A house is burning, threatening the existence of its six tenants—including a failed priest; a naturalist; a neurosurgeon; an invalid dreaming of his anxious boyhood; and their landlord, whose relationship to the tenants is both intimate and shadowy. At times, he shares their preoccupations and memories. He will also share their fate.

A bachelor shares an apartment with two single women, much to the chagrin of their old-fashioned landlord.

"This book on renter and tenant rights discusses topics such as how to break a lease and leave early, sublet an apartment, handle unwelcome landlord intrusions, resolve roommate disputes, get a landlord to make repairs, collect a full security deposit after move out, fight discrimination or retaliation, and put one's best foot forward when applying for a rental. This edition includes updates on important state-by-state landlord-tenant laws."--

Anyone who owns or manages residential real estate, in any state, should buy this book. It provides a solid lease that can be tailored to the laws of each state, plus additional rental documents needed to start a tenancy.

Christina Antonioni is preparing for the holidays at her Nantucket toy shop, unpacking last-minute shipments and decorating for her loyal Christmas shoppers. But when her Scrooge of a landlord, Oscar Bittlesman, raises her rent, it seems nearly impossible for Christina to continue business on the wharf. Even so, Christina hopes there is a warm heart underneath Oscar's steely exterior. When she bonds with Wink, his sweet, young granddaughter who frequents...

Marisa and Jake are a perfect couple. Their new lodger, Kate, and her rent payments will give them the income they need to start trying for a baby. Sure, Kate doesn't seem to care about personal boundaries and is occasionally overly familiar with Jake. But as Jake and Marisa are put through months of fertility treatments and false starts, Kate's boundary-pushing turns into an all-out obsession. Why does she seem to know everything about Marisa and...

Shares concise information tailored to the needs of property owners with minimal experience and covers such topics as evaluating a property's profit potential, handling repairs, and managing problem tenants.

B.J. Clark, the manager of an old-fashioned inn in Vermont, resents the efforts of the inn's new owner, Taylor Reynolds, to modernize it, and Gwen Lacrosse is intrigued by her mother's irritating new boarder, Luke Powers.