Scroll way down the page to the blue section:http://www.dca.ca.gov/publications/landlordbook/se...Also, if you don't have this book, I highly recommend it for CA landlords:http://www.nolo.com/products/the-california-landlo...I have no affiliation.  

You might like this book.  I

., etc.If you do everything right, according to the law, and they don't do the above, you can deduct all of those costs from their deposit, and you'll win in court.This book is cheap and invaluable.

Excited me to the point where I can't sleep because I'm thinking about something I just learned in a book I just read.

I suggest you get this book.  I

I was thinking the same thing about wanting cash,  some book i was reading said "NEVER ACCEPT CASH OR PERSONAL CHECKS" I can understand the personal checks part but cash   is about the best form of a legal debt paying tender that i know of!  

So, go back to the post I posted which includes a link to a great book I personally used that includes current law.  

Other side benefits mentioned in Robert's book is that you are much less 'attractive' to lawyers if there is debt tied to your properties.  

By the way, you should buy this book.  I

The book is well written and easy to understand.