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.
For more than 30 years, The California Landlord’s Law Book: Rights & Responsibilities has been the leading source of legal information for hundreds of thousands of California landlords. This edition has been completely updated to cover state and federal laws and local rent control ordinances. It includes dozens of California-specific forms, such as leases and rental agreements, all with complete, easy-to-follow instructions tailored to state law.
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 a property manager
keep up with repairs and maintenance
restrict tenants from subletting or hosting short-term guests
act promptly when rent is late, and
terminate a tenancy.
All forms are downloadable through a special link in the book .
Tabella dei contenuti
1. Renting Your Property: How to Choose Tenants and Avoid Legal Pitfalls
2. Understanding Leases and Rental Agreements
3. Basic Rent Rules
4. Rent Control
5. Security Deposits
6. Property Managers
7. Getting the Tenant Moved In
8. Lawyers, Legal Research, Eviction Services, and Mediation
9. Discrimination
10. Cotenants, Subtenants, and Guests
11. The Landlord’s Duty to Repair and Maintain the Property
12. The Landlord’s Liability for Dangerous Conditions, Criminal Acts, and Environmental Health Hazards
13. The Landlord’s Right of Entry and Tenant’s Privacy
14. Raising Rents and Changing Other Terms of Tenancy
15. Retaliatory Rent Increases and Evictions
16. The Three-Day Notice to Pay Rent or Quit
17. Self-Help Evictions, Utility Terminations, and Taking Tenants’ Property
18. Terminating Tenancies
19. When a Tenant Leaves: Month-to-Month Tenancies, Fixed-Term Leases, Abandonment, and Death of a Tenant
20. Returning Security Deposits
21. Property Abandoned by a Tenant
Appendixes A Rent Control Chart
B How to Use the Interactive Forms on the Nolo Website
Index
Circa l’autore
Janet Portman, Nolo’s executive editor specializes in residential and commercial landlord/tenant law. She is the author or coauthor of Every Landlord’s Legal Guide, Every Tenant’s Legal Guide, Renters’ Rights, Leases & Rental Agreements, The California Landlord’s Law Book: Rights and Responsibilities, and others. Portman received undergraduate and graduate degrees from Stanford University and a law degree from Santa Clara University. Before joining Nolo in 1994, she practiced law as a public defender.
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