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Written Rental Agreement
When Tenants and Landlords are involved in renting a rental unit, they have the choice of written rental agreement.
A written rental agreement is a periodic rental agreement that has been put in writing. The written rental agreement specifies all the terms of the agreement between you and the landlord —for example, it states the rent, the length of time between rent payments, and the landlord’s and your obligations. It may also contain clauses on pets, late fees, and amount of notice.
The length of time between rent payments is important. In most cases, the amount of advance notice that the landlord gives you when notifying you of changes in the terms of the tenancy must be the same as the length of time between rent payments. For example, if you have a month-to month rental agreement, the landlord usually must give you 30 days’ advance written notice of changes such as an increase in the charge for parking or an increase in the security deposit.
In addition, the amount of advance written notice that you give the landlord before you move out of the rental unit must be the same as the length of time between rent payments. For example, in a month-to-month rental agreement, you must give the landlord at least 30 days’ advance written notice in order to end the rental agreement. If you have a week-to-week rental agreement, you must give the landlord at least seven days’ advance written notice in order to end the rental agreement.
Normally, the amount of advance written notice that the landlord gives the tenant to change the terms of the tenancy must be the same as the length of time between rent payments. However,the landlord and tenant can specifically agree in writing to a shorter amount of notice (a shorter notice period)57. A landlord and a tenant who have a month-to-month rental agreement might agree to 10 days’ advance written notice for a change in the terms of the agreement (other than the rent). This would allow the landlord, for example, to increase the charge for parking or end the tenancy by giving the tenant 10 days’ advance written notice. Similarly, the tenant could end the tenancy by giving the landlord 10 days’ advance written notice. The notice period agreed to by the landlord and the tenant can never be shorter than seven days 58.
If you have a written periodic rental agreement, special rules apply to the amount of advance notice that the landlord must give you to raise the rent.
57 Civil Code Section 827(a), 1946.
58 Civil Code Section 827(a).
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Thank you for these tips! I will keep this in mind for my apartment rental agreement for my tenants.