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Appendix 4 - Publications On Landlord-Tenant Law

California Tenants, A Guide to Residential Tenants' and Landlords' Rights and Responsibilities

Books

Brown, Warner and Portman, The California Landlord's Law Book, Vol. I: Rights and Responsibilities, 13th edition (Nolo Press, 2009).

Friedman et al., California Practice Guide: Landlord-Tenant (Rutter Group, 2009 update).

Moskovitz et al., California Eviction Defense Manual, 2nd edition (California Continuing Education of the Bar, 2009 update).

Moskovitz et al., California Landlord-Tenant Practice, 2nd edition (California Continuing Education of the Bar, 2009 update).

These books are available at county and university law libraries.

Department of Consumer Affairs- Legal Guide

LT-4 How to Get Back Possessions You Have Left in a Rental Unit

LT-5 Options for Landlord: When Tenant's Personal Property Has Been Left in the Rental Unit

Legal Guides LT-4 and LT-5 are available in the Legal Guides section of the Department's web site at www.dca.ca.gov. Other Legal Guides on landlord-tenant law may be available in the future. For printed copies of these Legal Guides, call (866) 320-8652, or write to:
Department of Consumer Affairs
Office of Publications, Design & Editing
1625 North Market Boulevard, Suite N-112
Sacramento, CA 95834
Please specify Legal Guides by number and name.

DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS - OTHER PUBLICATIONS

Arbitration/Mediation

California Dispute Resolution Programs Act: Program Director (lists arbitration and mediation programs by county).

Small Claims Court

Small Claims Advisors Directory (lists small claims court advisors by county).

The Small Claims Court: A Guide to Its Practical Use

For printed copies of these arbitration and small claims publications, call (866) 320-8652
or write:
Department of Consumer Affairs
Office of Publications, Design & Editing
1625 North Market Boulevard, Suite N-112,
Sacramento, CA 95834.
Please specify publication by name.

You can access these publications online at the Department of Consumer Affairs' Web site, www.dca.ca.gov.