
Non-Renewing a Lease Before 12 Months in California, the right way
Before 12 months, a California non-renewal is a 30-day letter. After, it's a just-cause case. Here's how to count the days and serve it right.

Where tenant counsel is guaranteed, how a represented defense reshapes the unlawful detainer, and what to budget for it.
Dispatches on the coastal California property market — short-term rental permits, luxury rental tax strategy, market trends, and landlord-law compliance from Newport Beach to San Diego. Written for the people running the buildings.

Before 12 months, a California non-renewal is a 30-day letter. After, it's a just-cause case. Here's how to count the days and serve it right.

The full 2026 California unlawful detainer timeline, step by step. Where cases die, what AB 2347 changed, and when cash for keys beats the courthouse.

Defensible space rules reach more coastal rentals than owners think. The 100-foot rule by jurisdiction, and where the liability lands.



Assistance-animal requests drive more fair housing complaints than any other issue. The California statutes, verification rules, and penalty math operators need.

















