California Tenants' Rights [Paperback]

Myron Moskovitz (Author), Ralph E. Warner (Author), Janet Portman (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 2001 | Series: California Tenants' Rights

Protecting California tenants' rights since 1971!

Protect your rights as a California renter with this guide to tenant-landlord law, free of the legalese. Whether you're applying for a rental unit, defending an eviction, or "caught" in a foreclosed rental, California Tenants' Rights provides you with the specific, current information you need. Find out how 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

fiight an eviction

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 wonít follow -- national or state laws and local rent ordinances. Use this book to give you the information and tips you need to protect and assert your rights as a renter in California.

The 18th edition of California Tenants' Rights is completely updated with the latest laws and official legal forms, and covers new legislation on protections for tenants caught in foreclosed properties.

--This text refers to the Kindle Edition edition.

Editorial Reviews

Review

Buy a copy of the book Tenants' Rights...[it] is worth every penny. (San Francisco Examiner 20090101)

I love it.... Makes life easier (S. K., San Francisco, CA 20090101)

Very well written book. Gives specific advice for specific landlord/tenant situations. (Thomas B. B., Ukiah, CA 20090101)

A whole book of good ideas. (Los Angeles Times 20090101)

Want to break a lease? The landlord won't make needed repairs? Want to get your deposit back when you move out? The answer to these and many other questions about the magic of renting are answered in detail in California Tenant's Rights. (Oakland Tribune 20090101)

Recommended by the state Department of Consumer Affairs. (Sacramento Bee 20090101)

Are you shopping for an apartment, or already renting one and wondering about repairs, your rights as a tenant or collecting a security or cleaning deposit when you move? Your legal rights and how to pursue them are spelled out in California Tenant's Rights. (San Diego Union-Tribune 20090101)

Who said that attorneys can't drop the legalese and talk from the gut? Here is some straight talk on how to protect yourself from your landlord before you move in, then what to do when he turns mean. (San Francisco Bay Guardian )

Every renter in California should know about [California Tenants' Rights]... (San Francisco Chronicle ) --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

From the Author

Myron Moskovitz is a native San Franciscan who received his law degree (with honors) from the University of California in Berkeley in 1964. Since then, he has served as the Chief Attorney of the National Housing Law Project in Berkeley and Chairman of the States Commission on Housing and Community Development. Co-author of California Tenants' Rights, he has written many articles on tenants rights, and won several important cases establishing new rights for tenants. Ralph Warner is a co-founder of Nolo Press 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. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 272 pages
• Publisher: Nolo; 15th edition (January 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0873376447
• ISBN-13: 978-0873376440
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.4 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,550,623 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Yes, Even Tenants Have Rights!, June 13, 2001

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Aaron Morris, Esq. (www.toplawfirm.com) (Costa Mesa, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: California Tenants' Rights (Paperback)

Roof leaking? Sure, you can repair the problem and deduct it from your rent, but what if the landlord responds with an eviction notice? There is a lot of bad advice out there. Just because you CAN do something doesn't mean you SHOULD do something. Know your rights! This book will keep you on the right side of the law.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The book to have if your landlord is a jerk., April 6, 2002

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This review is from: California Tenants' Rights (Paperback)

If your landlord is a jerk and you want to know what he (or she) can legally do or not do, this book will help. It will also give you some idea of when to go for professional help. It is of less help in figuring out what to do before you have to bring in the lawyers. I found it very helpfull to leave this book on the coffee table when my nosy landlord was snooping around my apartment. Apparently bad landlords don't like it when tenants know their rights.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars What should a tenant's notice to terminate tenancy look like?, September 4, 2007

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J. Levine "jamstore" (Del Mar, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: California Tenants' Rights (Paperback)

Overall the book is good but there is a huge omission that has to be corrected. While there are sample forms in the book there is no sample notice to terminate tenancy. In fact, there is no information at all about what a tenant's notice to terminate should look like. This is an enormous problem and has to be corrected.

The Landlord's version of this book is much more complete. It includes a CD with PDF files for printing notices, etc. This Tenant's Rights books needs a CD with forms, including notice, to be included.