60-Day Notice to Vacate for California landlords
60-day notice required for long-term tenants in some states Written to CA landlord-tenant law, with the notice period counted for you.
California requirement: 30-Day Notice
California requires 30 days for tenants under 1 year, 60 days for 1+ year tenants.
- Pay or quit
- 3 days
- Month-to-month
- 30 days
- Tenant over 1 year
- 60 days
- Rent increase notice
- 30 days
- Max deposit
- 2 months unfurnished, 3 months furnished
- Deposit return
- 21 days
When you need a 60-day notice to vacate.
- Long-term tenant (1+ year) termination
- California landlord compliance
- Oregon/Washington requirements
- Avoiding wrongful eviction claims
California rules that apply here.
Rent control applies in parts of California. Where a local ordinance is stricter than state law, the local rule governs.
- 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
Rent control areas
Los Angeles, San Francisco, Oakland, San Jose, Berkeley, Santa Monica, West Hollywood
What landlords ask about this in California.
- When is 60 days required instead of 30?
- Typically once the tenant has lived in the unit longer than a year, though the trigger varies by state and city. California's baseline for a month-to-month tenancy is 30 days. Where it is unclear, the longer notice is the safe one.
- How do I count the days?
- Start the day after service and count calendar days, not business days, unless your state says otherwise. The tenancy ends on the last day of the period, and several states require that day to align with the end of a rental period.
- Does time in the property reset after a lease renewal?
- No. Length of tenancy is normally measured from when the tenant first took possession, not from the most recent signature. A tenant on their fourth one-year lease has been there four years for notice purposes.
- Can I give 60 days just to be safe?
- Yes. Serving more notice than required is always valid. California requires 30 days, so serving 60 costs you time but removes any argument that the notice was short.
This is general information about California landlord-tenant law, not legal advice. Local ordinances can be stricter than the state rule, and if a dispute is already underway it is worth an hour of a lawyer’s time.
Related CA forms
This form in other states
The document is the same; the notice period is not. Pick the state the property is in, not the one you live in.
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