Statutes
In California, landlord-tenant relationships are primarily governed laws: Cal. Civ Code §§ 1940 – 1954 – Title 5: Hiring of Real Property, Division 4 – Real Estate, Division 13 – Housing, Division 20 – Health and Safety, and other various codes. Each applicable section for section which applies to landlord-tenant is outlined and linked below.
- Civ. Code §§ 1950.5(f) – [Operative 7/1/2024] Security for rental agreement
- Civ. Code §§ 1950.5 – Security Deposit Maximum, Non-Refundable Fees, Deadline for Returning Security Deposit
- Civ. Code §§ 1947 – Rent is Due
- Civ. Code §§ 1947.3(1-2) – Payment Methods
- Civ. Code §§ 827(b)(2-3) – Rent Increase Notice
- Civ. Code §§ 1950.6(b) – Application Fees
- Civ. Code §§ 1942(a) – Tenant Allowed to Repair and Deduct Rent
- Civ. Code §§ 1951.2 – Recovery by lessor upon breach of lease and abandonment of property by lessee
- Civ. Code §§ 1946 – Renewal of hiring for term not specified by parties
- Civ. Code §§ 1946.1 – Notice of intention terminate hiring for term not specified by parties
- Civ. Code §§ 1954a – Entry of dwelling by landlord
- Civ. Code §§ 1954b – Entry of dwelling by landlord
- Civ. Code §§ 789.3a – Acts by landlord with intent to terminate occupancy
- Civ. Code §§ 789.3b(1) – Acts by landlord with intent to terminate occupancy
- Civ. Code §§ 789.3d – Acts by landlord with intent to terminate occupancy
- Civ. Code §§ 1954.602 – Duty of landlord
- Civ. Code §§ 1962(4) – Obligations of owner or party signing rental agreement or lease on behalf of owner
- Civ. Code §§ 1940.9 – Disclosure that tenant’s gas and electric meter serves area outside tenant’s dwelling unit
- Civ. Code §§ 1950.6(b) – Application Fees
- Civ. Code §§ 1940.7 – Notice of actual knowledge of former federal or state ordnance locations in neighborhood area
- Civ. Code §§ 2079.10a – Notice as to database of person required to register as to sex offenders
- Civ. Code §§ 1940.8 – Copy of notice provided by registered structural pest control company
- Civ. Code §§ 1947.5 – Prohibition of smoking of cigarettes or other tobacco products
- Civ. Code §§ 1941.5 – Changing locks of protected tenant’s dwelling unit upon request of protected tenant
- Civ. Code §§ 1941.6 – Changing locks of protected tenant’s dwelling unit upon request of protected tenant
- Civ. Code §§ 1946.7(d) – Notice by victim of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, human trafficking, elder abuse, and certain other crimes of intent to terminate
- Civ. Code §§ 1942.5 – Retaliation by lessor against lessee for exercising rights under chapter
- Civ. Code §§ 1965 – Generally
- Civ. Procedure Code §§ 1161.3 – Acts against tenant or tenant’s household member constituting domestic violence
- Civ. Procedure Code §§ 1161.3 – Acts against tenant or tenant’s household member constituting domestic violence
- Civ. Procedure Code §§ 1161(2) – [Operative 2/1/2025] When tenant for term less than life guilty of unlawful detainer
- Civ. Procedure Code §§ 1161(3) – [Operative 2/1/2025] When tenant for term less than life guilty of unlawful detainer
- Health & Safety Code §§ 26147 – Disclosure by residential landlords
- Business and Professional Code §§ 8538 – Written notice to owner and tenant of premises