A comprehensive collection of articles and videos for California landlord-tenant laws based on the California Civil Code (Chapter 2, Hiring of Real Property), the Code of Civil Procedure, and the Health and Safety Code.
Landlord Prohibited Conduct
- California Landlord Unlawful Intimidation
- California Landlord Unlawful Disclosure of Tenant Immigration Status
- California Landlord Retaliation Against Tenant Prohibited
- California Landlord May Not Require Pet Declawing or Devocalization
Landlord Required Disclosures
- California Landlord Intent to Demolish Rental Unit
- California Landlord Military Ordnance Disclosure
- California Landlord Pest Control Disclosure
- California Tenant Shared Gas and Electric Meters
- California Landlord Mold Disclosure Laws
Landlord Rental Property Obligations
- California Landlord Building Must Be Fit for Occupancy
- California Landlord Dead Bolt Locks and Window Security
- California Rental Property Telephone Jack Required
- California Landlord Must Allow Electric Vehicle Charging Station
Tenant Rights
- California Tenant Right to Post Political Signs
- California Tenant Right to Have Waterbed
- California Tenant Right to Grow Plants
- California Tenant Right to Have Clothesline or Drying Rack
- California Tenant Right to Repair and Deduct Rent or Quit
Tenant Obligations
- California Tenant Obligation to Maintain Fit Dwelling
- California Tenant Must Notify Landlord of Foreclosure Notices
Tenant Domestic Violence & Protective Orders
- California Tenant Restraining Order and Changing Locks
- California Tenant Right to Terminate Lease for Domestic Violence
Eviction
- California Landlord Reasons for Eviction of Tenant
- California Tenant Eviction Defense of Uninhabitable Property
- California Eviction of Rent Control Tenant for Landlord Occupancy
- California Landlord May Not Evict Victims of Domestic Violence
- California Landlord May Not Evict for Tenant Immigration Status
- California Landlord Delivery Options for Tenant Eviction Notices
Rent and Security Deposits
- California Landlord May Not Demand Rent for Uninhabitable Property
- California Required Payment Methods for Rent and Security Deposits
- California Landlord May Not Exceed Rent Control Limit
- California Security Deposit Laws for Collecting and Returning
- California Security Deposit Transfer when Landlord Sells Property
Access to Rental Property
Tenant Screening
Lease Agreements
- California Residential Lease Renewal Laws
- California Terminating Tenancy Without a Lease
- California Landlord May Prohibit Smoking Cigarettes
- California Prohibited Residential Lease Provisions
Tenant Abandonment of Property
- California Tenant Abandonment Laws and Breaking a Lease
- California Notice of Tenant Abandonment
- California Landlord May Enforce Lease After Tenant Abandons Property