California Apartment Association

Legal Q&A: Does a tenant have a right to rescind lease within 72 hours?

Question: A new tenant signed a six-month lease. Now, he claims he feels unsafe because of an incident at the property and wants to terminate the lease. The tenant claims he has a 72-hour period to rescind the lease after it is executed. Is this true?

Ted Kimball
Kimball, Tirey & St. John LLP

Answer: There is no 72-hour right of rescission for residential leases.

Question: I served a three-day notice on my tenants, and they paid $300 of the $1,050 that was due. Do I have to serve another three-day notice to start the eviction? Should I have accepted payment?

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