Our sources
Where our information comes from, so you can check it yourself.
We write from primary sources: California statutes, court and agency pages, and official local-government websites. This page lists the main ones, so you can check any statement yourself.
State statutes
Text from the California Legislative Information website (leginfo.legislature.ca.gov).
- Code of Civil Procedure § 12
- Code of Civil Procedure § 12a
- Code of Civil Procedure § 135 (judicial holidays)
- Code of Civil Procedure § 1013 (service by mail)
- Code of Civil Procedure § 1161
- Code of Civil Procedure § 1162 (how notices are served)
- Civil Code § 827 (rent increase notice)
- Civil Code § 1946 (notice to end a tenancy)
- Civil Code § 1946.1
- Civil Code § 1946.2 (just cause)
- Civil Code § 1947.12 (rent cap)
- Civil Code § 1950.5 (security deposits)
- Civil Code § 1954 (landlord entry)
- Civil Code § 1942 (repair and deduct)
- Civil Code § 1951.3 (abandonment)
- Penal Code § 396 (price gouging)
Courts
- California Courts: court holidays (the official list behind the notice date calculator)
- California Courts Self-Help: the eviction process for landlords
- Each county’s Superior Court website, linked from the county pages.
State agencies
- California Attorney General: limits on rent increases (statewide cap and local chart)
- California Attorney General: price gouging FAQs
- Cal OES: price gouging protections in place
- State Board of Equalization: county assessor contacts
- California Public Utilities Commission
Local government
- San Diego Housing Commission: City of San Diego Residential Tenant Protections
- San Diego Municipal Code, Chapter 9, Article 8, Division 7
- City of San Diego Environmental Services
- San Diego County Water Authority member directory
- County and city housing, code-enforcement and emergency-services pages linked from each county page.
Utilities
Provider websites listed in the utility directory. We publish a phone number only when it appears on the provider’s own site or a cited public directory.
Our data files
- /data/court-holidays.json: judicial holidays 2026–2027 as published by the courts.
- /data/emergency-orders.json: the emergency orders we track, with sources.
What we do not use
We do not rely on forum posts, unsourced blog summaries or vendor marketing as the basis for a rule. If we cannot confirm something against an official source, we leave it out. See the editorial standards.
How can I report an error?
If you see an out-of-date rule or a broken link, please tell us. Corrections are handled under our corrections policy.