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Notices in Buena Park

In Buena Park, a no-fault termination notice must tell the tenant of the right to relocation help or a rent waiver. State law requires 60 days' notice to end a tenancy, or 30 days if the tenant has lived there less than one year. Buena Park requires notices or lease clauses about California's rent-increase limits to be in at least 12-point type.

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Key points

  • No-fault notice: In Buena Park, a no-fault termination notice must tell the tenant of the right to relocation help or a rent waiver.
  • Ending notice: State law requires 60 days' notice to end a tenancy, or 30 days if the tenant has lived there less than one year.
  • Rent-limit notice: Buena Park requires notices or lease clauses about California's rent-increase limits to be in at least 12-point type.

Each rule below links to the section of the Buena Park Municipal Code it was read from, with the code text one click away (checked October 2026). General information, not legal advice.

What Buena Park's code says

Buena Park code What Buena Park's code adds
What a notice must say
  • Written notice of the tenant's right to relocation help or a rent waiver.
    Applies: A notice ending a tenancy for a no-fault just cause.
    § 8.60.040 · code text
    If an owner issues a notice to terminate a tenancy for no-fault just cause, the owner shall include written notice of the tenant's right to relocation assistance or rent waiver pursuant to Section 8.60.050 of this chapter.
  • The amount of rent waived, and that no rent is due for the final month or months.
    Applies: The owner chooses to waive the last month or months of rent in a no-fault termination notice.
    § 8.60.040 · code text
    If the owner elects to waive the rent for the final month(s) under subsection (A)(2) of Section 8.60.050, the notice shall state the amount of rent waived and that no rent is due for the final month (or months) of the tenancy.
  • A true and correct copy of all demolition permits.
    Applies: No-fault termination because the owner plans to demolish.
    § 8.60.040 · code text
    A true and correct copy of all permits issued for demolition work;
  • Copies of all issued remodel permits and reasonably detailed information about the work.
    Applies: No-fault termination for a substantial remodel; must say why the work can't safely be done with the tenant there and needs 30+ days vacant.
    § 8.60.040 · code text
    A copy of all issued permits for remodeling work and reasonably detailed information regarding each of the following:
  • See Section 1946.2 of the Civil Code and Chapter 8.60 of the Buena Park Municipal Code for more information.
    Applies: Final sentence of the written notice or lease provision for a tenancy commenced or renewed after August 1, 2023; failure to use it does not invalidate the notice or lease or give rise to a penalty
    § 8.60.060 · code text
    See Section 1946.2 of the Civil Code and Chapter 8.60 of the Buena Park Municipal Code for more information.
  • At least 12-point type.
    Applies: Notices or lease clauses about California's limits on rent increases.
    § 8.60.060 · code text
    The notification or lease provision shall be in no less than twelve-point type and shall include the following:
Notice to end a tenancy
  • 3 days.
    Applies: A fixable lease violation not fixed within the time in the first notice; this 3-day notice to quit gives no chance to fix.
    § 8.60.040 · code text
    If the violation is not cured within the time period set forth in the notice, a three-day notice to quit without an opportunity to cure may thereafter be served to terminate the tenancy.

The California rule underneath

Where Buena Park's rule above does not cover a situation, state law still applies.

CA state law The statewide rule underneath
Notice of a rent increase
At least 30 days' notice for an increase of 10% or less; at least 90 days for an increase of more than 10%
Applies: The 10% is measured against the rent charged at any time in the 12 months before the increase, counting all increases in that period together.
Civ. Code § 827(b)(2), (b)(3)(A)
Notice to end a month-to-month tenancy (landlord)
60 days' notice; 30 days if the tenant has lived there less than one year
Applies: Where the unit is covered by just cause (Civ. Code § 1946.2) or a local ordinance, the notice must also state a qualifying cause.
Civ. Code § 1946.1(b), (c)
Notice to end a month-to-month tenancy (tenant)
At least as long as the rental period (one month for a month-to-month tenancy)
Civ. Code § 1946.1(b)
30-day notice when the unit is sold to an owner-occupant
30 days' notice when a separately sellable unit is in escrow to a natural person who will live there for at least a year
Applies: Notice within 120 days of opening escrow, given once, and all § 1946.1(d) conditions met.
Civ. Code § 1946.1(d)
Notice to pay rent or quit
3 days, not counting Saturdays, Sundays and judicial holidays, stating the amount due and how to pay
Applies: May be served any time within one year after the rent became due.
Code Civ. Proc. § 1161(2)
Notice to cure a lease violation or quit
3 days, not counting Saturdays, Sundays and judicial holidays, to perform the broken lease term or leave
Code Civ. Proc. § 1161(3)
No fee for serving notices
A landlord may not charge the tenant a fee for serving or posting a notice
Civ. Code § 1946.1(i)

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Frequently asked questions

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In Buena Park, a no-fault termination notice must tell the tenant of the right to relocation help or a rent waiver. State law requires 60 days' notice to end a tenancy, or 30 days if the tenant has lived there less than one year. Buena Park requires notices or lease clauses about California's rent-increase limits to be in at least 12-point type.

General information, not legal advice.

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