Tenants' Rights in California, 2E (Legal Survival Guides)

Signing a lease is easy. Understanding what you have obligated yourself to may not be. Whether your landlord is unresponsive to your needs, you want to make a change to your agreement or if your landlord is simply doing you wrong, you have rights that deserve protecting. Let Tenants' Rights in California help you stand up to your landlord and easily resolve problems. Learn how to: - Protect Your Security Deposit - Change the Terms of Your Lease - Avoid Problems with Your Landlord - Force Your Landlord to Make Repairs Essential documents you need to: - Understand Your Lease - Document Problems - Ensure the Return of Your Deposit - Avoid Eviction - And much more . . . "Their legal survival guides are dynamite and very readable." -Small Business Opportunities "Explaining the way the law works." -Daily Herald "Sphinx [legal guides] are staples of legal how-to collections." -Library Journal "An established legal guide." -Smart Money Finding a place to rent Leases and rental agreements Discrimination Security deposits Special agreements Changing terms Day care Problems during the tenancy Responsibility for maintenance Health considerations and California law Landlord's liabilities Problems at the end of the tenancy Terminating a tenancy Reasons for eviction Dealing with eviction Tenants' organizations Roommates, lodgers, and the law Self storage facilities.