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Q.How much notice is a landlord required to give a tenant to move out?
A.California Civil Code Section 1946.1 allows a landlord to end a month-to-month tenancy at any time by giving the tenant a written 30-Day Notice To Vacate (if the tenant has lived in the rental unit for less than one year) or a written 60-Day Notice To Vacate (if the tenant has resided in the rental unit for a year or more). Special rules apply if the landlord is selling the rental unit to a third party who will live in the rental for at least one year.
The notice can be served on any day, unless the rental agreement states otherwise. If a tenant receives a 30 or 60 day notice to vacate, the tenant must vacate the rental unit by the end of the 30th or 60th day after the date the landlord served the notice. For example, if the landlord serves a 60-day notice on September 15, you would begin counting the 60 days on September 16, and the 60-day period would end on November 14. You would have to move out on or before November 14. But if the end of the 60-day period falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday, you would not have to leave until the following regular business day.
Under California state law, the landlord is not required to state a reason in a 30 or 60 Day notice to vacate. Special rules, however, may apply in cities with rent control.
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