California Eviction Laws

California notice periods

Periods are as the statute states them: some are minimums, some apply unless the lease sets another. "Lease controls" means there is no statutory period; "No pre-suit notice" means none is required before filing.

Just cause, delivery, form and local rules in California

How the notice may be delivered

Secondary sources only LeaseCraft has not verified this at the official source (Cal. Code Civ. Proc. § 1162(a); Cal. Civ. Code § 1946.1(f)), so this page states no rule.

Required form or contents

Secondary sources only LeaseCraft has not verified this at the official source (Cal. Code Civ. Proc. § 1161(2); Cal. Civ. Code § 1946.1(h); § 1946.2(d), (f)), so this page states no rule.

Statewide just-cause rule

Secondary sources only LeaseCraft has not verified this at the official source (Cal. Civ. Code § 1946.2 (AB 1482, Stats. 2019 ch. 597; SB 567, Stats. 2023 ch. 290, operative 2024-04-01; AB 1529, Stats. 2025 ch. 203, eff. 2026-01-01)), so this page states no rule.

City and county rules

Could not verify LeaseCraft has not verified this at the official source (Los Angeles Municipal Code (JCO / RSO) — not read), so this page states no rule.

For California landlords

• Find the period for your situation in the table above and count it from the day the notice is delivered, using the statute cited there, which LeaseCraft has not yet verified.
• Deliver the notice the way California law allows and keep a record of how and when.
• A notice is not a court order and does not by itself remove a tenant.

• The landlord's guide to the eviction process

For California tenants

• Compare the notice you received with the period for its situation in the table above and the date it reached you.
• A notice is not a court order. If a case is filed, the court papers say how and by when to respond.
• Local legal aid and tenant organizations can explain your options.

• The tenant's guide to responding to an eviction notice

How an eviction generally proceeds

A general outline, not California law: the steps, their names and their deadlines differ by state and court. The California rules LeaseCraft has verified are the ones above.

1. Written notice. The landlord gives the notice the situation calls for and waits out its period.
2. Court filing. If the tenant has not paid, cured or left, the landlord files an eviction case in court.
3. Hearing. Both sides can be heard; the tenant may raise defenses such as an improper notice.
4. Judgment. The court decides who has the right to the property.
5. Removal. If the court rules for the landlord, removal follows its order. A notice is not a court order and does not by itself remove a tenant.

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