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Eviction for Cause/Just Cause
"Eviction for cause," also known as "just cause" or "good cause" eviction, refers to a legal process where a landlord can only evict a tenant for specific, legally defined reasons. Not pay rent, destroying the unit, dealing drugs.
Rent Stabilization Ordiance
RSO is local law that regulates rent increases and, in some cases, evictions in certain residential rental units. Evictions require interaction with RSO agencies.
Fees and Costs For Legal Services
The court fees are determine by amount sued. In addition, there are process server fees that start at $75.00 per defendant. Lawyer fees are $2,000.00 if it is a default case and if it goes to trial there an additional charge of $2,000.00.
No Fault Eviction
"Eviction for cause," also known as "just cause" or "good cause" eviction, refers to a legal process where a landlord can only evict a tenant for specific, legally defined reasons.
RSO No Fault Evictions
This eviction requirs landlords to pay relocation assistance and file specific documentation before terminating a tenancy.
Foreclosure Eviction
Foreclosed properties generally have the right to stay for at least 90 days after the foreclosure sale, and sometimes longer if they have a lease.
IMPORTANT LEGAL TIPS AND HELPFUL CHECK LIST
RECENT UNLAWFUL DETAINER/EVICTION CASE LAW
Also see our blog.
WHY YOU DO NOT ACCEPT RENT AFTER YOUR TERMINATE TENANCY:
In the Case of Baca v. Kuang, (Feb. 10, 2025):
The court made several edits to its January 13, 2025 opinion. The key changes clarify that:
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By accepting rent after the lease ended, Baca (the landlord) agreed to a month-to-month tenancy with Kuang (the tenant).
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The court removed language suggesting Baca couldn’t have accepted Kuang’s rent as a setoff against damages.
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The opinion now emphasizes that even though Baca filed an eviction lawsuit, her acceptance of rent still created a valid month-to-month tenancy under the lease.
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Because this valid tenancy existed, Kuang was not wrongfully occupying the property, and Baca had no legal basis to evict him.
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The edits do not change the final judgment.
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Baca’s request for a rehearing was denied.
WHY THE LANGUAGE IN THREE DAY NOTICES ARE IMPORTANT
The case of a City of Alameda v. Sheehan (2024) 105 Cal.App.5th 68, 76 [325 Cal.Rptr.3d 438]:
The City of Alameda tried to evict (via an unlawful detainer) a tenant named Shelby Sheehan because she hadn’t paid rent for over 17 months. They gave her a paper saying she had three days to pay the rent or move out.
But the court said this paper wasn’t good enough. The City wrote that rent should be paid to the “City of Alameda,” not a real person’s name. The court said that’s a problem and threw out the case.
Even though the court agreed the paper was wrong, it said the word “person” in the law can mean more than just a real human—it can also mean a city or company. Still, since the notice was confusing and not clear enough, the court ruled in favor of the tenant and said the eviction couldn’t go forward.
The City brought up three main questions in this case:
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Does the law say the notice must name a real person instead of a company or group?
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Was the notice the City gave good enough under the law?
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Was the notice confusing about how to pay the rent?
The court said:
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No, the law does not require the notice to name a real person—it can name a company or city.
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But the notice the City gave still didn’t follow the rules.
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So, the notice was not valid, and the City lost the case.
There’s a law that explains how landlords and tenants handle problems when someone won’t move out of a rental home. One rule says that if a tenant doesn’t pay rent and keeps living there without the landlord’s permission, the landlord has to give a special paper called a “three-day notice to pay rent or quit.” This paper tells the tenant to either pay the rent or move out within three days.
Before 2001, this notice just had to say how much rent was owed. But the law changed, and now it also has to include:
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The name of the person (or business) to pay,
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A phone number,
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An address where to send the payment.
The law says a “person” can be either a real human or a company. The rules also explain how the rent can be paid—like in person, by mail, or even online if that was already set up.
The goal of these rules is to make sure both landlords and tenants understand clearly how to pay rent and avoid confusion.