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California Tenants' Rights

Pub. Date: Apr 2007
Edition: 17th
Pages: 432 pp
ISBN: 9781413305739
Forms: 27 forms
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Summary

Millions have relied on California Tenants' Rights since 1971! 

Many tenants have to deal with roommates who don't pull their weight, neighbors who routinely engage in illegal activities, landlords who don't know -- or won’t follow -- national or state laws and local rent ordinances. With California Tenants' Rights, you'll have what you need to:

  • understand and negotiate a lease
  • inspect a rental before moving in
  • fight discrimination
  • get needed repairs and maintenance
  • deal with a nosy landlord
  • break a lease with minimum fall-out
  • get your security deposit back
  • figure out rules for rent increases
  • fight an eviction

The 17th edition is completely updated with the latest laws and official legal forms, and now covers the new bankruptcy rules and how it affects evictions.

Press Reviews

"Want to break a lease? The landlord won’t make needed repairs? Want to get your deposit back when you move out? The answer to these and many other questions about the magic of renting are answered in detail in California Tenant’s Rights."
Oakland Tribune
"Are you shopping for an apartment, or already renting one and wondering about repairs, your rights as a tenant or collecting a security or cleaning deposit when you move? Your legal rights and how to pursue them are spelled out in California Tenant’s Rights."
San Diego Union-Tribune
"Who said that attorneys can’t drop the legalese and talk from the gut? Here is some straight talk on how to protect yourself from your landlord before you move in, then what to do when he turns mean."
San Francisco Bay Guardian
"Buy a copy of the book Tenants’ Rights...[it] is worth every penny."
San Francisco Examiner
"Every renter in California should know about [California Tenants' Rights]..."
San Francisco Chronicle
"Recommended by the state Department of Consumer Affairs."
Sacramento Bee
"A whole book of good ideas."
Los Angeles Times

Customer Reviews

I love it.... Makes life easier

S. K.,
San Francisco

Very well written book. Gives specific advice for specific landlord/tenant situations.

Thomas B.
Ukiah, CA

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