Legal Question in Landlord & Tenant Law in California

If you are on a month to month tenancy the landlord can terminate the tenancy with a 30-day notice if you have been there less than 12 months or a 60-day notice if your have been there longer.

You will have to pay the rent through the end of the whichever notice to receive. A service of a 30 day or 60 day notice does not waive the rent. The return of the security deposit is subject to any deductions allowed for under the law such as repairing damage beyond normal wear and tear.

Mr. Rosales is completely correct, and I would add that if you move out sooner than required by the notice you are still liable for the rent, and if you stay past the end of the notice you are not only liable for additional rent but for any other damages the landlord can prove they suffered because of your unlawful detainer of the premises.