| Author: | Ngozi E. Bolin, Esq. |
| Publisher: | Pantraxxa LLC |
| Length: | 336 pages |
| Formats: | Paperback, Kindle |
| ISBN: | 978-1967733965 (ISBN-10: 1967733961) |
The California Tenant’s Defense Guide
About this book
The California Tenant’s Defense Guide is a plain-English guide for California renters by attorney Ngozi E. Bolin. It helps tenants work out whether state, city or county rules apply, check rent increases and rent caps, spot defects in eviction notices, challenge improper deposit deductions, and decide when to negotiate, push back or get legal help.
A Renter’s Plain-English Guide
A notice can look official and still be wrong. California renters have powerful protections, but those protections only help when you know how to recognize and use them.
The California Tenant’s Defense Guide turns complex landlord-tenant rules into practical questions to ask before you pay more, move out, sign away rights, or give up money you may be owed. You can use it in a crisis or read it before trouble starts.
What the book covers
- Whether state, city or county law controls your tenancy
- Checking rent increases, rent caps and landlord exemption claims
- Spotting defects in eviction notices and understanding just cause protections
- Challenging improper security deposit deductions and fee demands
- Documenting repair, habitability, privacy and harassment problems
- Evaluating buyout offers, roommate disputes and court options
- Deciding when to negotiate, when to push back and when to seek legal help
Who it is for
- California renters who received a rent increase, a notice or a buyout offer
- Tenants dealing with repairs, habitability or harassment problems
- Tenants disputing security deposit deductions
- Any California renter who wants to know their rights before a problem starts
Related books
- Tenant Power: New York: A Renter’s Plain-English Guide
- The California Landlord: One Notice Away from the Trap: What to Do to Stay Compliant and Protected
- All 13 Law Made Simple books
Frequently Asked Questions
What does The California Tenant’s Defense Guide cover?
It covers which state, city or county rules apply to your tenancy, rent increases and rent caps, landlord exemption claims, defective eviction notices and just cause protections, security deposit deductions, repair, habitability, privacy and harassment problems, buyouts, roommate disputes and court options.
Who is the book written for?
It is written for California renters rather than lawyers, whether they are facing a notice, a rent increase or a dispute right now, or want to understand their rights before trouble starts.
Does the book help with eviction notices?
Yes. It explains how to spot defects in eviction notices and how California’s just cause protections work.
Where can I buy The California Tenant’s Defense Guide?
It is available on Amazon in paperback and Kindle editions.
Is the book a substitute for legal advice?
No. The book is for informational and educational purposes. For advice about your own situation, you can book a flat-fee consultation with Ms. Bolin.
About the author
Ngozi E. Bolin, Esq. has been admitted to practice in New York since 1991 and California since 2013, with three decades of experience in litigation and jury and bench trials. She is the author of the Law Made Simple series of plain-English legal guides.
Need advice on your own situation? Book a flat-fee consultation with Ms. Bolin.
The book and this page are general information, not legal advice for your specific situation.