Plain English updates on California eviction law, recent court decisions and local rules in Los Angeles County and Orange County.
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A 2025 Court of Appeal decision threw out an eviction because the 3 day notice did not state when the deadline began and ended. Here is the new checklist.
In April 2026 the Court of Appeal upheld LA's rule that a tenant must owe more than one month of fair market rent, but struck down relocation payments for rent increases.
Since spring 2026, landlords in unincorporated Los Angeles County generally cannot evict for nonpayment unless the tenant owes more than two months of fair market rent.
Since January 1, 2025, tenants get 10 court days, not 5, to respond to an unlawful detainer. What that means for your timeline, plus the service changes coming in 2027.
Stoves and refrigerators, a Social Security hardship defense, electronic deposit refunds, internet opt outs and disaster rules: the 2026 changes for landlords.
Courts struck down San Francisco's 10 day cure notice and LA County's 30 day pay or quit notice. Where local power ends and state eviction procedure begins.
