California Landlord's Law Book, the Rights : Rights and Responsibilities

By David W. Brown

Book Overview

The legal information and forms every California landlord needs

Choosing tenants, raising the rent, returning deposits, and maintaining rental property--these are just a few of the things landlords do that are strictly regulated by California law. To avoid problems and hefty legal fees, rental property owners and managers need to know and comply with federal, state, and local rules, and use the proper legal forms. Fortunately, everything you need is in this book.

Rent control and eviction protections are blossoming throughout California, with even small municipalities enacting local ordinances that affect rent, terminations, and notices. This book contains a unique rent control chart that explains key provisions and gives information on how to learn more. No California landlord can afford to do business without checking for local ordinances and following them.

With The California Landlord's Law Book: Rights & Responsibilities you'll learn how to:

screen prospective tenants--without discriminating illegally prepare (and enforce) leases and rental agreements collect and return security deposits raise the rent and change other terms of the tenancy hire, work with, and fire property managers keep up with repairs and maintenance restrict subletting and short-term rentals act promptly when rent is late, and terminate a tenancy.

With Downloadable Forms

Download and customize more than 40 essential legal forms, including a lease and rental agreement (in both English and Spanish), tailored to meet California law (details inside).

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 141332617X
• ISBN13: 9781413326178
• Release Date: August 1970
• Publisher: NOLO
• Length: 552 Pages
• Weight: 0.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 8.5" x 11.0"

Customer Reviews

Excellent Information

This is an excellent book with loads of information and handy tips. I'm not the landlord but I am the manager. This book sure helps me complete my obligations without calling the owner for advice etc. Also, the forms are handy and easy to download and use. I highly recommend this publication.

Outstanding!!!

I purchased this book along with a couple of other books by Nolo when I found out my county court house Law Library uses it. These books really spell things out in layman's terms. I took my tenants to court and won! I will definitely keep buying these books!

It's the Landlord's Bible!

This book saved me! A realtor friend turned me on to it and I can't thank her enough!

Indispensible!

I had the 10th edition and facing evicting a problem tenant. What a headache since California forms had changed a fair bit. Updating to the 12th ed. changed everything in regards to filling out forms and knowing that I crossed every t and dotted every i totally correctly since it walks you through the most current forms numbered item by numbered item. Now, when I get done with these forms I actually think that they're beautiful (now that's a bit weird I think). It really has put so much power back into my hands, vs. being a victim of the CA bureaucracy!

This is a MUST read for any Landlord

I just bought my first rental and used this book for everything from screening tenants to the agreement forms. I found the book easy to read yet detailed in terms of the legal ramifications when renting in California. When I had an outside attorney review my agreement, they had nothing to add or suggest, it was all covered. Not bad!