Every California landlord and residential property manager should have The California Landlord's Law Book: Rights & Responsibilities. The definitive guide for California landlord's for over 15 years, it clearly and comprehensively covers everything you need to know about:
*security deposits
*leases and rental agreements
*inspections
*habitability
*liability
*lead paint
*discrimination
*rent control
*satellite dishes
The book provides you with all the forms you need as tear-out and agreements, including:
*rental applications
*leases and rental agreements
*3-day, 30-, 60- and 90-day notices
*and much more
The 9th edition provides the latest rules for security deposits, terminating tenancies, landlord entry, a tenant's right to an initial move-out inspection -- and much more.
David Brown practices law in the Monterey, California area, where he has represented both landlords and tenants in hundreds of court cases -- most of which he felt could have been avoided if both sides were more fully informed about landlord/tenant law. Brown, a graduate of Stanford University (chemistry) and the University of Santa Clara Law School, also teaches law at the Monterey College of Law and is the author of Fight Your Ticket (CA version), Beat Your Ticket (the national version), The Landlord's Law Book, Vol. 1: Rights and Responsibilities; The Landlord's Law Book, Vol. 2: Evictions and co-author of How to Change Your Name in California and The Guardianship Book for California.
Ralph Warner is a co-founder and e-publisher of Nolo.com and one of the pioneers of the self-help law movement. A graduate of Princeton University and the Boalt School of Law (U.C. Berkeley), he is the author of many books and articles aimed at making our legal system more accessible and democratic.