Sources and original illustrations
Primary references and the limits of this educational collection.
Primary references
- California DRE: California Tenants, 2026 edition, translation section — Translation-rule scope only.
- California Attorney General: Landlord-Tenant Issues — Immigration-related housing discrimination and prohibited status-disclosure threats; no personal immigration advice or case determination.
- U.S. DOJ: Servicemembers Financial and Housing Rights — Conditional SCRA residential-lease protection and notice/order documentation; no personal eligibility, fee or effective-date calculation.
- CDPH: Bed Bug Infestation Guidance for Property Owners and Tenants in California — Reporting/management coordination and licensed pest-control involvement; no insect diagnosis, fixed response deadline or treatment method.
- EPA: Lead-Based Paint Disclosure Rule, Section 1018 of Title X — Known-information disclosure for most pre-1978 housing with exceptions; no property diagnosis, testing or lead-removal instruction.
- CDPH: Frequently Asked Questions about Mold — Limits of mold-test health interpretations and attention to moisture/mold evidence; no medical diagnosis, clearance, legal remedy or cleanup instructions.
- U.S. Fire Administration: Smoke Alarms — Working-alarm importance and the relevance of local requirements/manufacturer information; no signal diagnosis, repair procedure or property compliance finding.
- City of Berkeley: Exterior Elevated Elements Inspection Program — Berkeley’s covered-property professional inspection/certification process and category distinctions; no deadline, load test or structural-safety determination.
- California DRE: California Tenants, 2026 edition, periodic pest-control section — Ongoing-service notice duties only.
- California DRE: California Tenants, 2026 edition, flood-hazard section — Owner-knowledge flood disclosure only.
- California DRE: California Tenants, 2026 edition, rental terms and smoking — Smoking-location and later-notice rules only.
- FCC: 2024 Declaratory Ruling FCC 24-25 — The conditional OTARD scope involving certain antennas and qualifying exclusive-use/control areas; no device-specific legal or installation determination.
- City of Dublin: Electric Vehicle Infrastructure for Tenants — A conditional written-request framework for allotted rental parking, with exemptions and cost responsibilities; no personal coverage or electrical-installation advice.
- California Attorney General: Landlord-Tenant Issues — The prohibition on landlord retaliation for exercising legal rights; no evidentiary presumption, case outcome or self-help remedy is asserted.
- San Francisco Rent Board: Landlord Ellis Packet, February 2026 — The formal rental-withdrawal filing/notice process as distinct from a sale; no personal deadline, extension or relocation determination.
- Los Angeles Housing Department: Tenant Anti-Harassment Ordinance — The current city description of bad-faith conduct protections and complaint route; no case finding, remedy amount or deadline suspension.
- City of Santa Monica: Temporary Tenant Relocation Assistance FAQ, July 2025 — Conditional temporary-relocation assistance and distinction from legal tenancy termination; no personal benefit, payment or habitability determination.
- City of San José: Apartment Rent Ordinance Regulations — The existence of a housing-service-reduction petition process under local regulations; no eligibility, valuation or self-help rent remedy.
- California DRE: California Tenants, 2026 edition, positive rental-payment reporting — Covered positive-reporting election only.
- California Civil Rights Department: Housing — Familial status as a protected housing characteristic and potentially discriminatory rules; no universal occupancy limit, exception or case determination.
Original visual material
The diagrams in this edition are original SVG illustrations explaining the sequence or decisions in each guide. They do not show a laboratory experiment, a personal trip or a tested product result. No photographs from the linked sources are reproduced.
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References were consulted during preparation of this edition. A source may cover a broader or narrower question than a particular guide; the support notes above explain why it is listed. Read the original for methodology, exceptions and updates.