As the nights of Hanukkah are celebrated, Dr. Gideon Bowen and Eden Berman's relationship grows well beyond the boundaries of simply landlord and tenant.

"Written for the millions of landlords who own a single-family home, condo, or small (less than four unit) rental property, [this book] covers everyday skills a hands-on landlord needs, including how to: retain good, long-term tenants with regular communication; handle nitty-gritty maintenance-- from snow removal to toilet clogs to painting; avoid conflicts over late rent, unauthorized roommates, and clutter; limit costly tenant turnovers and vacancies;...

"Award-winning, bestselling novelist and travel writer Colin Thubron returns to fiction with his first novel in more than a decade, a searing, poetic masterwork of memory. 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...

Rupert Rigby is the landlord of a rundown boarding house. Like Archie Bunker in the U.S., Rupert has some very strong opinions. His tenants include a long-haired medical student, a love starved administrator, and an urbane African prince.

A couple rents a cottage to a quiet novelist and soon his past turns into their nightmare.

"The sole tenant in a run-down tenement, Harry Lesser is struggling to finish a novel, but his solitary pursuit of the sublime grows complicated when Willie Spearmint, a black writer ambivalent toward Jews, moves in to the building. Harry and Willie are artistic rivals and unwilling neighbors, and their uneasy peace is disturbed by the presence of Willie's white girlfriend, Irene, and the landlord Levenspiel's attempts to evict both men and demolish...

This exciting book provides solid tips in planning for a first apartment, including strategies to help in searching for one. It also offers readers guidance in trying to avoid possible differences with roommates (such as suggestions for terms to be covered in a roommate agreement). Students learn about planning for the costs of living on their own, budgeting for expenses, including moving, rent, utilities, food, transportation, and maintenance, as...

A slow-witted but strong slaughterhouse worker who is hired by a slumlord to break a tenant strike accidentally kills one of the strike leaders. He is then drawn into a doomed affair with the landlord's wife.

"Moving into one's own apartment is one of life's most important milestones, yet it is one fraught with pitfalls. Readers of this guide will get lots of insider tips about how to make smart decisions that will put them in a great living space at a price that will not jeopardize their financial health. They will learn all about leases and subletting agreements, security deposits, budgeting for monthly rent, dividing bill-paying responsibilities with...