California Tenants' Rights (17h edition) |
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ISBN: 1-4133-0573-3
-Can a landlord turn you away because you have kids? Do you know when it's legal for a landlord to enter your home? How can you force a landlord to make basic repairs-without jeopardizing your tenancy? In order to protect your rights, you need to know your rights. That's where California Tenants' Rights comes in. This accessible guide offers straightforward information on the issues that matter-from getting tEe oven -fixedfast-to-getting your-depositback when you move out. You'll learn essential information on:
- credit reports and criminal background checks: what's in them, how to dispute them
- leases and rental agreements: how to spot illegal clauses
- fair housing: what to do when facing discrimination
- security deposits: how much can the landlord demand, and when you should get it back
- roommates: reach a fair agreement and resolve disputes
- repairs and maintenance: how to get the landlord to do them
- privacy: when can the landlord enter, and for what reasons
- fighting an eviction: understand the process and use the forms and instructions to present your case
California Tenants' Rights is one of Nolo's oldest and most trusted titles. First published in 1972, it has helped countless California renters understand and assert their rights. No other book gives Californians access to current, accurate legal information in easy-to-understand plain English.
The newly revised and updated 1ihedition includes current court forms, explains the impact of the new bankruptcy law, and reflects other legislative and judicial changes in landlord-tenant law.
About the Authors:
Attorney and Nolo editor Janet Portman is an expert on landlordtenant law and co-author of many Nolo titles, including Every Landlord's Legal Guide, Every Tenants Legal Guide and Renters' Rights. David Brown, an attorney who practices law in Monterey, California, is the author and coauthor of severafNofobooks- - including The California Landlord's Law Book series.
