Tenants Guide to Landlord Terminating Tenancy

by Property Management Software on August 4, 2010

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Tenant Guide Landlord Termination Tenancy

Tenant Guide Landlord Termination Tenancy

A landlord can terminate (end) a month-to- month tenancy simply by giving the tenant 30 days’ or 60 days’ advance written notice.

However, the landlord can terminate the tenancy by giving the tenant only three days’ advance written notice if the tenant has done any of the following:276

  • Failed to pay the rent.
  • Violated any provision of the lease or rental agreement.
  • Materially damaged the rental property (“committed waste”).
  • Substantially interfered with other tenants (“committed a nuisance”).
  • Committed domestic violence or sexual assault against, or stalked another tenant or subtenant on the premises.277
  • Used the premises for an unlawful purpose.278
  • Engaged in drug dealing, unlawfully used, cultivated, imported, or manufactured illegal drugs.
  • Unlawful conduct involving weapons or ammunition.279

276     Code of Civil Procedure Section 1161(2)-(4).
277     Code of Civil Procedure Section 1161(4).
278     Code of Civil Procedure Section 1161(4),
279     Civil Code Section 1946.7. Civil Code Section 3485.

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Cleaning services August 5, 2010 at 2:24 am

It seems fair if the tenant didn’t do his part of the contract the tenancy to be terminated. i suppose if the landlord don’t do his/her obligations there will be penalty for him/her too

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