal and practical information for tenants, and 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 hazards like lead paint, mold, or bedbugs; breaking a lease with minimum...

"Tess has a bad habit. She can't stop snooping through her guests' belongings . . . When Tess is forced to rent out her late sister's old room to pay the bills, the urge to rummage through her guests' belongings overtakes her every thought. Teasing herself with forbidden glimpses into the lives of strangers is a momentary thrill, but it's the closest she's felt to anyone since the mysterious death of her sister, Rosie. After her newest lodger, Arran,...

"This book is for do-it-yourself landlords who own a single-family home, condo, or small (less than four unit) rental property. This book discusses how to: retain good, long-term tenants with regular communication; handle nitty-gritty maintenance-from snow removal to toilet clogs to painting; avoid conflicts over late rent, unauthorized roommates, and clutter; limit costly tenant turnovers and vacancies; manage condos and deal with association restrictions;...

The national bestseller and Today Show Book Club selection, Broken for You is the story of two women in self-imposed exile whose lives are transformed when their paths intersect . . . When we meet septuagenarian Margaret Hughes, she is living alone in a mansion in Seattle with only a massive collection of valuable antiques for company. Enter Wanda Schultz, a young woman with a broken heart who has come west to search for her wayward boyfriend. Both...

Mix Cellini has just moved into a flat in a decaying house in Nottinghill, where he plans to pursue his two abiding passions—supermodel Nerissa Nash, whom he worships from afar, and the life of serial killer Reggie Christie, hanged fifty years earlier for murdering at least eight women. Gwendolen Chawcer, Mix’s eighty-year-old landlady, has few interests besides her old books and her new tenant. But she does have an intriguing connection

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"Landlord Gabriel Angueira is trying to put his life back together. His teenage daughter, Megan, was seriously injured in a car accident caused by her own drunk driving, though Gabe blames himself. Since the accident he has spent every day taking care of her, reflecting on his failures as a father, and trying to rebuild his relationship with his ex-wife, Anya. So, when a woman wants to rent the house on Shadow Drive, Gabe hands her the keys without...

When their new lodger, Kate, becomes obsessed with her, her husband, and the baby they are desperately trying to conceive, Marisa must find out who Kate really is before she loses everything she's worked so hard to create--her perfect romance, her perfect family, and her perfect self.