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Forms
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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.
List of Forms
- Landlord/Tenant Checklist
- Fixed-Term Residential Lease
- Month-to-Month Residential Rental Agreement
- Notice Requesting Repair of Premises
- Notice of Rent Withholding
- Prejudgment Claim of Right to Possession
- Blank Numbered Legal Paper
- Blank Numbered Legal Paper with Superior
Court Heading
- Proof of Service by Mail
- Demurrer
- Points and Authorities in Support of Demurrer
- Notice of Hearing on Demurrer
- Answer - Unlawful Detainer
- Request to Inspect and for Production of
Documents
- Form Interrogatories - Unlawful Detainer
- Settlement Agreement
- Demand for Jury Trial
- Application and Declaration for Relief from
Eviction
- Order Granting Relief from Eviction
- Application and Declaration for Stay of
Eviction
- Order Granting Stay of Eviction
- Notice of Appeal and Notice to Prepare Clerk's
Transcript
- Claim of Right to Possession and Notice
of Hearing
- Collective Bargaining Agreement
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California Tenants' Rights
By Attorneys Janet Portman & David Brown, Nolo Press
Venue:
Description:
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
Table of Contents
Introduction
1. Some General Things You Should Know
- A. Who Is Your Landlord?
- B. Renters' Tax Credit
- C. Lawyers
- D. Typing Services
- E. Legal Research
- F. Mediation
2. Looking for a Place and Renting It
- A. Get Organized
- B. Learn About Rental Agreements
- C. Fees and Deposits
- D. Rental Applications and Credit Reports
- E. How to Check a Place Over
- F. How to Bargain for the Best Deal
- G. Get All Promises in Writing
- H. The Landlord-Tenant Checklist
- I. Your Responsibilities as a Tenant
- J. Co-Signing Leases
3. Sharing a Home
- A. Is It Legal to Live Together?
- B. The Legal Obligations of Roommates to the Landlord
- C. The Legal Obligations of Roommates to Each Other
- D. Having a Friend Move In
- E. Guests
4. All About Rent
- A. When Is Rent Due?
- B. Late Charges
- C. Partial Rent Payments
- D. Rent Increases: General Law
- E. Rent Increase Notices
- F. Rent Control
- G. General Types of Rent Control Laws
- H. Rent Control Board Hearings
- I. What to Do If the Landlord Violates Rent Control
Rules
- J. Specific Provisions of Rent Control Laws
5. Discrimination
- A. Forbidden Types of Discrimination
- B. Legal Reasons to Discriminate
- C. How to Tell If a Landlord Is Discriminating
- D. What to Do About Discrimination
- E. Sexual Harassment by Landlords or Managers
6. The Obnoxious Landlord and Your Right to Privacy
- A. Your Landlord's Right of Entry
- B. What to Do About a Landlord's Improper Entry
- C. Other Types of Invasions of Privacy
7. Major Repairs & Maintenance
- A. Your Basic Right to Livable Premises
- B. Your Repair and Maintenance Responsibilities
- C. Agreeing to Be Responsible for Repairs
- D. How to Get Action From Your Landlord: The Light Touch
- E. What to Do If the Landlord Won't Make Repairs
8. Minor Repairs & Maintenance
- A. Minor Repairs: What Are They?
- B. The Landlord's Responsibilities
- C. Agreeing to Do Maintenance
- D. Getting the Landlord to Make Minor Repairs
- E. Making Minor Repairs Yourself
9. Alterations & Satellite Dishes
- A. Improvements That Become Part of the Property
- B. Improving Your Rental Unit Without Enriching Your
Landlord
- C. Cable TV Access
- D. Satellite Dishes and Other Antennas
10. Injuries on the Premises
- A. What to Do If You're Injured
- B. Is the Landlord Liable?
- C. If You're at Fault, Too
- D. How Much Money You're Entitled To
11. Environmental Hazards
- A. Asbestos
- B. Lead
- C. Radon
- D. Carbon Monoxide
- E. Mold
12. Crime on the Premises
- A. The Landlord's Basic Duty to Keep You Safe
- B. Problems With Other Tenants
- C. Illegal Activity on the Property and Nearby
- D. Getting Results From the Landlord
- E. Protecting Yourself
13. Breaking a Lease, Subleasing, and Other Leasing Problems
- A. What Happens When the Lease Runs Out
- B. Subleases and Assignments
- C. Subleasing With the Idea of Returning Later
- D. How to Break a Lease
- E. Belongings You Leave Behind
14. Security Deposits and Last Month's Rent
- A. Amount of Deposit
- B. Nonrefundable Deposits
- C. What the Deposits May Be Used For
- D. Landlord's Duty to Return Deposit
- E. Effect of Sale of Premises on Security Deposits
- F. May the Landlord Increase the Security Deposit?
- G. Avoiding Deposit Problems
- H. If the Landlord Won't Return Your Deposit
- I. Rent Withholding as a Way to Get Deposits Back in
Advance
- J. Interest on Security Deposits
- K. Last Month's Rent
- L. If Your Landlord Demands More Money
15. Evictions
- A. Illegal Self-Help Evictions
- B. Illegal Retaliatory Evictions
- C. Overview of Eviction Procedure
- D. Termination of Tenancy Notices
- E. Your Options After a Three-Day or 30-, 60-, or 90-Day
Notice Is Served
- F. The Eviction Lawsuit
- G. Stopping an Eviction
- H. Postponing an Eviction
- I. Appeal From an Eviction
- J. After the Lawsuit-Eviction by the Sheriff
16. Tenants Acting Together
- A. Tenant Organizing
- B. Setting Up a Tenants' Organization
- C. Getting Information on the Landlord
- D. Tactics
- E. Negotiations
- F. The Agreement
17. Renter's Insurance
18. Condominium Conversion
- A. Legal Protection for Tenants
- B. Changing the Law
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