Legal Question in Landlord & Tenant Law in California

We pay on a month-to-month basis and have always paid our rent on time, and are excellent tenants. Now our landlord wants us to vacate our unit because his son wants to occupy our unit. He gave us 30 days to vacate but I it is not enough time to find a new place with in our financial means. Is there anyway to legally fight this and buy us a bit more time to find a new place?


Asked on 8/05/14, 5:43 pm

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

I'm irritated reading posts like this today because they are devoid of what we call legally significant facts. For example, you do not tell us how long you have resided in the property which is relevant to the amount of notice. Tenants who have resided for over a year are entitled to 60 days to terminate a tenancy, whereas less than one year can be terminated with 30 days notice.

You refuse to post your zip code, which is required by Lawguru's terms of service and have somehow circumvented this. Your zip code would help us as lawyers identify local ordinances where you live, which may identify rent control ordinances or other issues such as the Ellis Act. You don't even have the common courtesy to tell us whether the place is an apartment, a house, or just a room in someone's house.

How are we supposed to help you?

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Answered on 8/05/14, 7:39 pm


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