Landlords' Rights & Duties in California: With Form

John J. Talamo; Mark Warda

ISBN 10: 1570713596 / ISBN 13: 9781570713590

Published by Sourcebooks Inc, 1998

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Landlords' Rights & Duties in California: With Form
• Publisher: Sourcebooks Inc
• Publication Date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1570713596
• ISBN 13: 9781570713590
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Under California law, if you do not follow the exact procedures required of landlords, you can be liable to tenants for thousands of dollars in damages and attorney's fees. Landlords' Rights & Duties in California explains California's landlord/tenant laws in simple language so you can protect your rights and your investment. This book thoroughly explains what to do and how to do it, with forms, flowcharts and examples from actual cases. Complete with step-by-step instructions and the forms you need, this book can significantly reduce your costs and potential liability as a landlord. It explains and gives guidelines for: Tenant's application Suits for back rent Evictions Pets Claims on security deposits Discrimination laws Bad check notices Maintenance rules Abandoned property rules Using Self-Help Law Books

About the Author

John J. Talamo is an attorney in Orange County, California. He is a graduate of the University of Notre Dame and Detroit College of Law at Michigan State University. He is the author of The Real Estate Dictionary which has sold over two million copies and is used nationally by government agencies, title companies, escrow companies and real estate agents. He has taught real estate courses on a part time basis for many years and is currently an adjunct professor at DeVry Institute of Technology, Ponoma, CA. Mark Warda received his B.A. from the University of Illinois in Chicago and his J.D. from the University of Illinois in Champaign. He is also a licensed real estate broker and has taught numerous seminars on real estate law. He practiced law in Clearwater, Florida, then gave up a busy practice to publish self-help law books. He has written or co-authored over forty books, including How to Win in Small Claims Court in California and How to Negotiate Real Estate Contracts.