Many tenants have to deal with roommates who don''t pull their weight, neighbors who routinely engage in illegal activities, landlords who don''t know -- or won’t follow -- national or state laws and local rent ordinances.

Use this book to give you the information and tips you need to protect and assert your rights as a renter in California.

Find out how to:

understand and negotiate a lease

inspect a rental before moving in

fight discrimination

get needed repairs and maintenance

deal with a nosy landlord

break a lease with minimum fall-out

get your security deposit back

figure out rules for rent increases

fight an eviction