Updated 12/15/08

Landlord-Tenant and Renters’ Resources

Library Resources
Landlord-Tenant, Rutter Group
California Landlord-Tenant Practice, CEB
Landlord’s Law Book: Rights & Responsibilities, Nolo Press
Every Landlord’s Property Protection Guide, Nolo Press
Landlord’s Law Book: Evictions, Nolo Press
Handling Unlawful Detainers, CEB Action Guide
Unlawful Detainer Procedure Manual, California Court Association
California Eviction Defense Manual, CEB
Obtaining a Writ of Possession, CEB Action Guide
California Tenants’ Rights, Nolo Press
California Forms of Pleading & Practice, Matthew Bender

Unlawful Detainers (Evictions)

Introduction to Unlawful Detainer Actions:
http://www.alameda.courts.ca.gov/selfhelp/Civil/udallabout.html
Avoiding an Unlawful Detainer Action:
http://www.alameda.courts.ca.gov/selfhelp/Civil/udavoid.html
Notice of Belief of Abandonment:
http://courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp/other/documents/notice_of_belief_of_abandonment_per_civ
il_code_19513.pdf
Terminating the Tenancy: www.alameda.courts.ca.gov/selfhelp/Civil/udbeforefiling.html
Preparing the Unlawful Detainer Complaint:
http://www.alameda.courts.ca.gov/selfhelp/Civil/udprepare.html
Default Judgments: http://www.alameda.courts.ca.gov/selfhelp/Civil/udfailtorespond.html
Settlements: http://www.alameda.courts.ca.gov/selfhelp/Civil/udsettle.html
Unlawful Detainer Forms: http://www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp/other/landtenudforms.htm
Alameda County Sheriff’s – Evictions:
www.alamedacountysheriff.org/CWS/civil.htm#eviction
Instructions to Sheriff: http://www.alamedacountysheriff.org/CWS/Instructions.pdf
Security Deposits: http://courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp/smallclaims/research.htm#secdep
Rights of Hotel Residents: http://www.dca.ca.gov/publications/landlordbook/whois.shtml

Resources for Landlords

Evictions: A Guide for Landlords: courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp/other/landtenqa-land.htm
Low Income Landlord Clinic- Alameda County Bar Association VLSC:
http://www.acbanet.org/layouts/55/uploads/ACBA-VLSCbrochure2007.pdf
Rental Housing Association of Northern Alameda County: http://www.rhanac.org/
Rental Housing Owners Association of Southern Alameda County:
http://www.rhosource.com/index.htm

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Resources for Tenants

Evictions: A Guide for Tenants: http://courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp/other/landtenqa-ten.htm
California Tenants: http://www.dca.ca.gov/publications/landlordbook/catenant.pdf
Oakland Tenants Union: http://oaklandtenantsunion.org/index.html
Rent Adjustments- Oakland:
http://www.oaklandnet.com/government/hcd/rentboard/tenant.html
Berkeley Rent Stabilization Board: http://www.ci.berkeley.ca.us/rent/geninfo/default.html

Eviction Defense Resources

Eviction Defense Center- Oakland: http://bapd.org/gev-on-1.html
Housing Rights, Inc.: http://www.housingrights.org/whatwedo/whatwedo.htm
Bay Area Legal Aid: http://www.baylegal.org/client-services/housing-preservation

Affordable/Low-Income Housing
Finding Affordable Housing in Oakland:
http://www.oaklandnet.com/government/hcd/projects/finding.html
Housing Authority of Alameda County: http://www.haca.net/
Oakland Housing Authority: http://www.oakha.org/home.html
Berkeley Housing Authority: http://www.ci.berkeley.ca.us/BHA/
Sentinel Fair Housing: http://www.sentinelfairhousing.org/
ECHO Housing: http://www.echofairhousing.org/programs.html
ECHO Locations: http://www.echofairhousing.org/contactus.html
EBHO- Finding Affordable Housing:
http://www.ebho.org/artman2/publish/ebay/Steps_to_Find_Affordable_Housing.shtml
EBHO Emergency and Housing Referral Resources:
http://www.ebho.org/artman2/publish/ebay/Find_Affordable_Housing.shtml
EBHO Non-Profit Affordable Housing Developers:
http://www.ebho.org/artman2/publish/ebay/Non-
Profit_Affordable_Housing_Developers.shtml
Bay Area Legal Aid: http://www.baylegal.org/client-services/housing-preservation

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