¹ Civil Code Sections 1961, 1962, 1962.5. See Moskovitz
et al., California Landlord-Tenant Practice, Section 1.29 (Cal. Cont Ed. Bar, 1997).
² Civil Code Section 1940(a).
³ Civil Code Section 1940.
⁴ Civil Code Section 1940.1(a), Health and Safety Code Section 50519(b)(1).
⁵ Civil Code Section 1940.1.
⁶ Civil Code Section 1946.5.
⁷ Civil Code Section 1940(a).
⁸ Civil Code Section 1946.5, Penal Code Section 602.3.
⁹ Health and Safety Code Sections 50580-50591.
¹⁰ Civil Code Sections 798-799.7.
¹¹ Civil Code Sections 799.20-799.79.
¹² California Practice Guide, Landlord-Tenant, Paragraphs 11:27-11:28 (Rutter Group 1996).
¹³ Business and Professions Code Section 10167.
¹⁴ Business and Professions Code Section 10167.9(a).
¹⁵ Business and Professions Code Section 10167.10.
¹⁶ Civil Code Sections 51-53; Government Code Sections 12900-12996; 42 USC Section 3601 and following. However, after you and the landlord have agreed that you will rent the unit, the landlord may ask for proof of your disability if you ask for a "reasonable accommodation" for your disability, such as installing special faucets or door handles. (Brown and Warner, The Landlords' Law Book, Vol. I: Rights & Responsibilities, page 9/18 [NOLO Press 1996]).
¹⁷ Health and Safety Code Section 17922; see Uniform Housing Code Section 503(b) (every residential rental unit must have at least one room that is at least 120 square feet; other rooms used for living must be at least 70 square feet; and any room used for sleeping must increase the minimum floor area by 50 square feet for each occupant in excess of two). Different rules apply in the case of "efficiency units." (See Uniform Housing Code Section 503(b), Health and Safety Code Section 17598.1.)
¹⁸ Brown and Warner, The Landlord's Law Book, Vol. I: Rights & Responsibilities, page 9/22 (NOLO Press 1996).
¹⁹ Consumer Credit Reporting Agencies Act, Civil Code Sections 1785.1-1785.35 and Section 1785.20(a); Investigative Consumer Reporting Agencies Act, Civil Code Sections 1786-1786.56. In order to receive a free copy of your credit report, you must request it within 60 days after receiving the notice of denial.
²⁰ Civil Code Section 1785.16.
²¹ Civil Code Section 1950.6.
²² For example, the landlord may properly require that a prospective tenant have an acceptable credit history and be able to pay the security deposit, and have verifiable credit references and a good history of paying rent on time. (See Moskovitz and Warner, Tenants' Rights, page 5/4 [NOLO Press 1996]).
²³ Government Code Sections 12927(e), 12955. See Fair Employment and Housing Act, Government Code Section 12900 and following; federal Fair Housing Act, 42 United States Code Section 3601 and following.
²⁴ Civil Code Sections 51, 51.2, 53; Harris v. Capital Growth Investors XIV (1991) 52 Cal.3d 1142 [278 Cal.Rptr. 614].
²⁵ 42 United States Code Section 3607.
²⁶ Civil Code Section 51.3. "Housing for senior citizens" also includes a complex for persons 55 years or older containing at least 150 units built after
January 1, 1996 in large metropolitan areas, at least 100 such units in smaller metropolitan areas, and at least 35 such units in rural areas.
²⁷ Government Code Sections 12927(c)(2)(A), 12955(c).
²⁸ Government Code Section 12927(c)(2)(B).
²⁹ Government Code Sections 12927(c)(1), 12955.
³⁰ Civil Code Section 1944.
³¹ Civil Code Section 1944.
³² Civil Code Section 1946.
³³ Civil Code Sections 1091, 1624(c).
³⁴ Civil Code Section 1946.
³⁵ Civil Code Sections 1091, 1624(c).
³⁶ However, the tenant's obligation to pay rent depends on the landlord's living up to his or her obligations under the implied warranty of habitability. See discussion of "Repairs and Habitability" (pages 20-23) and "Having Repairs Made" (pages 23-28).
³⁷ Civil Code Section 1940.9.
³⁸ Civil Code Section 1632. The purpose of this law is to ensure that the Spanish-speaking person has a genuine opportunity to read the Spanish-language translation of the proposed agreement that has been negotiated primarily in Spanish, and to consult with others, before the agreement is signed.
³⁹ Civil Code Section 1632(g). See Civil Code Section 1688 and following on rescission of contracts.
⁴⁰ Civil Code Sections 1961-1962.7. See Moskovitz et al., California Landlord-Tenant Practice, Section 1.29
(Cal. Cont. Ed. Bar 1997).
⁴¹ Civil Code Section 1940.9. This section also provides remedies for violations.
⁴² Civil Code Section 1950.5(l).
⁴³ Civil Code Section 1950.5(b).
⁴⁴ Civil Code Sections 1950.6(a),(b),(j).
⁴⁵ Civil Code Section 1950.5(c). These limitations do not apply to long-term leases of at least six months, in which advance payment of six months' rent (or more) may be charged.
⁴⁶ Civil Code Section 1940.5(g).
⁴⁷ Civil Code Section 1950.5(c).
⁴⁸ Civil Code Section 1950.5(l).
⁴⁹ Civil Code Section 54.1(b)(3)(A).
⁵⁰ Civil Code Section 54.1(b)(3)(A).
⁵¹ In general, every person is responsible for damages sustained by someone else as a result of the person's carelessness. (Civil Code Section 1714.)
⁵² Civil Code Section 1940.5(a).
⁵³ A recent state law phases out vacancy control ordinances during the period from January 1, 1996 to January 1, 1999. (Civil Code Sections 1954.50-1954.36.)
⁵⁴ Civil Code Sections 1929, 1941.2.
⁵⁵ Civil Code Section 1499.
⁵⁶ Civil Code Section 1719(a)(1). Advance disclosure of the amount of the service charge is a nearly universal practice, but is not explicitly required by Section 1719. The landlord cannot collect both a dishonored check fee and a service charge. The landlord loses the right to collect the service charge if the landlord seeks the treble damages that are authorized by the "bad check" law. (Civil Code Section 1719; see 3 Consumer Law Sourcebook [Department of Consumer Affairs 1996] Sections 28.12-28.47.)
⁵⁷ See Civil Code Section 1161 paragraph 2.
⁵⁸ Civil Code Section 827.
⁵⁹ Civil Code Section 827.
⁶⁰ See Civil Code Section 827, Code of Civil Procedure Section 1162.
⁶¹ Civil Code Section 1954.
⁶² Civil Code Section 822.
⁶³ Green v. Superior Court (1974) 10 Cal.3d 616, 637-638 [111 Cal.Rptr. 704, 719]; Civil Code Sections 1941, 1941.1.
⁶⁴ Green v. Superior Court (1974) 10 Cal.3d 616 [111 Cal.Rptr. 704].
⁶⁵ Green v. Superior Court (1974) 10 Cal.3d 616 [111 Cal.Rptr. 704]; Hinson v. Delis (1972) 26 Cal.App.3d 62 [102 Cal.Rptr. 661].
⁶⁶ Green v. Superior Court (1974) 10 Cal.3d 616, 637-638 [111 Cal.Rptr. 704, 718-719].
⁶⁷ Civil Code Sections 1929, 1941.2.
⁶⁸ Green v. Superior Court (1974) 10 Cal.3d 616 [111 Cal.Rptr. 704].
⁶⁹ Civil Code Sections 1929, 1941.2.
⁷⁰ Civil Code Section 1941.
⁷¹ Green v. Superior Court (1974) 10 Cal.3d 616 [111 Cal.Rptr. 704].
⁷² Civil Code Section 1941.1.
⁷³ Health and Safety Code Sections 17900-17995.
⁷⁴ Green v. Superior Court (1974) 10 Cal.3d 616, 637-638 [111 Cal.Rptr. 704, 718-719]; Hinson v. Delis (1972) 26 Cal.App.3d 62, 70 [102 Cal.Rptr. 661, 666].
⁷⁵ Civil Code Section 1941.4; Public Utilities Code Section 788. See California Practice Guide, Landlord-Tenant, Paragraph 3:21.1 (Rutter Group, 1996).
^75a Civil Code Section 1941.3. See this section for additional details and exemptions. Remedies for violation
of these requirements are listed at Civil Code Section 1941.3(c).
⁷⁶ Civil Code Section 1941.2(a).
⁷⁷ Civil Code Section 1941.2(b).
⁷⁸ Civil Code Sections 1929, 1942(c); see Brown and Warner, The Landlord's Law Book, Vol. I: Rights & Responsibilities, page 11/8 (NOLO Press 1996).
⁷⁹ Civil Code Section 1942.1.
⁸⁰ Moskovitz and Warner, Tenants' Rights, page 2/6 (NOLO Press, 1996).
⁸¹ Civil Code Section 1942.
⁸² California Practice Guide, Landlord-Tenant, Paragraphs 3:115-3:116 (Rutter Group, 1996).
⁸³ Brown and Warner, The Landlord's Law Book, Vol. I: Rights & Responsibilities, page 11/9 (NOLO Press 1996).
⁸⁴ Civil Code Section 1942.5(a).
⁸⁵ California Practice Guide, Landlord-Tenant, Paragraph 3:127 (Rutter Group, 1996).
⁸⁶ Civil Code Section 1942.
⁸⁷ California Practice Guide, Landlord-Tenant, Paragraphs 3:115-3:116, 3:126 (Rutter Group, 1996).
⁸⁸ Civil Code Section 1942.
⁸⁹ Brown and Warner, The Landlord's Law Book, Vol. I: Rights & Responsibilities, page 11/9 (NOLO Press 1996).
⁹⁰ Green v. Superior Court (1974) 10 Cal.3d 616 [111 Cal.Rptr. 704].
⁹¹ Moskovitz and Warner, Tenants' Rights, page 7/10 (NOLO Press 1996).
⁹² Brown and Warner, The Landlord's Law Book, Vol. I: Rights & Responsibilities, page 11/10 (NOLO Press 1996).
⁹³ 10 Cal.3d 616 [111 Cal.Rptr. 704].
⁹⁴ Brown and Warner, The Landlord's Law Book, Vol. I: Rights & Responsibilities, page 11/10 (NOLO Press 1996).
⁹⁵ See discussion in Brown and Warner, The Landlord's Law Book, Vol. I: Rights & Responsibilities, page 11/11 (NOLO Press 1996) and Moskovitz and Warner, Tenants' Rights, page 7/10 (NOLO Press 1996).
^95a Moskovitz, California Eviction Defense Manual, Section 16.19 (Cal. Cont. Ed. Bar, 1997).
⁹⁶ Civil Code Section 1942.5(a).
⁹⁷ Civil Code Section 1942.4.
⁹⁸ Civil Code Section 1942.4(a).
⁹⁹ Civil Code Sections 1942.4(a),(c).
¹⁰⁰ Civil Code Section 1942.4(a).
¹⁰¹ Civil Code Section 1942.4(b).
¹⁰² Government Code Sections 66427.1(a),(b).
¹⁰³ Government Code Sections 66451.3, 65090, 65091.
¹⁰⁴ Government Code Section 66427.1(c).
¹⁰⁵ Government Code Section 66427.1. See Business and Professions Code Sections 11018, 11018.2, California Practice Guide, Landlord-Tenant, Paragraph 5:306 and following (Rutter Group, 1996).
¹⁰⁶ Civil Code Section 827.
¹⁰⁷ Civil Code Section 1946.
¹⁰⁸ Civil Code Section 1946.
¹⁰⁹ Code of Civil Procedure Section 12a.
¹¹⁰ Brown and Warner, The Landlord's Law Book, Vol. I: Rights & Responsibilities, pages 5/4-5/5 (NOLO Press 1996).
¹¹¹ Moskovitz and Warner, Tenants' Rights, page 10/9 (NOLO Press 1996); see Brown and Warner, The
Landlord's Law Book, Vol. I: Rights & Responsibilities, page 5/5 (NOLO Press 1996).
¹¹² Brown and Warner, The Landlord's Law Book, Vol. I: Rights & Responsibilities, page 20/5 (NOLO Press 1996); see Moskovitz and Warner, Tenants' Rights, page 10/3 (NOLO Press 1996).
¹¹³ Civil Code Section 1950.5(b).
¹¹⁴ Civil Code Section 1950.5(e).
¹¹⁵ Civil Code Section 1950.5(l).
¹¹⁶ Civil Code Section 1950.5(f).
<sup>117 Granberry v. Islay Investments (1995) 9 Cal.4th 738, 745 [38 Cal.Rptr.2d 650, 653].
¹¹⁸ Civil Code Section 1950.5(e); Granberry v. Islay Investments (1995) 9 Cal.4th 738, 745 [38 Cal.Rptr.2d 650, 653].
¹¹⁹ Civil Code Section 1950.5(g).
¹²⁰ Brown and Warner, The Landlord's Law Book, Vol. I: Rights & Responsibilities, page 20/6 (NOLO Press 1996).
¹²¹ Brown and Warner, The Landlord's Law Book, Vol. I: Rights & Responsibilities, page 20/6 (NOLO Press 1996).
¹²² Civil Code Section 1950.5(i). Exception: If the new landlord acted in the good faith belief that the old landlord properly complied with the transfer or refund requirement, the new landlord is not jointly liable with the old landlord.
¹²³ Civil Code Section 1950.5(i).
¹²⁴ Civil Code Section 1950.5(i).
¹²⁵ Civil Code Section 1950.5(k).
¹²⁶ Civil Code Section 1950.5(k).
¹²⁷ Civil Code Section 1950.5(k).
¹²⁸ Civil Code Section 1717.
¹²⁹ Civil Code Section 1945.
¹³⁰ Civil Code Sections 1161(2)-(4).
¹³¹ Civil Code Sections 1161(2)-(4).
¹³² Code of Civil Procedure Section 1161(3).
¹³³ EDC Associates Ltd. v. Gutierrez (1984) 153 Cal.App.3d 167 [200 Cal.Rptr. 333].
¹³⁴ Brown and Warner, The Landlord's Law Book, Vol. I: Rights & Responsibilities, pages 16/2-16/3 (NOLO Press 1996).
¹³⁵ Civil Code Sections 12, 12a.
¹³⁶ Code of Civil Procedure Section 1162(1).
¹³⁷ Code of Civil Procedure Section 1162(2).
¹³⁸ California Practice Guide, Landlord-Tenant, Paragraphs 7:188-7:189.3 (Rutter Group, 1996).
¹³⁹ Code of Civil Procedure Section 1162(3).
¹⁴⁰ Walters v. Meyers (1990) 226 Cal.App.3d Supp. 15 [277 Cal.Rptr. 316]. But see the discussion of whether mailing the notice extends the time for response in California Practice Guide, Landlord-Tenant, Paragraphs 7:188-7:189.3 (Rutter Group, 1996).
¹⁴¹ Civil Code Sections 827, 1946; Code of Civil Procedure Section 1162.
¹⁴² Code of Civil Procedure Section 1167.3.
¹⁴³ Code of Civil Procedure Section 1170.5(a).
¹⁴⁴ Civil Code Section 789.3.
¹⁴⁵ Civil Code Section 1717.
¹⁴⁶ Code of Civil Procedure Section 1174(b).
¹⁴⁷ Civil Code Sections 1785.13(a)(2),(3).
¹⁴⁸ Code of Civil Procedure Section 1167.
¹⁴⁹ Code of Civil Procedure Section 415.46.
¹⁵⁰ Code of Civil Procedure Section 1179.
¹⁵¹ California Practice Guide, Landlord-Tenant, Paragraph 9:432.4 (Rutter Group 1996).
¹⁵² California Practice Guide, Landlord-Tenant, Paragraph 9:444 (Rutter Group 1996).
¹⁵³ Code of Civil Procedure Section 1176.
¹⁵⁴ Code of Civil Procedure Section 715.010.
¹⁵⁵ Code of Civil Procedure Section 715.020.
¹⁵⁶ Code of Civil Procedure Section 715.010(b)(2).
¹⁵⁷ Code of Civil Procedure Section 715.020(c).
¹⁵⁸ Code of Civil Procedure Sections 715.030, 1174(h); Civil Code Sections 1965, 1988. See the Department of Consumer Affairs' Legal Guides LT-4, "How to Get Back Possessions You Have Left in a Rental Unit," and LT-5, "Options for a Landlord: When a Tenant's Personal Property has Been Left in the Rental Unit."
¹⁵⁹ Code of Civil Procedure Section 473(b). See Moskovitz,
California Eviction Defense Manual, Section 12.12
(Cal. Cont. Ed. Bar 1997).
¹⁶⁰ Moskovitz, California Eviction Defense Manual, Sections 12.15, 12.16 (Cal. Cont. Ed. Bar 1997).
¹⁶¹ Civil Code Section 1942.5.
¹⁶² Civil Code Section 1942.5.
¹⁶³ Civil Code Sections 1945.2 (a),(b); see California Practice Guide, Landlord-Tenant, Paragraphs 7:368- 7:380 (Rutter Group 1996).
¹⁶⁴ Civil Code Section 1942.5(c).
¹⁶⁵ Government Code Sections 12955(f), 12955.7.
¹⁶⁶ California Practice Guide, Landlord-Tenant, Paragraphs 7:205, 7:391 (Rutter Group 1996).
¹⁶⁷ Civil Code Sections 1961, 1962, 1962.5.
¹⁶⁸ Business and Professions Code Sections 6400-6415.
¹⁶⁹ Business and Professions Code Section 6410(e). The contents of the UDA's contract are governed by regulation. See 16 California Code of Regulations, Section 3850.
¹⁷⁰ Code of Civil Procedure Section 1167.2(a).
¹⁷¹ Code of Civil Procedure Section 1167.2(b)(1).
¹⁷² Code of Civil Procedure Sections 1167.2(b)(1),(c)(1)(A),(d).
¹⁷³ Code of Civil Procedure Section 1167.2(e).
¹⁷⁴ Code of Civil Procedure Section 1167.2(b)(2).
¹⁷⁵ Code of Civil Procedure Sections 1167.2(b)(2)(A),(B).
¹⁷⁶ Code of Civil Procedure Section 1167.2(c)(1).
¹⁷⁷ Code of Civil Procedure Section 1167.2(b)(2).
¹⁷⁸ Code of Civil Procedure Section 1167.2(b)(2)(A).
¹⁷⁹ Code of Civil Procedure Section 1167.2(b)(2)(A).
¹⁸⁰ Code of Civil Procedure Section 1167.2(b)(2)(C).
¹⁸¹ Code of Civil Procedure Section 1167.2(b)(2)(C).
¹⁸² See Code of Civil Procedure Sections 1167.2(c)(1),(3).
¹⁸³ Code of Civil Procedure Section 1167.2(b)(3).
¹⁸⁴ Code of Civil Procedure Sections 1167.2(c)(2),(3).
¹⁸⁵ Code of Civil Procedure Sections 1167.2(c)(1)-(3).
¹⁸⁶ Code of Civil Procedure Section 1167.2(c)(1).
¹⁸⁷ Code of Civil Procedure Section 1167.2(c)(1).
¹⁸⁸ Code of Civil Procedure Section 1167.2(d).
¹⁸⁹ Code of Civil Procedure Sections 1167.2(b)(3),(c)(4).
¹⁹⁰ Code of Civil Procedure Section 1167.2(c)(1).
¹⁹¹ Code of Civil Procedure Section 1167.2(c)(1).
¹⁹² Code of Civil Procedure Section 1167.2(c)(1).
¹⁹³ Code of Civil Procedure Sections 1167.2(f),(g);
see these sections for additional details.
¹⁹⁴ Code of Civil Procedure Section 1167.2(h).
¹⁹⁵ Code of Civil Procedure Section 415.46.
¹⁹⁶ Code of Civil Procedure Section 1174.25.
¹⁹⁷ Code of Civil Procedure Section 415.46.
¹⁹⁸ Code of Civil Procedure Section 1174.3.
¹⁹⁹ Code of Civil Procedure Section 1174.3.