"But you told me when I rented this place that...!"

Dealing with a landlord or property manager can be challenging, to say the least. Doing it successfully requires not only knowing your rights under landlord-tenant law, but also, if necessary, asserting them. It also means coping with your landlord's business policies and idiosyncrasies.

Whether you rent (or own) property, you already know just how bad a failed landlord-tenant relationship can be. But here's an excellent way to get any landlord-tenant relationship off to a good start and minimize the possibility of future misunderstandings and legal problems: use the downloadable eForms in this kit to put all agreements and concerns in writing.

This kit contains the nine forms you'll need to put your concerns in writing. And although most of these agreements are geared toward tenants, conscientious landlords will also find them useful.

The eFormKit includes:

• Dispute Resolution Clause
• Apartment-Finding Service Checklist
• Rental Application
• Fixed-Term Residential Lease
• Month-to-Month Residential Rental Agreement
• Cancellation of Lease
• Consent to Assignment of Lease
• Landlord-Tenant Checklist
• Notice of Needed Repairs
• Tenant's Notice of Intent to Move Out

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• Dispute Resolution Clause
• Apartment-Finding Service Checklist
• Rental Application
• Fixed-Term Residential Lease
• Month-to-Month Residential Rental Agreement
• Cancellation of Lease
• Consent to Assignment of Lease
• Landlord-Tenant Checklist
• Notice of Needed Repairs
• Tenant’s Notice of Intent to Move Out

Operating system: Windows- and Macintosh-compatible. The computer you use to purchase an eFormKit must be the same computer you will download it to. (For example, don't purchase the eFormKit using your computer at work if you intend to download it later on to your home computer; instead, wait until you're on the computer you intend to download the eFormKit to and then make your purchase. After you've downloaded the file, you will be able to "transfer" it to another computer by copying it to external media or by email.) In addition, you will not be able to download this file if:

• cookies are disabled on your computer, or
• a firewall prevents you from downloading files from the Internet.

Software: Before you can use an eFormKit, additional software must be installed:
To expand the ZIP archive you download after making your purchase, you'll need:

• A decompression utility such as the following, both of which can be downloaded for free:

• 7-Zip (http://www.7-zip.org) (for Windows users).
• StuffIt Expander (http://my.smithmicro.com/mac/stuffit/expander.html) (for Macintosh). Please note: Many recently manufactured Macs have a native capability to decompress zip files. See your computer's user manual for verification of this and instructions for access.

To open and print an eFormKit, you need Adobe Acrobat Reader 5.0 or greater, or another program that "reads" PDF (portable document format) files. (Download Adobe Reader for free from http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html.)
To open, fill out and print word-processing forms included in an eFormKit, you need a word processor that "reads" RTF (rich text format) files:

• Windows XP & Vista both come with WordPad, an RTF-compatible word processor.
• Macintosh OS X comes with TextEdit, an RTF-compatible word processor; non-OS X users need Word 5.0 or greater, WordPerfect 2.1 or greater, or another RTF-compatible word processor.