Research paper California Tenants Law (READ PROMT) APA format

Research Paper

California Law has excellent protection for tenants involved in landlord-tenant disputes. If you know

your rights you won’t waste your money! Please write an essay in which you address the 5 issues below.

Write at least 5 paragraphs. You may write more then 5.

Please answer the following questions citing the California Tenant’s Guide, the specific sections of the

California Civil Code, and any other legitimate sources that may apply:

1. Which lease is best for you? Explain the advantages and disadvantages of a fixed-term lease and a

month-to-month lease as follows:

If you know you might need to move in a few months, which type of lease should you choose?

If you don’t want your rent to go up, which lease should you choose?

If you leave before your fixed-term lease expires, what could happen?

2. Rent increases: When you have a month-to-month lease, is there any limit on how much or how often

the landlord can raise your rent? (Can he raise it from $1,000 to $5,000?) What are the rules governing

how many days notice the landlord has to give before raising your rent? Give specific examples.

3. Eviction notices: If your rent is due on the first day of the month and you don’t pay it, when is the

first day the landlord can legally give you a 3-day Notice to pay or get out? (How many days can you be

late without getting a 3-day notice?) If the landlord gives you a 30-day notice to leave, does he have to

explain why he is evicting you? How much money can he ask for: Just the rent? The rent plus late

fees? The rent plus interest?

4. Repairs: If you have an urgent problem such as a toilet that doesn’t work, what should you do?

Explain the steps. Suppose the landlord tries to evict you after you have complained about the need for

repairs? (cite the specific Civil Code Provision.)

5. Security Deposit: You want to move out and you want to make sure you get all of your security

deposit back. Describe each step you should take make sure you get the deposit back starting from the

day you move in. What is the landlord required to do before you move out? Describe each step. How

long does the landlord have to either return your deposit or explain why he has made deductions?

On the reference page, you must begin your citation to the Tenant Guide as :

California tenants:

A guide to residential tenants’ and landlords’ rights and responsibilities.

Your in-text citation should be (California tenants, 2012, p.xx)

For the Civil code, the in-text citation should be cited as follows: (CCC 1234(a) )