California Lease Renewal Notice Template: Renewal Offer with Rent Increase Notice (Civ. Code §§ 827, 1947.12)

Lease Renewal Notice (California)

Landlord’s Offer to Renew, with Notice of Change in Terms under Civil Code §§ 827 and 1947.12

Date of notice: [Date]

To: [Full name of each tenant]
Premises: [Street address, unit], [City], California [ZIP]
Current lease: dated [date], ☐ ends on [date] ☐ month to month

1. Offer to Renew

We offer to renew your lease for ☐ a fixed term of [number] months, from [date] to [date] ☐ a month-to-month tenancy beginning [date], on the same terms as your current lease except for the changes listed in Section 2. This offer stays open until [date].

2. Changes to the Terms

Term	Current	Proposed
Monthly rent (gross rental rate)	$[Amount]	$[Amount]
Rent discount, incentive, concession or credit (listed separately)	$[Amount or “none”]	$[Amount or “none”]
Security deposit	$[Amount]	$[Amount]
Utilities and services paid by tenant	[List]	[List]
Other changes	[Describe]	[Describe]

3. Rent Increase (Civil Code §§ 827, 1947.12)

The new rent of $[amount] takes effect on [date]. It is an increase of [percentage]% over the lowest gross rental rate charged for the unit during the past 12 months, $[amount].

Rent cap (check one):
☐ The unit is subject to Civil Code § 1947.12. The increase is not more than 5% plus the change in the cost of living for [region] ([percentage]%), or 10%, whichever is lower, and it is not a third increase within 12 months.
☐ The unit is exempt from § 1947.12 because [state the exemption, for example a certificate of occupancy issued within the past 15 years].
☐ The unit is subject to the local rent ordinance of [city or county], which allows an increase of up to [percentage]%.

Notice period (check one):
☐ The increase is 10% or less over 12 months: this notice is given at least 30 days before the new rent takes effect.
☐ The increase is more than 10% over 12 months: this notice is given at least 90 days before the new rent takes effect.

If you do not sign a renewal and remain as a month-to-month tenant, this notice is also the written notice of the change in rent under Civil Code § 827.

4. Statement for Exempt Single-Family Homes and Condominiums (Civil Code § 1947.12(d)(5))

[Include only if the owner claims this exemption; the statement must also appear in the renewed rental agreement.]

“This property is not subject to the rent limits imposed by Section 1947.12 of the Civil Code and is not subject to the just cause requirements of Section 1946.2 of the Civil Code. This property meets the requirements of Sections 1947.12 (d)(5) and 1946.2 (e)(8) of the Civil Code and the owner is not any of the following: (1) a real estate investment trust, as defined by Section 856 of the Internal Revenue Code; (2) a corporation; or (3) a limited liability company in which at least one member is a corporation.”

5. Your Response

Please return this section by [date].

☐ I/We accept the renewal on the terms above and will sign the renewal agreement.
☐ I/We would like to discuss the terms. Best way to reach me/us: [phone or e-mail].
☐ I/We will not renew and will move out on or before [date], giving the notice my/our lease requires.

Tenant: ____________________ Date: __________ Tenant: ____________________ Date: __________

6. Owner or Agent

Name: [Name] · Address: [Address] · Phone: [Phone] · E-mail: [E-mail]

Signed: ___________________________ (owner or authorized agent) Date: __________

7. Proof of Service (Civil Code § 827(b)(1))

I served this notice on [Date] by (check one):

☐ delivering a copy to the tenant personally: [name]
☐ mailing a copy to the tenant at [address] under Code of Civil Procedure § 1013

I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing is true and correct.

Served by: ___________________________ (name and signature) Date: __________

Before You Send (Delete This Section)

• Measure the increase from the lowest rent charged in the past 12 months, excluding discounts and concessions, and count every increase in that period.

• Count the notice days from delivery, and add the extra days for mail under CCP § 1013.

• List discounts and concessions separately from the gross rent in the renewal (Civil Code § 1947.12(a)(1)).

• Check local rules. Los Angeles, San Francisco, Oakland and other cities have rent ordinances that can set lower caps and add notice requirements.

• Keep the renewal similar if you may later rely on a refusal to renew as just cause: similar duration, similar provisions, lawful terms (§ 1946.2(b)(1)(E)).