RE 350 — Reverse
The Department of Real Estate does not discriminate
on the basis of race, color, creed, national origin,
ancestry, sex, marital status, domestic partnership,
religion, age, sexual orientation, or disability in
employment or the provision of services.
Purchase Information
DRE publications may be purchased/ordered by mail, by fax, or
in person.
For your convenience, brochures may also be downloaded from our
Web site at www.dre.ca.gov.
By mail — Complete Parts A, B, and C (if appropriate). Mail it
with the proper fee to:
Department of Real Estate
Book Orders
P.O. Box 137006
Sacramento, CA 95813-7006
By fax — Complete Parts A, B, and C. Fax form to (916) 263-8889.
In person from District Ofce — Complete Parts A, B, and C
(if appropriate). Ofces are located in Sacramento, Los Angeles,
Oakland, Fresno, and San Diego.
Acceptable payment methods
• Personal check, cashier’s check or money order should be made
payable to: Department of Real Estate.
• VISA, MasterCard, American Express and Discover credit cards
may used to purchase DRE publications.
Conditions of sale
• Prices are subject to change.
• Orders received with incorrect payments will be returned.
• All sales are nal – no refunds.
• Do not send stamps or C.O.D. orders.
• Please allow 4 to 6 weeks for delivery. An order for more than
one item may be shipped in separate packages and delivered to
you on different days.
California sales tax
Please apply the current county sales tax rate of the delivery address
to your order. Requests and fees will be returned if the appropriate
sales tax is not included.
Discounts (law and reference material)
A 20% discount is available on the Real Estate Law, Reference
Book, and subdivision guides; 25 or more of a single title must be
purchased at one time to qualify for the discount.
Submitting licensing forms & publication request
If you submit an order for a publication at the same time that
you apply for an original license or a license renewal, please
send separate checks or money orders for the license fee and
publication(s) ordered.
PUBLICATION INFORMATION
#2 Real Estate Law
Contains the Real Estate Law and Subdivided Lands, the
Regulations of the Real Estate Commissioner, the Administrative
Procedure Act and pertinent excerpts from the California Codes
related to the practice of real estate.
The Department revises the Real Estate Law annually, making
every effort to have it available in January. In this regard, please do
not send orders for the revised book until after January 1.
The Real Estate Law is also available on the DRE Web site www.
dre.ca.gov free of charge.
# 8 Operating Cost Manual for HOAs
A manual designed to aid a budget preparer in the development of
a budget for a common interest subdivision.
#9 Subdivision Public Report Application Guide
A guide designed specically to assist an applicant for a subdivision
public report in the completion and submission of a Notice of
Intention (Common Interest) [RE 624] or Notice of Intention
(Standard) [RE 628]. This guide provides item-by-item instruction
and explanation.
#25 Reserve Study Guidelines for HOA Budgets
Guidelines designed to assist with preparation of a budget
reserve study for a common interest subdivision. RE 25 will help
homeowner association ofcers and members understand how
reserves t into the overall nancial plan for the subdivision. Proper
attention to the reserve portion of the budget should assist in the
allocation of sufcient funds for future replacement of common area
components, including major items such as roofs and exterior paint.
Consumer brochure requests & reproduction
Requests — Brochure requests are limited to individual copies of
any one title. Also available at www.dre.ca.gov.
Reproduction Terms and Conditions
1. The publication can be reproduced in total, including the
title pages and cover. No changes may be made to the text or
cover, with the following exception. You may list your name,
address and phone number as the distributor of the brochure.
For example, “This copy given to you compliments of XYZ
Mortgage Home Loans.”
2. The complete text or excerpts of the publication shall not be
incorporated within any other printed matter of any kind without
express permission.
3. The publication shall be distributed at no cost whatsoever to the
recipient.
4. The publication shall not be used as a DRE endorsement of your
business.
5. The content, intent or voluntary distribution of this publication
shall not be misrepresented in anyway.
6. DRE retains all rights to this brochure and reserves the right to
withdraw approval to reproduce and distribute DRE publications
at any time without prior notice.
7. The publication must be reproduced on paper of comparable
quality.
