California law generally allows the owner to terminate a month-to month tenancy on 30 or 60 days notice, depending on how long the residents have lived there. By contrast, a fixed-term lease can only be terminated by the owner on three days’ notice for cause. Depending on the reason, the notice may include an opportunity to cure – such as the three-day notice to pay rent or quit. Notices of termination frequenty generate questions for CAA’s Landlord Helpline.  Some recent questions: IS SERVICE OF A 30- OR 60-DAY NOTICE CONSIDERED “EVICTION?”  No. These notices terminated a tenancy as allowed by… Read More