California landlord forms
Every form below carries California's notice periods and deposit rules. Free to generate, no account, and the dates are counted for you.
- Pay or quit
- 3 days
- Month-to-month
- 30 days
- Rent increase notice
- 30 days
- Max deposit
- 2 months unfurnished, 3 months furnished
- Deposit return
- 21 days
- Rent control
- Yes
California · CARent control in some areas
Rent and money
Ending a tenancy
- 3-Day Notice to Pay or QuitDemand payment or vacate within 3 days for nonpaymentPopular
- 30-Day Notice to Vacate30-day termination notice for month-to-month tenanciesPopular
- 60-Day Notice to Vacate60-day notice required for long-term tenants in some statesPopular
- Eviction NoticeFormal eviction notice for various tenant violationsPopular
- Notice to VacateCustomizable termination notice with variable notice periodPopular
- Lease Termination LetterEnd lease agreement with termination date and move-out instructions
Lease management
Property records
What California holds you to.
- 3-day notice for nonpayment
- 60-day notice for tenants over 1 year
- Statewide rent cap (AB 1482): 5% + CPI or 10% max
- Just cause eviction required for covered properties
Local rules on top
Additional restrictions apply in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Oakland, San Jose, Berkeley, Santa Monica, West Hollywood. Where local and state rules conflict, the local rule usually wins.
California cities
Cities marked with a local rule layer their own ordinances on top of CA law.
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