The Florida Landlord S Manual

All of the need-to-know information, nitty-gritty details, step-by-step checklists, ready-to-use agreements, forms, notices and letters and practical advice that Florida's do-it-yourself residential landlords and property management professionals need to know about in order to run a profitable rental housing business.

Maximize your efforts with this practice-oriented handbook for residential landlord-tenant matters. With insightful perspective from the bench, the author skillfully presents a road map for success in these proceedings. This manual supplies practical guidance for eviction procedures, non-payment of rent, breach of lease, termination of rental agreement, grievance hearings in public housing, deposits held by landlords, mobile homes, retaliatory eviction, burdens of proof, & evidentiary requirements. It also contains the only comprehensive analysis of the Florida Mobile Home Landlord-Tenant Act, & extensive coverage of attorneys' fees.

: ... Practice-oriented handbook for residential landlord-tenant matters. With insightful perspective from the bench, the author skillfully presents a road map for success in these proceedings. This manual supplies practical guidance for eviction procedures, non-payment of rent, breach of lease, termination of rental agreement, grievance hearings in public housing, deposits held by landlords, mobile homes, retaliatory eviction, burdens of proof, and evidentiary requirements. It also contains the only comprehensive analysis of the Florida Mobile Home Landlord-Tenant Act, and extensive coverage of attorneys' fees.

Understanding your rights and responsibilities under Florida landlord/tenant law is essential to becoming a successful and profitable landlord in the state of Florida. A basic knowledge of the Florida law can help avoid becoming liable to tenants for damages and attorney's fees. Landlords' Right & Duties in Florida discusses issues including dealing with problems during a tenancy, protecting yourself from liability for injuries and crimes, and evicting a tenant. This guide provides east-to-understand explanations of landlord/tenant law, as well as blank forms, flow charts, and examples from actual cases. Using this book can help save you money and avoid potential liabilities. -Screening Prospective Tenants -Protecting Yourself from Liabilities -Evicting a Tenant -Changing the Terms of a Tenancy -Making a Claim for Damages -Terminating a Tenancy, Early Ready-to-Use Forms with Instructions: Apartment Lease Rental Agreement Notice of Termination Back Check Notice Eviction Summons and many more... -Florida statutes -Eviction flowcharts -Step-by-step instructions -Ready-to-use, blank forms

The second edition of The Florida Landlord’s Manual has been updated, revised and expanded from seventeen to twenty meaty chapters. Over the past eleven years, this user-friendly manual has become the hands-on guide for thousands of do-it-yourself residential landlords in Florida. This one-of-a-kind manual is packed full with reliable, up-to-date, ready-to-use information, and detailed step-by-step instructions on exactly how to: 1. Maximum your rental income and minimize your expenses. 2. Insure your rental property, reduce your risks and limit your personal liability as landlord. 3. Use computer software to maintain income, expense, tenant, property, tax and insurance records. 4. Write a rental agreement that’s fully enforceable in county civil court, and protects your rights and interests as landlord. 5. Maintain your rental property without getting ripped-off by repairmen and contractors. 6. Properly hold and refund tenants’ security deposits. 7. Set and raise monthly rental rates. 8. Thoroughly screen tenant applicants so you only rent to financially responsible, law abiding adults. 9. Collect monthly rental payments on the day they’re due. 10. Manage your tenants with minimum problems. 11. Use the Internet, tenant referral fees and military housing Websites to advertise your rental property. 12. Operate your residential rental housing business in full compliance with all applicable Florida Statutes and federal laws. The Florida Landlord’s Manual comes with twenty-eight ready-to-use Florida statutory legal notices and Florida landlord forms in Microsoft Word format, that you can download onto your computer in a zip file for FREE!

Sharply reduce your drafting time with this single-volume resource on negotiating and drafting commercial landlord-tenant agreements. The convenient loose-leaf handbook contains practical analysis of Florida tenancies, duties, obligations and defenses of landlords and tenants, assignments, subleasing, options to purchase, commercial leases, shopping center leases, self-storage facilities, attorney's fees and damages, and a full set of forms and checklists.

All of the nitty-gritty details, step-by-step checklists, sample agreements and realistic advice that you need to know about in order to profit from small mismanaged residential rental properties.