LANDLORD - TENANT SURVIVAL MANUAL BY JACK MILLER

THE SYMBIOTIC TENANT/LANDLORD RELATIONSHIP

There's a certain evolution in life that influences where and how we live; and whether or not we own or rent our living quarters or spaces where we conduct business. Once we leave our parents' (or in-laws`) homes, most of us start out as tenants living in property owned by someone else. We may rented dormitory rooms at college, sharing them with roommates. Or occupy "quarters" as members of various military services. Or move into a rented apartment, condo, house, or mobile home either alone or with others.

Table of Contents:

1 The Symbiotic Tenant/Landlord Relationship
5 The World According To Tenants
9 The World According to Landlords
12 Tenants and Landlords Want Different Pieces of the Same Pie
13 Legal Requirements of Landlords
19 Legal Requirements of Tenants
22 Focusing Upon Legalities Creates Problems
23 Motivating Landlords to Offer More for Less
28 Getting Tenants to Pay Higher Rents
33 How to Build Cooperative Relationships
38 Using Sweat Equity to Save Money
40 Using Options With Leases
43 How to Motivate Landlords and Tenants to Sign Long Leases
48 How to Get Landlords to Install Better Appliances
51 How to Motivate Landlords to Refurbish a Rental
52 How To Recover the Costs of Decorating Leased Premises
54 How to Get Landlords to Avoid Rent Raises for Years
57 How to Avoid Eviction For Non-Payment of Rent
59 How to Keep the Landlord from Selling Your Home
61 How to Build a Profitable Relationship With Your Landlord
63 How to Convert Your Landlord Into a Financial Ally
64 How to Use Options to Build Equity and To Recover Costs
66 How to Buy a Home Using Prior Rents for the Down Payment
68 How to Use Landlords' Connections and Credit to Buy a Home
72 How to Get Your Landlord to Reward You For Buying a Home
74 How to Get Your Deposit Back When You Move Out
77 How to Cultivate a Long Term Relationship That Will Endure