NEW COURT DECISION - Requires Notice Changes!

July 14, 2025

     

On June 26, 2025 the California Court of Appeal for the Second District published a ruling that will impact how ALL landlords in California need to prepare and serve their three-day notices to pay or quit.

 

In light of the Eshagian v. Cepeda decision, we are advising that notices include the beginning and end dates of the notice period.

 

This is a conservative approach due to the decision finding the subject notice in the case was defective, in part, because it did not indicate the beginning or the end date of the notice period. Some are of the opinion that stating the service date within the notice is enough to inform the tenant of the notice period. We understand the reasoning for this and it is arguably sufficient. However, we feel that putting specific dates in the notice is a stronger notice. So that is what we are advising you to do.

 

This does require managers to correctly calculate the notice period. 

 

To guide you in correctly calculating your notice period we have created an FAQ Sheet which you can download below.

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