Bernhardt's California Real Estate Laws

Excerpts from the Business and Professions Code
 Outdoor Advertising
 Local Ordinances and Unincorporated Areas
 Exceptions, Exclusions and Redevelopment Projects
 Permits
 Restrictions
 Compensation for Removal 
 Landscaped Freeways 
 Penalties for Violations 
 On-Premises Advertising
 Local Ordinances 
 Architects 
 Landscape Architects
 Unlawful Practice of Law 
 Legal Document Assistants and Unlawful Detainer Assistants 
 Professional Engineers 
 Contractors 
 General Regulations 
 Home Improvements 
 Asbestos Consultants
 Construction Management Education Sponsorship Act of 1991
 Arbitration Agreements 
 Home Inspection
 Cemetery and Funeral Act 
 Crematories 
 Structural Pest Control Operators
 Land Surveyors 
 Real Estate Brokers 
 Licenses 
 Secure and Fair Enforcement for Mortgage Licenses 
 Prepaid Rental Listing Services 
 Continuing Education
 Disciplinary Action 
 Deeds of Trust and Real Estate Sales Contracts 
 Exemption from Securities Qualification 
 Loans Negotiated by Brokers 
 Out-of-State Land Promotions 
 Real Estate Fund 
 Mineral, Oil and Gas Brokerage 
 Subdivided Lands 
 Sales in Subdivisions
 Blanket Encumbrances
 Public Reports
 The Vacation Ownership and Time-Share Act of 2004 
 Appraisers
 Licenses and Certification
 Certified Common Interest Development Manager 
 Homeowners’ Exemption Filing Services 
 Assessment Appeal Filing Services 
 Grant Deed Copy Services
 Franchises
 Self-Service Storage Facilities 
 Internet Private Residence Rental Listings 
 Alcoholic Beverage Licenses
 Medicinal and Adult-Use Cannabis Regulation and Safety Act 
 Excerpts from the Civil Code
 Preliminary Provisions 
 Notice 
 Persons with Unsound Mind
 Personal Rights 
 Civil Rights
 Construction-Related Accessibility 
 General Property Rules
 Coownership
 Interests in Property
 Restraints on Alienation
 Common Law Estates and Future Interests 
 Termination of Tenancies 
 Mobilehome Residency Law 
 Rental Agreements 
 Rules and Regulations
 Fees and Charges
 Rent Control 
 Tenant Rights
 Termination of Tenancy 
 Sales
 Actions 
 Subdivisions, Cooperatives, Condominiums or Resident-Owned Parks 
 Recreational Vehicle Park Occupancy Law
 Defaulting Occupants, Tenants and Residents
 Actions 
 Floating Home Residency Law
 Rental Agreements
 Rules and Regulations
 Abandonment
 Rent 
 Tenant Rights
 Termination of Tenancy 
 Sales
 Actions 
 Sales and Rentals
 Easements 
 Housing Cooperatives and Housing Cooperative Trusts
 Life Estates and Tenancies 
 Boundaries
 Lateral and Subjacent Support
 Trees
 Life Tenants
 Adjoining Landowners 
 Ouster of Cotenant
 Rights-of-Way
 Landowner Liability to Recreational Users
 Environmental Responsibility Acceptance Act
 Marketable Title
 Notice of Intent to Preserve Interest 
 Ancient Mortgages
 Mineral Rights
 Unexercised Options 
 Powers of Termination 
 Unperformed Sale Contracts 
 Abandoned Easements
 Rent Skimming
 Actions for Construction Defects 
 Deeds
 Adverse Possession and Prescriptive Rights 
 Fixtures and Innocent Improvers 
 Stream Boundaries
 Removal of Fixtures
 Transfer of Interests; Delivery; Escrow
 Interpretation of Deeds
 Listing Agreements 
 Unlawful Influence of Appraisers 
 Transfer of Title
 Pest Control Reports 
 Water Use Efficiency 
 Transfer Disclosure Statements
 Disclosure of Natural Hazards
 The Buyer’s Choice Act
 Transfers of Property 
 Recordation of Documents
 Appropriation of Water 
 Conditions
 Covenants Running With the Land
 Performance of Obligations 
 Accord and Satisfaction 
 Novation
 Release
 Consent
 Statute of Frauds
 Foreign Language Contracts 
 Electronic Transactions 
 Interpretation of Contracts
 Risk of Loss 
 Exculpation, Arbitration, and Unconscionability
 Liquidated Damages 
 Home Solicitation Contracts 
 Rescission 
 Home Equity Sales Contracts 
 Modification of Contracts 
 Disclosure of AIDS Information in Property Transfers 
 Attorneys’ Fee Clauses 
 Home Solicitations 
 Consumer Credit Reporting Agencies 
 Mobilehome Warranties 
 Home Roof Warranties
 Consumer Credit Contracts 
 Retail Installment Sales Contracts
 Membership Camping Contracts 
 Credit Disability Insurance 
 Auctions 
 Innkeepers’ Liability and Liens
 Transient Occupancies 
 Loans 
 Shared Appreciation Loans 
 Loans of ERISA Pension Funds
 Shared Appreciation Loans for Seniors
 Mortgage Loans 
 Landlord and Tenant
 Habitability 
 Duration of Leaseholds 
 Security Deposits 
 Liability of Abandoning or Evicted Tenants 
 Waivers, Access Rights, Assignments
 Water Service 
 Restrictions of Commercial Rent Control 
 Residential Rent Control 
 Bed Bug Infestations 
 Identification of Owner 
 Disposition of Goods Abandoned by Tenant 
 Residential Tenancies 
 Commercial Tenancies
 Assignment and Sublease
 Use Restrictions 
 Real Estate Brokers’ Duty to Inspect
 Agency Disclosure by Brokers
 Agency 
 Power of Attorney
 Construction Indemnity Agreements 
 Suretyship
 Liens 
 Mortgages 
 Nonjudicial Foreclosure Sales
 Miscellaneous Provisions
 Foreclosure Consultants 
 Miscellaneous Provisions
 Subordination Agreements 
 Miscellaneous Clauses 
 Disclosures in Broker-Arranged Financing 
 Home Equity Loan Disclosures 
 Installment Land Contracts
 Controlled Escrows 
 Liens 
 Miscellaneous Provisions 
 Damages and Other Relief
 Generally 
 Forfeitures
 Exemplary Damages 
 Breach of Contract 
 Contracts with Design Professionals 
 Torts 
 Specific Performance 
 Marshaling Assets
 Lender’s Liability for Building Defects
 Uniform Voidable Transactions Act
 Nuisances
 Maxims of Jurisprudence
 Common Interest Developments 
 General Provisions
 Preliminary Provisions
 Definitions
 Application of Act
 Governing Documents 
 General Provisions
 Declaration
 Articles of Incorporation 
 Condominium Plan 
 Operating Rules 
 Ownership and Transfer of Interests 
 Ownership Rights and Interests
 Transfer Disclosure 
 Transfer Fee
 Restrictions on Transfer
 Transfer of Separate Interest 
 Property Use and Maintenance 
 Protected Uses
 Modification of Separate Interest 
 Maintenance
 Association Governance 
 Association Existence and Powers 
 Board Meeting 
 Member Meeting 
 Member Election 
 Record Inspection
 Recordkeeping 
 Annual Reports
 Conflict of Interest 
 Managing Agent 
 Government Assistance 
 Finances 
 Accounting
 Use of Reserve Funds 
 Reserve Planning
 Assessments and Assessment Collection 
 Establishment and Imposition of Assessments
 Assessment Payment and Delinquency 
 Assessment Collection 
 Insurance and Liability 
 Dispute Resolution and Enforcement 
 Discipline and Cost Reimbursement 
 Internal Dispute Resolution
 Alternative Dispute Resolution Prerequisite to Civil Action 
 Civil Action 
 Construction Defect Litigation 
 Commercial and Industrial Common Interest Developments 
 General Provisions
 Preliminary Provisions 
 Definitions 
 Application of Act
 Governing Documents 
 General Provisions
 Declaration
 Articles of Incorporation
 Condominium Plan
 Operating Rules 
 Ownership and Transfer of Interests 
 Ownership Rights and Interests
 Restrictions on Transfers
 Transfer of Separate Interest
 Property Use and Maintenance
 Protected Uses
 Modification of Separate Interest 
 Maintenance
 Association Governance
 Association Existence and Powers 
 Record Keeping 
 Conflict of Interest 
 Government Assistance 
 Assessments and Assessment Collection 
 Establishment and Imposition of Assessments 
 Assessment Payment and Delinquency 
 Assessment Collection
 Insurance and Liability
 Dispute Resolution and Enforcement 
 Disciplinary Action
 Civil Actions 
 Construction Defect Litigation 
 Works of Improvement 
 Definitions 
 Miscellaneous 
 Notice 
 Waiver and Release
 Bonds
 Private Works of Improvement 
 General Provisions
 Preliminary Notice 
 Design Professionals Lien 
 Entitlement to Lien
 Conditions to Enforcing Lien
 Amount of Lien
 Property Subject to Lien
 Priorities 
 Enforcement of Lien 
 Releasing a Lien and Removing a Lien from the Record 
 Stop Payment Notices for Private Works of Improvement 
 Payment Bonds 
 Security for a Large Project 
 Prompt Payment 
 Public Works of Improvement
 Stop Payment Notices 
 Release of Funds 
 Distribution of Funds 
 Enforcement of Stop Notice 
 Payment Bonds 
 Usury Law 
 Excerpts from the Code of Civil Procedure
 Causes of Action and Jurisdiction of Courts
 Adverse Possession
 Limitation of Other Actions 
 Parties to Actions
 Venue
 Lis Pendens 
 General Provisions 
 Service and Filing 
 Expungement
 Withdrawal 
 Notice and Presumptions 
 Construction Subcontracts 
 Litigation Against Architects, Engineers and Surveyors
 Alternative Methods of Service
 Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation 
 Miscellaneous Pleading Requirements 
 Prejudgment Attachment 
 Writs of Possession 
 Injunctions 
 Receivers 
 Deficiency Judgments
 Mining Claims 
 Entry of Judgment 
 Enforcement of Judgments 
 Liens
 Execution Liens 
 Execution Sales
 Methods of Levy
 Sale and Collection 
 Distribution of Proceeds
 General Provisions
 Exempt Property
 Homestead Exemptions 
 Declared Homesteads 
 Enforcement of Judgment Against Contingent Interest
 Writs of Possession and Sale 
 Third-Party Claims
 Claims by Creditors Holding Security Interests in Fixtures 
 Satisfaction of Judgment
 Foreclosure 
 Redemption After Judicial Foreclosure 
 Nuisance, Waste, Trespass, and Mortgages 
 Destroyed Land Records 
 Cullen Earthquake Act of 1972 
 Quiet Title
 Commencement of Action
 Defendants
 Service of Process
 Judgment
 Public Officers or Employees
 Identity of Persons in Chain of Title
 Land Dedicated for Public Improvements 
 Surface Lands Subject to Oil or Gas Lease 
 Public Improvement Assessments
 Comprehensive Adjudication of Rights to Groundwater 
 Actions Against Coowners of Mines 
 Good Faith Improvers of Property 
 Partition 
 Preliminary Provisions 
 Powers of Court 
 Complaint and Lis Pendens 
 Summons 
 Answer 
 Parties
 Trial 
 Division of Property 
 Manner of Sale 
 Sale Procedures 
 Consummation of Sale
 Disposition of Proceeds
 Partition by Appraisal 
 Costs of Partition
 Judgment 
 Stay of Enforcement of Judgment 
 Fees and Costs 
 Declaratory Relief 
 Enforcement of Sales Agreements
 Writs of Mandate
 Unlawful Detainer
 Liens
 Definition 
 Oil and Gas Liens
 Contemptuous Possession
 Eminent Domain
 General Limitations 
 Rights of the Public Entity 
 Future Use 
 Substitute Property 
 Remnants 
 Compatible Use 
 More Necessary Public Use 
 Preliminary Location, Survey, and Tests 
 Resolution of Necessity
 Resolution by Quasi-Public Entity
 Jurisdiction and Venue
 Notice of Proceeding 
 Parties 
 Pleadings
 Objections to Right to Take 
 Settlement Offers and Alternative Dispute Resolution 
 Deposit of Probable Compensation 
 Withdrawal of Deposit
 Possession Prior to Judgment 
 Discovery 
 Exchange of Valuation Data 
 Procedures for Determining Right to Take and Compensation 
 Contesting Right To Take
 Procedures for Determining Compensation 
 Compensation, Generally 
 Date of Valuation 
 Compensation for Improvements 
 Compensation for Property Taken
 Compensation for Injury to Remainder 
 Compensation for Loss of Goodwill 
 More Necessary Public Use
 Hazardous Materials on Property to be Acquired by School District 
 Leases 
 Encumbrances 
 Future Interests
 Payment of Judgment 
 Procedures for Determining Right to Take and Compensation 
 Possession After Judgment 
 Interest 
 Proration 
 Abandonment 
 Expenses, Costs and Damages 
 Costs 
 Arbitration 
 Arbitration of Real Estate Contracts 
 Unclaimed Property
 Assignments for the Benefit of Creditors: Preferences 
 Evidence Regarding Interests in Real Property 
 Lost Maps 
 Parol Evidence 
 Required Writings
 Discovery in Litigation Pertaining to Real Property 
 Property Descriptions
 Uniform Federal Lien Registration Act 
 Excerpts from the Constitution of the State of California
 Article I. Rights of Citizens 
 Article X. Water Rights 
 Article X A. Water Resources Development 
 Article XI. Home Rule 
 Article XIII. Taxation 
 Article XIII A. Proposition 13 
 Article XIII D. Proposition 218
 Article XIV. Mechanics’ Liens 
 Article XV. Usury 
 Article XVI. Public Finance 
 Article XX. Homesteads
 Article XXXIV. Public Housing
 Excerpts from the Corporations Code
 General Provisions
 Corporate Powers
 Mortgages and Sales
 Merger 
 Conversions
 Dissolution
 Social Purpose Corporations
 Nonprofit Mutual Benefit Corporations
 Mutual Water Companies 
 Benefit Corporations
 Partnerships 
 Uniform Limited Partnership Act of 2008
 Uniform Partnership Act of 1994 
 Limited Liability Companies
 Unincorporated Associations 
 Real Estate Investment Trusts
 Corporate Securities Law 
 Real Estate Syndicate Act
 Excerpts from the Education Code
 Joint Venture School Facilities Construction Projects
 Sale or Lease of Surplus School Property 
 Joint Use of School Facilities 
 Development Fees 
 Community Colleges
 Sale, Lease, Use and Exchange of Facilities 
 Surplus Property
 Joint User Agreements 
 Exchanges of Land 
 Excerpts from the Evidence Code
 Burden of Proof on Issues Arising in Real Property Litigation 
 Facts in Deeds and Leases 
 Burden of Producing Evidence 
 Burden of Proof 
 Expert and Opinion Testimony 
 Evidence of Market Value
 Privileges 
 Lawyer-Client Privilege
 Exceptions to Physician-Patient Privilege 
 Exceptions to Psychotherapist-Patient Privilege
 Hearsay 
 Official Writings Affecting Property 
 Excerpts from the Family Code
 Definitions
 Attorney Fees 
 Domestic Partner Registration 
 Property Rights 
 Liabilities 
 Management and Control 
 Agreements 
 Uniform Premarital Agreements 
 Dissolution 
 Property Division 
 Debts
 Reimbursements 
 Separate and Out-of-State Property 
 Support 
 Spousal Support 
 Minors 
 Emancipation 
 Excerpts from the Financial Code
 Banks 
 Real Estate Dealings 
 Bank Holding Companies 
 Authorizations for Banks
 Restrictions and Prohibited Practices
 Deposits 
 Loans and Investments
 Trust Companies
 Foreign (Other State) Banks 
 Foreign (Other Nation) Banks 
 Consumer Loans Secured by Real Property
 Higher-Priced Mortgage Loans 
 Savings and Loan Associations
 Real Estate Loans
 Credit Unions 
 Escrow Agents
 Regulations 
 Industrial Loan Companies
 Loans Secured by Real Property 
 Property Holdings 
 Loan Restrictions
 California Financing Law 
 National Housing Act Loans
 Residential Mortgage Lending 
 Mortgage Loan Originators 
 Financial Condition, Transaction and Bond Requirements 
 Brokerage Services for Borrowers 
 Exchange Facilitators 
 Excerpts from the Fish and Game Code
 Generally 
 Fish Hatchery Leases 
 Wildlife Conservation Board
 Wildlife Management Areas
 Ecological Reserves 
 Fish and Wildlife Protection and Conservation 
 Hunting and Fishing
 California Endangered Species Act 
 Natural Community Conservation Planning 
 Habitat Maintenance Funding Act 
 Hunting and Fishing: Birds and Mammals
 Water Pollution
 Excerpts from the Food and Agricultural Code 
 Roadside Vegetation Control
 Grazing and Dairy Farms
 Theft of Cattle 
 Dairy Farms 
 Excerpts from the Government Code
 Escheat of Property to State 
 Government Tort Liability 
 Dangerous Conditions of Public Property 
 Liability of Public Entities 
 Liability of Public Employees 
 Access to Public Buildings for Persons with Disabilities 
 Publication Requirements 
 Acquisition of Open Space
 Dedication for Public Purpose
 Withdrawing Residential Leased Premises 
 State Tax Liens 
 Relocation Assistance
 Open-Space Land Dedication 
 Notaries Public 
 California Emergency Services Act 
 State of Emergency 
 Transfers of Wood frame Buildings 
 Hazardous Building Wall Anchorage Law 
 Residential Transfer Disclosure: Earthquake Hazards 
 Surplus State Lands
 Plain English Statement of Policy on Small Business Regulations
 Discrimination in Housing 
 Acquisition of State Property 
 Open-Space Subventions 
 Postponed Property Taxes 
 Public Employees’ Retirement Fund 
 County Property
 Acquisition of Property 
 Sale or Lease of Property
 Sales Below Market Value
 Joint Occupancy Agreements
 Condominium Occupancy 
 Shade Trees
 Fish, Streams and Flood Waters Weed, Pest, and Nuisance Abatement 
 Report of Residential Building Record (3R Report) 
 Airports and Airport Zoning
 County Recorders
 Duties and Liability
 Destruction of Documents 
 Indexes 
 Recordable Documents 
 Social Security Numbers
 Recording Procedure 
 Fees
 Electronic Recording Delivery 
 Surveys and Surveyors
 City Property 
 Leases 
 Sale of Buildings and Sites 
 Building Ordinances 
 Nuisances 
 Reports of Residential Records
 Weed and Rubbish Abatement 
 City Harbors 
 Public Works
 Property Taxes and Other Charges
 Habitat Maintenance Assessment Districts 
 Abandoned Excavations 
 Historical Property Contracts
 Grants of Public Property
 Airports 
 Generally
 Airport Approaches Zoning Law 
 Surplus Real Property
 Open Space 
 Urban Agriculture Incentive Zones 
 Open Space Easements 
 Open Space Easement Act of 1974 
 Timberland Productivity Act
 Generally 
 Timberland Production Zones 
 Rezoning 
 Immediate Rezoning 
 Removal From Zone 
 Eminent Domain or Other Acquisition 
 Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zones
 Solar-Use Easements 
 Williamson Act
 Legislative Declarations 
 Establishment of Preserves
 Contracts 
 Cancellation
 Eminent Domain or Other Acquisition
 Farmland Security Zones
 Community Development of Former Redevelopment Agency Property
 Unpaid Water Bills
 Urban Forestry 
 Developer Fees
 Drought Tolerant Landscaping
 Community Facilities Districts
 Proposition 218 Omnibus Implementation Act 
 Enforcement of Delinquent Assessments 
 Surplus Land 
 Open Public Meetings 
 County Fees 
 Local Government Reorganization 
 Community Services Districts 
 Purposes
 Finance and Capital Financing
 Zones
 Community Revitalization and Investment Authorities
 Affordable Housing Authorities 
 Planning and Land Use 
 General Provisions 
 Regional Planning
 Public Hearings; Notice
 City and County Planning 
 General Plans 
 Specific Plans
 Open-Space Lands
 Housing Elements
 Low-Income Housing in Coastal Zone 
 Water Conservation in Landscape Act 
 Water Recycling in Landscaping Act
 Workforce Housing Opportunity Zones
 Exemption of Charter Cities 
 General Plans: Actions or Proceedings 
 Zoning
 Development Agreements 
 Easements
 Administration of Zoning Ordinances
 Open-Space Zoning 
 Housing Development Approvals 
 Density Bonuses and Other Incentives 
 Interagency Referrals 
 Permit Streamlining Act 
 Applications for Development Projects 
 Approval of Development Permits 
 Agency Teams 
 Permits for Classes of Projects 
 Mitigation Lands: Nonprofit Organizations 
 School Facilities 
 Environmental Improvement Authorizations 
 Limitations on School Facilities Assessments
 Fees for New Development Projects 
 Mediation of Land Use Disputes 
 Housing Sustainability Districts 
 Subdivision Map Act
 Tentative Maps 
 Final Maps 
 Parcel Maps 
 Approvals
 Merger of Parcels 
 Unmerger of Parcels
 Approval of Tentative Maps 
 Review of Tentative Map By Other Bodies 
 Filing Final Map 
 Filing Parcel Maps
 Recordation of Maps 
 Imposition of Conditions and Grounds for Rejection 
 Dedication Requirements
 Public Access 
 Reservation of Land for Community Facilities 
 Development Fees
 Reimbursement of Costs 
 Soils Reports
 Taxes and Assessments 
 Development Agreements
 Posting Security 
 Reversion to Acreage 
 Excluding Land From Subdivision
 Violations 
 Judicial Review 
 Official Maps 
 Excerpts from the Harbors and Navigation Code
 Recreational Marinas 
 Navigable Waters
 Private Wharves and Piers
 Towpaths 
 Port Districts 
 Excerpts from the Health and Safety Code
 California Community Care Facilities Act 
 Preemption of Local Regulations–Residential Care Facilities
 Preemption of Local Regulations–Juvenile Facilities 
 Preemption of Local Regulations–Facilities for the Seriously Ill
 Preemption of Local Regulations–Facilities for the Elderly
 Preemption of Local Regulations–Family Day Care Homes 
 Mosquito Abatement and Vector Control District Law
 Pest Abatement Districts 
 Cemeteries 
 Regulation 
 Property Rights
 Care of Cemeteries
 Public Cemetery Districts 
 Uniform Controlled Substances Act 
 Abatement of Transactions Involving Controlled Substances
 Fires and Fire Protection 
 Fire Regulations
 High-Rise Structures
 Weed and Rubbish Abatement 
 Housing 
 Regulation of Apartment Houses, Hotels and Dwellings 
 Tenant Relocation Assistance 
 Enforcement 
 Manufactured Housing Act of 1980
 Definitions
 Application and Scope 
 Standards for Mobilehomes
 Escrow Accounts
 Listings
 Registration and Title 
 Transfer of Title 
 Mobilehome Parks Act 
 Definitions 
 Rights of Residents
 State and Local Regulations 
 General Regulations 
 Construction 
 Special Occupancy Parks Act 
 State Building Standards 
 Historical Building Code of 1975 
 Earthquake Protection 
 Scope and Application 
 Enforcement 
 Building Permits
 Design and Construction
 Reconstruction of Hazardous Buildings 
 Gas Shutoff 
 Water Heaters 
 Local Building and Demolition Permits 
 Plans and Specifications for Development
 Access to Public Accommodations by Physically Handicapped Persons 
 Hazardous Waste Control 
 Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986
 Unified Agency Review of Hazardous Materials Release Sites 
 Underground Storage of Hazardous Substances 
 Cleanup of Underground Petroleum Storage Tanks
 Hazardous Substance Account Act
 California Land Use and Revitalization Act of 2004 
 Cleanup of Property Contaminated by Methamphetamine
 Hazardous Materials Release Cleanup by Local Agencies
 Hazardous Materials Liability of Lenders and Fiduciaries 
 Asbestos 
 Spraying 
 Asbestos and Hazardous Substance Removal Contracts 
 Notice Requirements 
 Toxic Mold Protection Act of 2001 
 Community Redevelopment Law
 Blighted Areas
 Public Policy 
 Procedures and Activities 
 Redevelopment Plans 
 Referendums 
 Owner Participation
 Project Area Committee 
 Property Acquisition
 Disposition and Development 
 Amendment of Redevelopment Plans 
 Financial Provisions 
 Community Redevelopment Disaster Project Law
 Natural Disasters 
 Restrictions on Redevelopment Agency Operations 
 Dissolution of Redevelopment Agencies and Designation of Successor Agencies
 Alternative Voluntary Redevelopment Program 
 Housing Authorities
 Definitions
 Powers and Duties Creation of Housing Authorities 
 Financial Discrimination 
 Complaint Resolution 
 Public Housing Election Implementation Law 
 Historical Rehabilitation 
 Residential Rehabilitation 
 Air Resources
 Housing and Home Finance 
 Department of Housing and Community Development 
 Rehabilitation of Residential Hotels
 Mobilehome Parks
 Predevelopment Loans
 CalHome Program
 Rehabilitation and Disaster Assistance
 Multifamily Housing Program
 Special Programs for Disabled Persons 
 Rental Housing Construction
 Home Ownership Assistance 
 Emergency Housing and Assistance Fund 
 Affordable Housing 
 Community Housing Developments 
 Downtown Rebound Program 
 Loan Insurance
 Bond and Loan Insurance 
 Multifamily Rental Housing
 Regulation of Environmental Protection 
 Abandoned Excavations 
 Pest Control 
 California Safe Drinking Water Act 
 Excerpts from the Insurance Code
 Definitions and Authorizations 
 Shared Coverage
 Insurable Interests
 The Policy
 Real Property Repair and Reconstruction 
 Insurance: Cancellation 
 Insurance in Connection with Sales and Loans 
 Unfair Practices 
 Investments by Insurers 
 Real Estate Holdings of Insurers 
 Insurance Agents
 Purchasing Insurance from Self-Service Storage Agents
 Fire Insurance
 County Mutual Fire Insurers 
 Fraternal Fire Insurers 
 Earthquake Insurance
 California Earthquake Authority
 Mediation of Insurance Claims 
 FAIR (Fair Access to Insurance Requirements) 
 Residential Property Insurance Disclosure Statement 
 Title Insurance 
 Rate Regulation and Rebates 
 Mortgage Guaranty Insurance 
 Charges and Rebates 
 Land Value Insurance Prohibited
 Home Protection Insurance 
 Charges and Rebates
 Excerpts from the Labor Code
 Payment of Wages 
 Employment of Minors 
Public Works and Public Agencies 
 Workers Compensation and Insurance 
 Construction of Unsafe Work Place 
 Excerpts from the Military and Veterans Code
 Nondiscrimination 
 Protection of the National Guard and Reservists
 Veterans’ Farm and Home Purchase Act of 1943
 Veterans’ Farm and Home Purchase Act of 1974
 Veterans’ Buildings 
 Property Used for Defense Preparation 
 Excerpts from the Penal Code
 Recording of False Instruments 
 Criminal Profiteering 
 Fraud or Embezzlement: Victim Restitution 
 Street Terrorism 
 Robbery 
 Registered Sex Offenders
 Public Nuisance 
 Unlawful Dumping 
 Forcible Entry and Detainer 
 Crimes Against Property
 Arson 
 Burglary Onsite Making of Residence Key 
 Forgery 
 Theft 
 Real Estate Transactions 
 Trespass
 Crimes Involving Financial Institutions, Escrow Companies and Title Insurance Companies 
 Crimes Against Hotel Guests
 Compensation of Appointed Counsel: Liens upon Real Property
 Red Light Abatement Law 
 Excerpts from the Probate Code
 Generally 
 Simultaneous Death
 Identity of Heirs 
 Homicide 
 Powers of Appointment 
 Definitions
 Creation 
 Capacity
 Scope of Authority 
 Required Intent
 Types of Appointments 
 Contracts to Appoint 
 Failure to Make Effective Appointment 
 Rights of Creditors 
 Rule Against Perpetuities 
 Revocation, Exercise, or Release 
 Deposit of Estate Planning Documents with Attorney 
 Conveyance or Transfer of Property Believed to Belong to Decedent or Other Person
 General Procedural Provisions
 Conservatorships and Guardianships
 Property Transactions, Generally
 Compromise of Claims 
 Sales
 Other Transactions 
 Independent Exercise of Powers 
 Incapacity of Spouse 
 Power of Attorney 
 Nonprobate Transfers 
 Community Property
 Nonprobate Transfers to Former Spouse 
 Revocable Transfer on Death Deeds
 General Provisions
 Execution and Revocation 
 Effect of Transfer on Death Deeds 
 Effectuation of Transfer
 Contest 
 Wills 
 Intestate Succession 
 Probate Homestead
 Probate of Small Estates
 Escheat 
 Claims Against Estates 
 Estate Management 
 Refinancing and Encumbering Estate Property 
 Acceptance of Deeds and Partial Satisfaction
 Purchase of Estate Property 
 Easements, Leases or Options 
 Sale of Property
 Real Estate Brokers 
 Dispositions of Particular Types of Property 
 Sales
 Default by Buyer 
 Use of Sale Proceeds
 Improper Sales 
 Independent Administration
 Partition
 Distribution of Small Estates Without Administration 
 Distribution to Surviving Spouse Without Administration
 Surviving Spouse’s Liability for Decedent’s Property
 Trusts
 Trustees
 Uniform Principal and Income Act 
 Relations of Third Persons to Trusts 
 Rule Against Perpetuities
 Uniform Statutory Rule 
 Time of Creation of Interest
 Reformation 
 Exclusions 
 Related Provisions 
 Excerpts from the Public Contract Code
 Contract Clauses 
 Sale of Property by University of California 
 Improvement Act of 1911
 Municipal Improvement Act of 1913 
 Excerpts from the Public Resources Code
 Special Studies Zones 
 Surface Mining and Reclamation Act of 1975 
 Oil and Gas 
 Regulation of Operations 
 Subsidence 
 Spacing of Wells
 Forest, Ranges, and Forage Lands
 Prevention and Control of Forest Fires 
 State Responsibility Area Fire Protection Benefit Fees 
 Public Nuisance