"Want to break a lease? The landlord won't make needed repairs? Want to get your deposit back when you move out? These and many other questions ... are answered in detail in California Tenants' Rights." Oakland Tribune

"First published in 1972, the guide for renters and California has been completely rewritten to reflect the current law. It consider such aspects as looking for a place and renting it, sharing a home, discrimination, tenant's right to privacy, minor repairs and maintenance, injuries on the premises, environmental hazards, crime on the premises, security deposits and last month's rent, overview of eviction and tenancy termination, the eviction lawsuit, renters' insurance, and condominium conversion. Appended are a rent control chart, printed forms, and instructions on how to use the online interactive forms. Eithne O'Leyne, Editor, ProtoView

Author comment The rental housing situation in California is getting tighter and tighter, as the population grows and cities consider and the Legislature imposes state-wide controls on rent hikes and evictions. Some landlords, feeling the squeeze, cut corners in order to evade tenant rights and increase their profits. But California also has some of the most pro-tenant laws in the country. In order to take advantage of them, tenants need to know what they are and how to implement them. No other resource gives tenants the knowledge they need to protect their interests.