California Tenant Rights Help — Get Your Action Plan in 60 Seconds
Landlord kept your deposit? Entered without notice? Threatening eviction? Describe what happened in your own words and get a plain-English breakdown, severity rating, step-by-step next steps, and ready-to-send letters — specific to California law.
Security deposit: must be returned within 21 days of move-out, with an itemized statement for deductions.
Landlord entry: Landlords must generally give 24-hour notice before entering, except in emergencies.
Eviction: requires a court process. Self-help eviction is illegal.
California requires landlords to return security deposits within 21 days of move-out, with an itemized statement for any deductions. Eviction requires a court process; landlords cannot lock tenants out or shut off utilities (self-help eviction is illegal).