The California landlord's law book
Subtitle: Rights & responsibilities
By: David Brown, Ralph Warner & Janet Portman
Contributors: Portman, Janet
Edition: 16th ed.
Publisher: Nolo; NOLO
Published: 2015
Place of publication: Berkeley, Calif
Language: eng
Number of pages: 474
ISBN-13: 9781413320862
Subjects: Landlord and tenant
Other titles: Rights & responsibilities
Description: Choosing tenants, preparing a lease, avoiding fair housing violations, and handling deposits according to law are just a few of the procedures California landlords must master or risk losing money or facing legal hassles. For nearly 30 years, this book has been guiding landlords safely and efficiently through the maze of regulations that affect them, and keeping them profitable and out of legal hot water.
Notes: "March 2015"--T.p. verso.

Includes index.

Previous ed.: 2013.
Table of contents: title: The California landlord's legal companion; title: Renting your property : how to choose tenants and avoid legal pitfalls; title: Understanding leases and rental agreements; title: Basic rent rules; title: Rent control; title: Security deposits; title: Property managers; title: Getting the tenant moved in; title: Lawyers, legal research, eviction services, and mediation; title: Discrimination; title: Cotenants, subtenants, and guests; title: The landlord's duty to repair and maintain the property; title: The landlord's liability for dangerous conditions, criminal acts, and environmental health hazards; title: The landlord's right of entry and tenant's privacy; title: Raising rents and changing other terms of tenancy; title: Retaliatory rent increases and evictions; title: The three-day notice to pay rent or quit; title: Self-help evictions, utility terminations, and taking tenants' property; title: Terminating tenancies; title: When a tenant leaves : month-to-month tenancies, fixed-term leases, abandonment, and death of a tenant; title: Returning security deposits; title: Property abandoned by a tenant; title: Appendixes: Rent control chart ; How to use the interactive forms on the Nolo website.