The following Guides are from:
The State of California - Department of Consumer Affairs

Notice to Readers

Legal guides provide technical and practical information on everyday consumer law issues. They are written by the California Department of Consumer Affairs' Legal Services Unit as a general resource for consumer attorneys and representatives, consumer complaint handlers, Small Claims disputants and personnel, reporters and others involved in analyzing, describing and administering consumer laws. Legal Guides are not written primarily for use by the general public and do not constitute legal advice. Readers should consult a lawyer regarding how legal principles and authorities may apply to their specific facts and circumstances.

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Contractors

• Contracting with a Contractor: The Homeowner's Rights to Cancel (Legal Guide K-10, PDF File)
  
• Visit the Contractors State License Board Web site for more information.

Contracts

• Foreign Language Translations of Consumer Contracts (Legal Guide K-4, PDF File)
  
• Consumers' Rights to Cancel Home Solicitation Contracts (Legal Guide K-9, PDF File)
  
• Consumer Transactions with Statutory Contract Cancellation Rights (Legal Guide K-6, PDF File)

Credit Cards

• How to Correct a Credit Card Billing Error (Legal Guide K-8, PDF File)
  
• How to Withhold Payment on a Credit Card (Legal Guide K-7, PDF File)

Debt Collection

• What To Do If You Receive a Demand For Payment From a Creditor Or Debt Collection Agency (Legal Guide DC-1, PDF File)
  
• Summary of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Statures (Legal Guide DC-2, PDF File)

Electronic Fund Transfers

• Consumer Rights in Electronic Fund Transfers (Legal Guide CR-2, PDF File)

Finances

• Credit Repair Services (Legal Guide CR-9, PDF File)

Health Clubs

• When Your Health Club Closes (Legal Guide W-9, PDF File)
  
• Overview of California's Health Studio Services Contract Law (Legal Guide W-10, PDF File)

Homestead Filing

• Regulation of Homestead Filing Services (Legal Guide H-1, PDF File)

Laws Protecting Consumers

• Checklist of Significant California and Federal Consumer Laws (Legal Guide M-1, PDF File)

Motor Vehicles

• Visit the Bureau of Automotive Repair Web site for information.

Privacy and Identity Theft

• Visit the Office of Privacy Protection Web site for information.
• Visit the Privacy Right Clearinghouse (fact sheets) (not a State of California site)

Prizes, Promotions, Giveaways and Lotteries

• Rules for Promotional Giveaways (Legal Guide U-1, PDF File)
  
• Rules Prohibiting Lotteries (Legal Guide U-2, PDF File)
  
• Rules for Operation of Contests (Legal Guide U-3, PDF File)
  
• Rules on Conditional Offer of Prizes or Gifts (Legal Guide U-4, PDF File)

Retail

• Gift Certificates (Legal Guide S-11, PDF File)
• Rent-to-Own Transactions in California (Legal Guide S-10, PDF File)

Tenant - Landlord

• California Tenants: A Guide to Residential Tenants' and Landlords' Rights and Responsibilities (PDF Document)
  
• How to Get Back Possessions You Have Left in a Rental Unit (Legal Guide LT-4, PDF File)
  
• Options For a Landlord: When a Tenant's Personal Property Has Been Left in the Rental Unit (Legal Guide LT-5, PDF File)
  
• Rent Increases: Basic Information for Tenants (Legal Guide LT-2, PDF File)
  
• Rental Housing & Repairs - Who's Responsible For What & How To Get Repairs Made (Legal Guide LT-3, PDF File)
  
• Outline: Landlords' And Tenants' Responsibilities For Habitability And Repairs (Legal Guide LT-8, PDF File)

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