The following is a growing list of useful sites:
California
- California Bureau of Real Estate
http://www.dre.ca.gov - Real Estate Consumer Guidelines
http://www.dre.ca.gov/Publications/CompleteListPublications.html#consumer - Real Estate Consumer Alerts
http://www.dre.ca.gov/Consumers/ConsumerAlerts.html - Real Estate Business Resources
http://www.dre.ca.gov/Licensees/BusinessResources.html - HomeOwners Associations
http://www.dre.ca.gov/Developers/HOA.html - California Tenants
http://www.dca.ca.gov/publications/landlordbook/catenant.pdf - U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (‘HUD’)
http://portal.hud.gov/hudportal/HUD?src=/states/california/renting/tenantrights - Consumer Publications – Landlord/Tenant
http://www.dca.ca.gov/publications/landlordbook/index.shtml?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+dca_news+(California+Department+of+Consumer+Affairs) - Rental Unit Wear & Tear
http://www.legalmatch.com/law-library/article/rental-unit-wear-and-tear.html - California Apartment Association
http://www.caanet.org/about/caa-local/los-angeles/
Los Angeles County
- HACLA
http://www.hacla.org/about-hacla/ - HACLA Utility Allowance
http://www.hacla.org/utility/ - Foothill Apartment Association
http://www.foothillapartmentassociation.com/join.php - Department of Public Works
http://dpw.lacounty.gov/bsd/index.cfm?p=contact_us - Altadena
http://altadenatowncouncil.org/atcLinks.html - Alhambra
http://www.cityofalhambra.org - Arcadia
http://www.ci.arcadia.ca.us/home/index.asp?page=1196 - Azusa
http://www.ci.azusa.ca.us/index.aspx?nid=117 - Covina
http://www.covinaca.gov/city-departments/public-works/building - Diamond Bar
http://www.ci.diamond-bar.ca.us/Index.aspx?page=409 - Glendora
http://www.ci.glendora.ca.us/departments-services/building-permits - Monrovia
http://www.cityofmonrovia.org/communitydevelopment/page/building-0 - Pasadena
http://cityofpasadena.net/planning/Planning/BuildingandSafety/Building_Safety/ - Rosemead
http://www.cityofrosemead.org/index.aspx?page=160 - San Gabriel
http://www.sangabrielcity.com/index.aspx?NID=146 - San Marino
http://www.ci.san-marino.ca.us - Sierra Madre
http://www.cityofsierramadre.com/building-a-safety - South Pasadena
http://www.ci.south-pasadena.ca.us/index.aspx?page=118 - Whittier
http://www.cityofwhittier.org/depts/cd/building.asp
Orange County
- Irvine
http://cityofirvine.org/cityhall/cd/buildingsafety/default.asp - Newport Beach
http://www.newportbeachca.gov/index.aspx?page=1725 - Costa Mesa
http://www.costamesaca.gov/index.aspx?page=114 - Fullerton
http://www.cityoffullerton.com/depts/dev_serv/building_n_permits/
San Bernardino County
Nevada
- Nevada Real Estate Division
http://www.red.state.nv.us