California Landlord Bundle: 3 Kits in One Download (California Landlord Kit, California Small Claims Kit, Eviction Case File Organizer)

Who it is for

Landlords and property managers with rentals in California: the state's rules, a small claims case for unpaid rent or damage, and an eviction case file if it comes to that.

Not the right fit if

Your rentals aren't in California, or you only need one of the kits. Not a property management or legal service.

Why it is different

• 3 kits for 30% less than buying them one by one; each keeps its own folder in the download.
• The California kits are built only from our California data files: California data files, checked November 2026 against 15 official pages, among them California Department of Real Estate: California Tenants guide, 2026 edition (RE 26, Rev. 1/1/26); California Courts Self-Help Guide: Guide to security deposits in California; California Attorney General: Know Your Rights as a California Tenant, Security Deposits; California Courts Self-Help Guide: Types of eviction notices (landlords); California Department of Real Estate: California Tenants guide, living in the rental unit; California Department of Real Estate: California Tenants guide, moving out; California small claims data file, checked November 2026 against California Courts Self-Help Guide: Small claims in California; California Courts Self-Help Guide: File your Plaintiff's Claim.
• Eviction Case File Organizer covers every state; the California kits carry the state rules.

What is inside

• California Landlord Compliance Kit. The California landlord-tenant rules in one package: deposit capped at 1 month of rent; deposit returned within 21 days; 3-business-day notice for unpaid rent; 24-hour entry notice. Deposits, notice periods, the eviction case and the small claims limit, each confirmed rule with its source link and check date. What it confirms: deposit limit: Since July 1, 2024, no more than one month's rent, and other deposits and fees count toward it; return deadline: Within 21 days after the tenant moves out: the deposit, or the deposit minus deductions with an itemized statement; itemized list of deductions: An itemized statement of what was deducted and why; copies of invoices or receipts when deductions are over $125; interest on the deposit: The Attorney General's guide lists no state interest requirement and says some cities make landlords pay interest; check your city or county rules; where the deposit is held: The Attorney General's guide names no account type: the landlord holds the deposit until the tenant moves out, and on a sale returns it or transfers it to the new owner; penalty the law states: In a bad-faith case, the court may award up to twice the amount of the deposit, plus the tenant's damages; ending month-to-month (landlord): 30 days if the tenant has rented less than 1 year; 60 days if 1 year or more; ending month-to-month (tenant): Written notice at least 30 days before moving for a month-to-month tenancy (7 days for week-to-week), or what the rental agreement requires if it sets a different period. How to use the kit, the 18 confirmed California rules at a glance and the 5 items to confirm: hearing after filing, judgment to writ, paying to stop the case, right to counsel (statewide), diversion or mediation (statewide), each with the official page to check. The California case in order from notice to lockout, with each confirmed stage, an example dated from a sample filing day where the rules give periods, and blanks for your own case dates.
• California Small Claims Court Kit. In California, small claims (Small claims court (California superior courts)) cover claims up to $12,500. From the official page: Individuals can generally sue for up to $12,500; businesses up to $6,250. How to use the kit, the 7 confirmed California facts at a glance, what we couldn't confirm (where to file, serving the other side, online filing) with the page to check, and a yes/no checklist: is the amount under $12,500, is it the right court, is there someone to serve and something to collect from. Where and how to file, from the official pages: Fees: claim up to $1,500: $30; over $1,500 up to $5,000: $50; over $5,000 up to $12,500: $75; filed more than 12 small claims in the past 12 months: $100. From the California Courts Self-Help Guide. A fee waiver is available if you can't afford the fee. A claim calculator that adds up your items and compares the total with $12,500 and $6,250 (businesses and other entities), a costs sheet with the California fee list, a deadline sheet in business days that skips weekends and federal holidays, and a collection tracker with the balance owed.
• Eviction Case File Organizer. Walk into the hearing with the lease, the ledger, the notices and every date in order, whichever side you are on.