$13.49
Author: Portman Attorney Janet
Brand: NOLO
Edition: Twenty second
Number Of Pages: 488
Details: Review
“Every renter in California should know about [California Tenants’ Rights]…” San Francisco Chronicle
“Want to break a lease? The landlord won’t make needed repairs? Want to get your deposit back when you move out? These and many other questions … are answered in detail in California Tenants’ Rights.” Oakland Tribune
“First published in 1972, the guide for renters and California has been completely rewritten to reflect the current law. It consider such aspects as looking for a place and renting it, sharing a home, discrimination, tenant’s right to privacy, minor repairs and maintenance, injuries on the premises, environmental hazards, crime on the premises, security deposits and last month’s rent, overview of eviction and tenancy termination, the eviction lawsuit, renters’ insurance, and condominium conversion. Appended are a rent control chart, printed forms, and instructions on how to use the online interactive forms. Eithne O’Leyne, Editor, ProtoView
Product Description
The go-to survival guide for California tenants
California tenants have many rights, especially those lucky enough to have rent control. But knowing and enforcing these rights can be difficult. Fortunately, California Tenants’ Rights, the leading tenant guide for more than 45 years, provides all the information and key forms tenants need to:
find a good rental in a competitive market understand the rules regarding service and support animals deal with a problem roommate or noisy neighbor stop landlord intrusions of privacy get the landlord to make repairs or deal with mold or bedbugs fight illegal discrimination, harassment, or retaliation break a lease with minimal liability respond to a late rent or termination notice get as much of the deposit back as possible, and fight an eviction, with line-by-line instructions on completing required forms.
The 22nd edition includes updated information on state eviction rules and forms, local rent control ordinances, and tenant rights to sublet on Airbnb.
With Downloadable Forms & Sample Letters: download a lease and eviction defense forms, plus more than two dozen sample letters and emails (details inside).
About the Author
Nolo’s Executive Editor, Janet Portman oversees editorial work on all Nolo books, articles, and websites. She specializes in residential and commercial landlord/tenant law, legal issues related to courts, and criminal law. She is the author or a coauthor of Every Landlord’s Legal Guide, Every Landlord’s Guide to Finding Great Tenants, First-Time Landlord: Your Guide to Renting Out a Single-Family Home, Every Tenant’s Legal Guide, Renters’ Rights, Leases & Rental Agreements, The California Landlord’s Law Book: Rights and Responsibilities, and California Tenants’ Rights. Portman received undergraduate and graduate degrees from Stanford University and a law degree from Santa Clara University School of Law. Before joining Nolo in 1994, she practiced law as a public defender.
Attorney J. Scott Weaver has been a San Francisco tenant and housing activist for over 40 years. He’s spent the last 30 years exclusively representing San Francisco Bay Area tenants. Scott has litigated several hundred tenant cases involving eviction, wrongful eviction, and habitability issues (including mold, asbestos, and bedbugs), and has brought tenant class action lawsuits. He has taught landlord tenant law at various legal education seminars.
Release Date: 30-06-2020
Package Dimensions: 28x274x1134
