Legal Question in Landlord & Tenant Law in California

My landlord text my wife for me to check my email. In my inbox was an email from landlord with a 3 day pay or vacate notice attached. It was emailed oct 5 but the form was dated oct 4. A week later on oct 12, the landlord had someone post the 3 day pay or vacate on our front door and the form was dated oct 4. I told landlord the one on our door has the wrong date, it's not legal. Landlord told my wife that her attorney said since it was emailed a week before that she could proceed to file for unlawful detainer.

Is that correct? Is email a legal way to serve someone a 3 day pay or vacate? And is the one posted on my door with the wrong date valid?


Asked on 10/22/14, 1:33 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Anthony Roach Law Office of Anthony A. Roach

Email is not valid service of a three (3) day pay or quit notice. The manner of serving a three (3) day pay or quit notice is set forth in Code of Civil Procedure section 1162.

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Answered on 10/27/14, 8:29 am


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