Legal Question in Landlord & Tenant Law in California

Re: Landlord wants to inhabit unit.

Unless your neighbor has a lease with a term of longer than month-to-month, then the answer is yes, the landlord can terminate a tenant's tenancy on as little as 30 day's notice. So, if your neighbor has lived in the apartment for less than 1 year, the landlord need only give your neighbor 30 days notice. If, on the other hand, the neighbor has lived there 1 year or more, then they must give your neighbor 60 days notice. In either case, they do not have to express any reason whatsoever for terminating the tenancy. Without a lease, your neighbor is on a month-to-month tenancy, and literally rents the apartment on a monthly basis, meaning the landlord or your neighbor can terminate the tenancy at virtually any point without reason. It might not seem fair, but that is the downside (as a tenant) of not getting a long term lease from the landlord. If your neighbor has a lease with a term remaining, then the landlord cannot terminate that lease early without the neighbor's consent.

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