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Janet Portman, Attorney

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As Nolo's managing editor, Portman oversees editorial work on all Nolo books. She specializes in residential and commercial landlord/tenant law, legal issues related to courts, landlords and tenants, and neighbor disputes. She is the author or co-author of Every Landlord's Legal Guide, Every Landlord's Guide to Finding Great Tenants, Every Tenant's Legal Guide, Renters' Rights, Negotiate the Best Lease for Your Business, Leases & Rental Agreements, LeaseWriter Plus (software), The California Landlord's Law Book: Rights and Responsibilities, and California Tenants' Rights. A nationally syndicated columnist with Inman News, Portman's column, "Rent It Right," appears regularly in the Boston Globe, Los Angeles Times, and other prominent newspapers and websites. Portman received undergraduate and graduate degrees from Stanford University and a law degree from Santa Clara University. Before joining Nolo in 1994, she practiced law as a public defender.


Listen to an interview with this author:

Renter's Rights: Part 1
Renter's Rights: Part 2
What's the Best Way to Screen Tenants?
What if a Commercial Landlord Says 'Take it or Leave it'?


Products by Janet Portman, Attorney:

Break Your Lease Without Breaking the Law

The California Landlord's Law Book: Rights & Responsibilities

California Tenants' Rights

Every Landlord's Guide to Finding Great Tenants

Every Landlord's Legal Guide

Every Tenant's Legal Guide

Get Your Security Deposit Back

Leases & Rental Agreements

Negotiate the Best Lease for Your Business

Renters' Rights: The Basics

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