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 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
fight an eviction.
