Record details

• ISBN: 9781413319972
• ISBN: 1413319971
• Physical Description: 496 pages : forms ; 23 cm
• Edition: 9th edition.
• Publisher: Berkeley, California : Nolo, 2014.
• Copyright: ©2013

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

1. Houses : Buying a house ; Selling your house ; Deeds -- 2. Neighbors : Boundaries ; Fences ; Trees ; Views ; Noise -- 3. Landlords and tenants : Leases and rental agreements ; Tenant selection ; Housing discrimination ; Rent and security deposits ; Tenants' privacy rights ; Satellite dishes and other antennas ; Repairs and maintenance ; Landlord liability for criminal acts and activities ; Landlord liability for lead poisoning ; Landlord liability for exposure to asbestos, mold, and bedbugs ; Insurance ; Foreclosure ; Resolving disputes -- 4. Workplace rights : Fair pay and time off ; Workplace health and safety ; Workers' compensation ; Discrimination ; Harassment ; Workplace privacy ; Losing your job -- 5. Small businesses : Before you start a small business ; Legal structures for small businesses ; Nonprofit corporations ; Small business taxes ; Home-based businesses ; Employers' rights & responsibilities -- 6. Patents : Qualifying for a patent ; Obtaining a patent ; Enforcing a patent ; Putting a patent to work ; How patents differ from copyrights and trademarks -- 7. Copyrights : Copyright basics ; Copyright ownership ; Copyright protection ; Copyright registration and enforcement -- 8. Trademarks : Types of trademarks ; Trademark protection ; Using and enforcing a trademark ; Conducting a trademark search ; Registering a trademark ; How trademarks differ from patents and copyrights -- 9. Your money : Purchasing goods and services ; Using credit and charge cards ; Using an ATM or debit card ; Strategies for repaying debts, house payments, and student loans ; Dealing with the IRS ; Debt collections ; Bankruptcy ; Rebuilding credit -- 10. Cars and driving : Buying a new car ; Leasing a car ; Buying a used car ; Financing a vehicle purchase ; Insuring your car ; Your driver's license ; If you're stopped by the police ; Drunk driving ; Traffic accidents -- 11. Wills and estate planning : Wills ; Probate ; Executors ; Avoiding probate ; Living trusts ; Estate and gift taxes ; Funeral planning and other final arrangements ; Body and organ donations -- 12. Health care directives and powers of attorney : Health care directives ; Durable powers of attorney for finances ; Conservatorships -- 13. Older Americans : Retirement plans ; Social security ; Medicare ; Finding a caregiver or residential care facility -- 14. Spouses and partners : Living together, gay or straight ; Domestic partnership and civil unions ; Premarital agreements ; Marriage ; Divorce ; Domestic violence ; Changing your name -- 15. Parents and children : Adopting a child ; Stepparent adoptions ; Adoption rights: birth parents, grandparents, and children ; Child custody and visitation ; Child support ; Guardianship of children -- 16. Courts and mediation : Representing yourself in court ; Small claims court ; Mediation ; Finding and working with a lawyer -- 17. Criminal law and procedures : Criminal law and procedure: an overview ; If you are questioned by the police ; Searches and seizures ; Arrests and interrogations ; Bail ; Getting a lawyer -- Appendix. Legal research : Learning about a particular area of the law ; Finding a specific law ; Finding answers to specific legal questions ; Finding legal forms.

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Subject:

Law > United States > Popular works.
Law > United States > Miscellanea.
Law.

Genre:

Law for laypersons.
Trivia and miscellanea.