Legal Question in Landlord & Tenant Law in California

Unless you are in a rent-controlled jurisdiction with tenancy termination restrictions on your property, all you have to do is give them written notice 60-days before the date you want them out. If they don't comply, however, you will have to file an unlawful detainer action the same as if they were not paying rent. The one difference being they cannot avoid the eviction by tendering rent, although if you accepted further rent you would have to give a new notice and start over.