California Tenants' Rights

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 won't 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. Find out how to:understand and negotiate a leaseinspect a rental before moving infight discriminationget needed repairs and maintenancedeal with a nosy landlordbreak a lease with minimum fall-outget your security deposit backfigure out rules for rent increasesfight an eviction.