Legal Question in Landlord & Tenant Law in California

eviction notice

I have been renting a condo for the past 12 years . the landlord is selling it and serve me with an eviction notice that was not serve to me personally and just pinned on my front door.isn't the landlord required to give me 60 days to move seeing how I have lived there 12 years.


Asked on 11/16/08, 1:24 am

1 Answer from Attorneys

David Gibbs The Gibbs Law Firm, APC

Re: eviction notice

First, there are many reasons you can be evicted. If the notice was a "Notice of Termination of Tenancy", or something similar to that, then yes, the landlord is required to give you 60 days notice of termination of your tenancy, and cannot take any action to remove you until that time frame expires. If you do not move at that point, s/he can file a lawsuit called an unlawful detainer and evict you by legal process. The landlord (assuming you are a month-to-month tenant) can terminate your tenancy for no reason whatsoever, so long has s/he gives you proper notice. If, however, the lanlord has given you an eviction notice for a different reason (failure to pay rent, failure to comply with the rules & regulations, etc....) then the notice period may be as short as three days.

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Answered on 11/17/08, 12:59 pm


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