What Notice Can I Serve on My Tenant?
Three Day Notice To Pay Rent Or Quit
If there is an oral or written agreement to pay rent, and the tenant is not paying the rent pursuant to that agreement, you can serve this notice giving them 3 days to either pay the past due rent or vacate the premises.
Three Day Notice to Perform or Quit
If the tenant is violating one of the terms of the lease, either by doing something that is prohibited or by not doing something that is required, you can serve this notice giving them 3 days to stop violating the lease or vacate the premises.
Three Day Notice to Quit
This is a more serious notice that says that tenant’s violation of the lease was more sever and tenant doesn’t get 3 days to perform. Under this notice, tenant has 3 days to vacate the premises, period. This is usually used when tenant is a legal nuisance or where tenant has been using the property for an illegal purpose. This notice might require a police report to prove the nuisance or illegal purpose.
Thirty (30) Day Notice to Quit
If your tenant is paying the rent and complying with the lease but you want to terminate their tenancy for some other reason, and they have only been living in the property for less than one year, then you can serve the tenant with a 30 Day Notice to Quit which terminates their tenancy in 30 days. This is a ‘no-fault’ notice.
This notice does not apply if tenant has a lease, and/or where the premises are under rent control.
Sixty (60) Day Notice to Quit
If the tenant has been living in the property for a year or more then you have to serve them with a 60 Day Notice to Quit to terminate their tenancy in 60 days. This is also a ‘no-fault’ notice.
This notice does not apply if tenant has a lease, and/or where the premises are under rent control.
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Other FAQ’s
Does a Landlord need to make all repair request a tenant asks for? For example, does the LL need to repaint the unit if tenant has requested it?
No, a unit needs to be painted only if the pint is chipping or peeling. Post a 24 hour to enter notice and inspect the unit to see the condition of the paint. Unless it meets the criteria, you have no obligation to comply with your tenants demands. Please check out our website for all notices, including 24 hour to enter notices. (Put website here with direct link to the notice tab.)
Does a Landlord need to install air conditioners if tenant has requested one? (Even in extremely hot weather locations of Southern California?)
No, there is no obligation for a LL to install an air conditioner under the California Civil Code. A habitable dwelling does not require air conditioning. That being said, if the Ll has supplied the unit with an AC then the LL is responsible to maintain the system.
What can a Landlord do if he suspects that a tenant is running a business out of their apartment and he is getting complaints from other tenants?
If the tenant is on a month to month you should serve them with a 30 day or 60 day notice depending on how long the tenant has been in the property. If the tenant is on a fixed term lease you would need to proceed with a nuisance eviction which would require other tenants to testify as to the disturbance that the business is causing them.
As a Landlord of a rent control property, can I charge my tenants for water?
Under rent control, a landlord cannot decrease services or increase the rent beyond the limits set by the municipality. Once a tenant is in possession you cannot require that the tenant pay for this utility. Many LL are setting up water meters so that the usage of each unit can be determined. If these meters are in place, a LL would be able to charge tenants for their water usage, but only new tenants.r tenants to testify as to the disturbance that the business is causing them.
Does a Landlord need to make all repair request a tenant asks for? For example, does the LL need to repaint the unit if tenant has requested it?
No, a unit needs to be painted only if the pint is chipping or peeling. Post a 24 hour to enter notice and inspect the unit to see the condition of the paint. Unless it meets the criteria, you have no obligation to comply with your tenants demands. Please check out our website for all notices, including 24 hour to enter notices. (Put website here with direct link to the notice tab.)
Does a Landlord need to install air conditioners if tenant has requested one? (Even in extremely hot weather locations of Southern California?)
No, there is no obligation for a LL to install an air conditioner under the California Civil Code. A habitable dwelling does not require air conditioning. That being said, if the Ll has supplied the unit with an AC then the LL is responsible to maintain the system.
What can a Landlord do if he suspects that a tenant is running a business out of their apartment and he is getting complaints from other tenants?
If the tenant is on a month to month you should serve them with a 30 day or 60 day notice depending on how long the tenant has been in the property. If the tenant is on a fixed term lease you would need to proceed with a nuisance eviction which would require other tenants to testify as to the disturbance that the business is causing them.
As a Landlord of a rent control property, can I charge my tenants for water?
Under rent control, a landlord cannot decrease services or increase the rent beyond the limits set by the municipality. Once a tenant is in possession you cannot require that the tenant pay for this utility. Many LL are setting up water meters so that the usage of each unit can be determined. If these meters are in place, a LL would be able to charge tenants for their water usage, but only new tenants.r tenants to testify as to the disturbance that the business is causing them.