Landlord Tenant National Newsletter March 2009

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Landlords Tenants Investors Attorneys

March 2009 National Edition

Our 11th Year !

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In this issue of RentLaw.com

It's Tax Time

New Features in RentLaw.com

It's Tax Time Again. For Tenants with a security deposit, you may have a received an interest statement from your landlord. It's not much. For Example One percent (1%) of $1,000 is $10. Costs more to send and print your statement. In some states, the landlord may not have to pay interest. Tenants Read about your Security Deposit .

Landlords should review all their income and expenses. Supplies, Insurance, a portion of their auto if used for rental activity, Repairs, Interest, Utilities etc. See our complete Tax Deduction Guide for Landlords and always review with your Certified Public Accountant.

RentLaw.com Tax Deductions

It's our eleventh year and we still are looking for ways to bring you more information that's easy to find in one place regardless where you live or your friend lives. So here are a few things we have introduced and in our labs:

1.	Tenant Screening Services - RentLaw.com co-launches Two new services.
-	We affiliated with Transunion's MySmartMove to bring you an online tenant screening service.
-	We partnered with AdvantageTenant with their Tenant Scoring Services.
2.	We affiliated with MyNewPlace.com to include them in our Apartment Search Tool.
5.	In our Labs - our affiliate with Trulia.com to bring you local home price guides and local information.
6.	New Search Tools Subjects return results / related laws and services on subject / location searched .
7.	Spanish Services: In Progress. State and Local Laws in Spanish. and
8.	segureparainquilinos.com "Renters Insurance for Tenants" . In Labs.
9.	DormWorld.com Student Housing and Corresponding Laws Guide

Also this month:

Housing Voucher Programs

Renters Insurance

"I can't afford to live here anymore..." More and more people are uttering these words. Why? Whether you own or rent, you might be saying the same thing. It happens in cities as well as small towns as people try to escape high rents, taxes or other issues. Section 8 or Housing Voucher Programs are there to help those in need. Landlords can participate by accepting tenants from these programs by applying the same criteria as other tenants.