Create documents for California and check the California rules behind them. Every rule below links to the statute or official source we checked.
The statewide rules we verified for California, last checked October 2026. Local ordinances can add to them.
California caps security deposits at one month's rent (two months for qualifying small landlords), requires an itemized return within 21 days after move-out, and presumes 24 hours' written notice is reasonable before entry.
In California a landlord must give a 3-day notice (not counting weekends and court holidays) to pay rent or cure a lease breach, and 30 or 60 days' notice to end a month-to-month tenancy depending on whether the tenant has lived there a year.
A California will must be signed by the testator and two witnesses present at the same time, holographic wills are valid if the signature and material provisions are handwritten, and an uncontested will can be proved by a witness affidavit instead of testimony.
California requires a dated power of attorney signed by the principal that is either acknowledged before a notary public or signed by at least two qualified witnesses.
A California advance health care directive must be signed and dated and either signed by two qualified witnesses or acknowledged before a notary public.
In a California private sale the seller signs the title and the buyer submits it to the DMV; a Bill of Sale (REG 135) is required for vessel transfers and may be required in other cases such as a missing title.
A California deed must be acknowledged before a notary to be recorded, no witnesses are required, and documentary transfer tax is imposed by counties and some cities rather than the state.
General information, not legal advice. Laws change, and cities can add their own rules, so check the current statute before you rely on it.
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These documents do not change from state to state, so they work in California as they are.
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