A handy-facts guide for renters

Apartment renters seeking information about rental issues -- such as finding a unit or moving out of one -- can find it in a new consumer-education guide distributed by the California Apartment Assn.

Titled “Renting -- A User Manual,” the 16-page brochure offers information for new and established renters about finding an apartment of the right size and price; lease and deposit legalities; apartment inspections; obligations of renters and owners; and timelines for moving out.

Additionally, the brochures -- available in English and Spanish -- include listings of state and local housing agencies that address renter questions and concerns, and a glossary of rental-agreement terms.

Copies of the guide are available from association members, who distribute them with rental applications, or at www.caanet .org. Click on “residents.”

-- Diane Wedner