Nils Rosenquest 
California Landlord’s Law Book, The 
Rights & Responsibilities

No resource, in print or online, gives such detailed and practical information to California landlords and property managers who are subject to a large number of detailed state, local, and federal laws and regulations. The 40+ forms are designed for every common situation from tenancy terminations to notices to enter to required disclosures—all of which are subject to legal requirements. Includes new information on state-wide rent control and responses to eviction moratoriums during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Table of Content

1. Renting Your Property: How to Choose Tenants and Avoid Legal Pitfalls 2. Understanding Leases and Rental Agreements 3. Basic Rent Rules 4. Rent Control 5. Security Deposits 6. Property Managers 7. Getting the Tenant Moved In 8. Lawyers, Legal Research, Eviction Services, and Mediation 9. Discrimination 10. Cotenants, Subtenants, and Guests 11. The Landlord’s Duty to Repair and Maintain the Property 12. The Landlord’s Liability for Dangerous Conditions, Criminal Acts, and Environmental Health Hazards 13. The Landlord’s Right of Entry and Tenant’s Privacy 14. Raising Rents and Changing Other Terms of Tenancy 15. Retaliatory Rent Increases and Evictions 16. The Three-Day Notice to Pay Rent or Quit 17. Self-Help Evictions, Utility Terminations, and Taking Tenants’ Property 18. Terminating Tenancies 19. When a Tenant Leaves: Month-to-Month Tenancies, Fixed-Term Leases, Abandonment, and Death of a Tenant 20. Returning Security Deposits 21. Property Abandoned by a Tenant Appendixes A Rent Control Chart B How to Use the Interactive Forms on the Nolo Website Index

About the author

Nils Rosenquest has practiced housing, landlord-tenant, real estate, and business law for more than 35 years on behalf of individual landlords and tenants, small businesses, and community organizations. AV rated by Martindale Hubbell, Rosenquest practices in all state and federal courts in California, and the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. He is also admitted to the United States Court of Claims and the United States Tax Court. In addition to helping private individuals and companies in housing and community matters, he represents non-profit subsidized housing developers and non-profit live-work communities. Apart from his law practice, he serves on the board of directors for the Chinatown Community Development Center, Inc., which supports subsidized housing and community development in San Francisco; volunteers at the San Francisco Superior Court in three departments; and teaches legal continuing education classes from time to time.