Legal Question in Real Estate Law in California

You cannot unilaterally remove her from the home and/or the lease. Even if she agrees to leave, the landlord must still agree to remove her from the lease, or sign a new lease without her as a tenant, otherwise the lease will remain unaffected.

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Attorney Gibbs is entirely correct. The only other possibility is not very likely, that of the landlord trying to evict her. I do not think most landlords would feel it was economically worthwhile to try.