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They’re Here! AAOA State Specific Legal...

AAOA is proud to announce its new Landlord Forms Store, offering virtually every communication landlords need to profitably manage a rental business. AAOA members receive a number of forms for free. These forms are readily available to order here: American Apartment Owners Association Landlord Forms. In order to provide easy to use, basic and advanced legal documents, forms, and contracts for all of your real estate needs, our experts handpicked these up-to-date, writable forms for ease of use and accuracy. Each form has been attorney reviewed, and where applicable, these documents are state specific. Add the low price we negotiated, and these forms are the perfect choice for... Read more

While landlord tenant laws vary from state to state, one thing rings true for virtually all landlords: when it comes to disputes, judges often see the tenant as the...

Rock singer, actress and celebrity widow Courtney Love was in a Manhattan court this month fighting an eviction case filed by her landlord for nonpayment of rent. In...

By Mark Walters The longer you are a landlord the more you strive to create the perfect lease/rental agreement. Landlords learn in the school of hard-knocks that some...

The number of landlords facing lawsuits due to lease termination has increased tremendously in the last couple of years, according to legal expert Helen Hunter. This has...

What Should You Have in Your Lease?

Know what should be included in a lease? The Fannie Mae landlord guide offers a checklist of what you will need in your residential lease. You can use this guide to come up with your own standard lease, or use it to improve your current lease form: The names and signatures of both the landlord and the tenant; The date on which the lease was signed; The address of the unit the tenant is renting; The beginning and ending dates for the period during which the tenant has the right to rent the unit; The amount of rent the tenant must pay; The time when rent is due, along with procedures for collecting rent, any policies regarding late fees or penalties for returned checks; The amount of any... Read more

As the preference for nonsmoking rental properties grows alongside increased government regulations, landlords who wish to initiate a smoking ban have to develop a plan...

by Morgan Oney, CAM I noticed throughout my time on site that so many leasing consultants don’t respond to leads properly. More than likely, it’s lack of...

Rental applications, leases, and virtually every landlord form you’ve heard of – and some that you’ve never heard of, used to be in the exclusive...

Rent it Right by Janet Portman, Inman News Q: Our lease says that we can renew our lease for another year, “at market rates.” Now it’s time to renew,...