California Notice to Vacate Template: 30 or 60-Day Notice of Termination (Civ. Code § 1946.1) with Just Cause

Notice of Termination of Tenancy (California)

30-Day or 60-Day Notice to Vacate under Civil Code § 1946.1, with Just Cause under § 1946.2

Date of notice: [Date]

To: [Full name of each tenant] and all others in possession
Premises: [Street address, unit], [City], California [ZIP]

1. Notice Period (check one)

☐ 60 days. At least one tenant or resident has resided in the dwelling for one year or more (Civil Code § 1946.1(b)).

☐ 30 days. All tenants and residents have resided in the dwelling for less than one year (§ 1946.1(c)).

☐ 30 days, sale of the unit. The unit is alienable separate from any other unit; the owner has contracted to sell it to a bona fide purchaser who is a natural person and who intends in good faith to live in it for at least one full year; escrow was opened on [Date] with [escrow holder], and this notice is given no more than 120 days after that date; and no notice was previously given to you under § 1946.1 (§ 1946.1(d)).

Your tenancy will terminate on [Date], which is at least [30 / 60] days after this notice is served on you. You must vacate the premises and deliver possession to the owner on or before that date.

2. Just Cause (Tenant Protection Act, Civil Code § 1946.2)

Check one:

☐ Not required. ☐ The tenants have not yet continuously and lawfully occupied the premises for 12 months (or 24 months, where § 1946.2(a) requires it). ☐ The property is exempt from § 1946.2 because: [state the exemption, for example a certificate of occupancy issued within the previous 15 years, or a single-family home or condominium owned by a natural person where the exemption notice required by § 1946.2(e)(8) was given].

☐ At-fault just cause: [state the cause and the facts, with dates, for example refusal to sign a written renewal of similar duration and terms after a written request]. [If the cause is a curable lease violation, a notice to cure must be served first (§ 1946.2(c)).]

☐ No-fault just cause:
☐ Intent of the owner or the owner’s spouse, domestic partner, child, grandchild, parent or grandparent to occupy the unit as a primary residence for at least 12 continuous months. Intended occupant: [name(s)], relationship to the owner: [relationship]. You may request proof that the intended occupant is an owner or related to the owner.
☐ Withdrawal of the residential real property from the rental market.
☐ Compliance with a government or court order, or local ordinance, that requires vacating the unit: [describe and attach].
☐ Intent to demolish or substantially remodel the property. [Attach the statements, description, expected duration and permit or contract copy required by § 1946.2(b)(2)(D)(iv).]

3. Relocation Assistance (No-Fault Just Cause Only; § 1946.2(d))

You have the right to relocation assistance or a rent waiver equal to one month of your current rent, $[Amount]. The owner has chosen to (check one):

☐ pay you $[Amount] directly within 15 calendar days of service of this notice.
☐ waive the rent for the final month of the tenancy: rent of $[Amount] for [month and year] is waived, and no rent is due for that month.

4. Local Ordinances

[If the property is in a city or county with its own just-cause or rent ordinance, add any notice, cause or relocation terms the ordinance requires. Where a local ordinance applies instead of § 1946.2, follow the ordinance.]

5. Notice Required by Civil Code § 1946.1(h)

State law permits former tenants to reclaim abandoned personal property left at the former address of the tenant, subject to certain conditions. You may or may not be able to reclaim property without incurring additional costs, depending on the cost of storing the property and the length of time before it is reclaimed. In general, these costs will be lower the sooner you contact your former landlord after being notified that property belonging to you was left behind after you moved out.

6. Owner or Agent

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

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

7. Proof of Service

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

☐ delivering a copy to the tenant personally: [name]
☐ leaving a copy with [name], a person of suitable age and discretion at the tenant’s ☐ residence ☐ usual place of business, the tenant being absent, and mailing a copy to the tenant at the residence on [Date]
☐ affixing a copy in a conspicuous place on the property, delivering a copy to a person residing there if one could be found, and mailing a copy to the tenant at the property on [Date], because the tenant’s residence and business could not be ascertained or no person of suitable age and discretion could be found there
☐ sending a copy by ☐ certified ☐ registered mail on [Date] (receipt number [ ]) (Civil Code § 1946.1(f))

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)

• Count the tenants’ time, not yours. If any tenant has lived in the unit for a year or more, the notice must be 60 days.

• Check just cause first. After 12 months of occupancy the notice must state a just cause unless the property is exempt, and a notice that does not comply with § 1946.2 is void.

• No-fault? Pay or waive. Pay one month’s rent within 15 calendar days, or waive the last month in the notice itself.

• Unpaid rent or a lease violation calls for a three-day notice under CCP § 1161 (excluding Saturdays, Sundays and judicial holidays), not this notice.

• Local rules. Many California cities have stricter just-cause and relocation ordinances; check yours before serving.

• No service fee. You may not charge the tenant for serving or posting the notice.