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| Introduction | |
| Some General Things You Should Know | |
| Who Is Your Landlord? | p. 2 |
| The Landlord Business | p. 3 |
| Renters' Tax Credit | p. 5 |
| Lawyers | p. 5 |
| Typing Services | p. 7 |
| Legal Research Notes | p. 8 |
| Mediation | p. 11 |
| Looking for a Place and Renting It | |
| Get Organized | p. 2 |
| Learn About Rental Agreements | p. 3 |
| Fees and Deposits | p. 10 |
| Rental Applications and Credit Reports | p. 12 |
| How to Check a Place Over | p. 14 |
| How to Bargain for the Best Deal | p. 18 |
| Get All Promises in Writing | p. 19 |
| The Landlord-Tenant Checklist | p. 21 |
| Your Responsibilities as a Tenant | p. 21 |
| Co-Signing Leases | p. 24 |
| Sharing a Home | |
| Is It Legal to Live Together? | p. 2 |
| The Legal Obligations of Roommates to the Landlord | p. 2 |
| The Legal Obligations of Roommates to Each Other | p. 3 |
| Having a Friend Move In | p. 4 |
| Guests | p. 8 |
| All About Rent | |
| When Is Rent Due? | p. 2 |
| Late Charges | p. 2 |
| Partial Rent Payments | p. 3 |
| Rent Increases: General Law | p. 4 |
| Rent Increase Notices | p. 4 |
| Rent Control | p. 4 |
| General Types of Rent Control Laws | p. 7 |
| Rent Control Board Hearings | p. 8 |
| What to Do If the Landlord Violates Rent Control Rules | p. 11 |
| Specific Provisions of Rent Control Laws | p. 11 |
| Discrimination | |
| Forbidden Types of Discrimination | p. 2 |
| Legal Reasons to Discriminate | p. 4 |
| How to Tell If a Landlord Is Discriminating | p. 7 |
| What to Do About Discrimination | p. 7 |
| Sexual Harassment by Landlords or Managers | p. 9 |
| The Obnoxious Landlord and Your Right to Privacy | |
| Your Landlord's Right of Entry | p. 2 |
| What to Do About a Landlord's Improper Entry | p. 4 |
| Other Types of Invasions of Privacy | p. 5 |
| Repairs and Maintenance | |
| The Landlord's Duties | p. 2 |
| Remedies | p. 4 |
| Satellite Dishes and Wireless Antennas | p. 13 |
| Injuries to a Tenant Due to Substandard Housing Conditions | |
| Standard of Care Imposed on Landlords | p. 2 |
| Landlord's Duty to Protect Tenant From Injury Caused by Others | p. 4 |
| Landlord Liability for Damage to Your Property | p. 6 |
| Breaking a Lease, Subleasing and other Leasing Problems | |
| What Happens When the Lease Runs Out | p. 2 |
| Subleases and Assignments | p. 2 |
| Subleasing With the Idea of Returning Later | p. 3 |
| How to Break a Lease | p. 4 |
| Belongings You Leave Behind | p. 7 |
| Security Deposits and Last Month's Rent | |
| Amount of Deposit | p. 2 |
| Non-Refundable Deposits | p. 3 |
| What the Deposits May Be Used For | p. 3 |
| Landlord's Duty to Return Deposit | p. 4 |
| Effect of Sale of Premises on Security Deposits | p. 4 |
| May the Landlord Increase the Security Deposit? | p. 4 |
| Avoiding Deposit Problems | p. 5 |
| If the Landlord Won't Return Your Deposit | p. 5 |
| Rent Withholding as a Way to Get Deposits Back in Advance | p. 8 |
| Interest on Security Deposits | p. 9 |
| Last Month's Rent | p. 10 |
| If your Landlord Demands More Money | p. 10 |
| Evictions | |
| Illegal Self-Help Evictions | p. 3 |
| Illegal Retaliatory Evictions | p. 4 |
| Overview of Eviction Procedure | p. 5 |
| Termination of Tenancy Notices | p. 7 |
| Your Options After a Three-Day or 30-Day Notice Is Served | p. 12 |
| The Eviction Lawsuit | p. 12 |
| Stopping an Eviction | p. 44 |
| Postponing an Eviction | p. 45 |
| Appeal From an Eviction | p. 48 |
| After the Lawsuit--Eviction by the Sheriff | p. 48 |
| Tenants Acting Together | |
| Tenant Organizing | p. 2 |
| Setting Up a Tenants' Organization | p. 3 |
| Getting Information on the Landlord | p. 5 |
| Tactics | p. 7 |
| Negotiations | p. 11 |
| The Agreement | p. 11 |
| Renter's Insurance | |
| Condominium Conversion | |
| Legal Protection for Tenants | p. 2 |
| Changing the Law | p. 4 |
| Appendix | |
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