The California Landlord's Law Book: Rights & Responsibilities (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781413332506)

Choosing tenants, raising the rent, returning deposits, and maintaining rental property--these are just a few of the things landlords do that are strictly regulated by California law. To avoid problems and hefty legal fees, rental property owners and managers need to know and comply with federal, state, and local rules, and use the proper legal forms. Fortunately, everything you need is in this book.

Rent control and eviction protections are blossoming throughout California, with new state-wide protections and even small municipalities enacting local ordinances that affect rent, terminations, and notices. This book contains a unique rent control chart that explains key provisions and gives information on how to learn more. No California landlord can afford to do business without checking for local ordinances and following them.

• screen
  prospective tenants--without discriminating illegally

• prepare (and enforce) leases and rental
  agreements

• determine
  whether the state-wide rent control and eviction protection
  law applies to your property

• collect
  and return security deposits

• raise
  the rent and change other terms of the tenancy

• hire,
  work with, and fire property managers

• keep
  up with repairs and maintenance

• restrict
  subletting and short-term rentals

• act
  promptly when rent is late, and

• terminate
  a tenancy.