Legal Question in Landlord & Tenant Law in California

Depending upon how long they have lived in the rental property, you may have to give them sixty, not thirty day's notice to terminate their tenancy. If they have lived in the property less-than one full year, then you may give them thirty days' notice. If they have lived there one-year or more, then you must give them sixty days' notice to terminate tenancy. You can also simply let them remain in place and rent month-to-month until they elect to leave. They are required to give you only a thirty day notice before they leave, but there really is no penalty to them, aside from being liable for 30 days' rent, for not giving you notice, but it may be worth keeping them. The advantage of them renting month-to-month is you can increase the rent as you see fit on only 30 days' notice.

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The 30 or 60 day period starts the day after you give them notice in writing, not at the end of the month only. Since they are going to move out of the country, they are essentially judgment proof so you have to have at least a security deposit of 30 days and if you think the will give it more than that up to 60 days total. You also have to be ready to act if they are late on the rent and not wait as long as you have this time.