Legal Question in Civil Litigation in California

I own a rental property which is not governed by rent control. Due to financial issues, I plan to sell the property. The lease with my tenant who has been living at the property for the past ten months will expire at the end of next month. I have verbally informed my tenant that I will not renew his lease and that he needs to vacate the premises at the end of his current lease.

Do I still need to give my tenant an advance 30-day written notice to vacate the premises at the end of the lease?

Much obliged for your clarification


Asked on 3/23/16, 1:15 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys

That depends on your lease terms regarding termination and carry-over. Check the document. If it is silent on notices and has no provisions for rolling over to month to month (most actually do have something about this) then technically no notice would be required. However both in fairness to the tenant, and to avoid surprises and hassles, it is always a good idea to give reasonable notice. Absent a specific notice provision in the lease, there is no specific amount of notice you must give, technically not any.

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Answered on 3/23/16, 11:03 pm


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