Eviction and just cause in Inglewood: the local rules

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

What Inglewood's code says

Inglewood code What Inglewood's code adds
When protection starts	After 12 months or more. Applies: At least 1 current tenant has lived in the unit continuously and lawfully. § 8-121 · code text An owner of a rental unit shall not terminate a tenancy without just cause if at least one existing tenant has continuously and lawfully occupied the rental unit for twelve months or more.
Allowed at-fault reasons	Default in payment of rent; breach of a material lease term; nuisance; waste; criminal activity by a tenant in the unit or common areas, or criminal activity or threats directed at the owner or agent; unauthorized assignment or subletting; refusal, after written notice, to grant reasonable access; unlawful use; failure of an employee, agent, or licensee to vacate after termination when the tenancy depended on that role; failure to timely deliver possession after notice or accepted surrender § 8-121 · code text For purposes of this Section, "just cause" is limited to the following reasons:
Units covered	Transient and tourist hotel stays are exempt. Applies: Hotel stays as defined in state and city law. § 8-121 · code text Transient and tourist hotel occupancy as defined in Civil Code Section 1940(b) or Inglewood Municipal Code Section 12-1.55. Housing in certain nonprofit, religious, hospital, extended-care, elderly-care, and adult residential facilities is exempt. Applies: Housing in a nonprofit hospital, religious facility, extended care facility, licensed elderly care facility, or adult residential facility. § 8-121 · code text Housing accommodations in a nonprofit hospital, religious facility, extended care facility, licensed residential care facility for the elderly, as defined in Health and Safety Code Section 1569.2, or an adult residential facility, as defined in Chapter 6 of Division 6 of Title 22 of the Manual of Policies and Procedures published by the State Department of Social Services. Dorms owned and run by schools are exempt. Applies: Dorms owned and operated by a K-12 school or a college or university. § 8-121 · code text Dormitories owned and operated by a school (K-12) or an institutio
Allowed no-fault reasons	Owner or close relative intends to occupy the rental unit Applies: not if the owner or relative already occupies a unit on the property or a comparable unit there is vacant; not if a comparable unit is occupied by a tenant who moved in more recently; not against a tenant of 5+ years who is a senior or disabled, or a terminally ill tenant, unless the new occupant is also senior, disabled or terminally ill; the occupant must move in within 60 days and stay 24 months; one unit per property § 8-121 · code text Intent to occupy the rental unit by the owner or a close relative. The owner is complying with a government or court habitability order, a vacate order, or a local law requiring vacancy. § 8-121 · code text The owner complying with any of the following: The owner is taking the unit off the rental market under the Ellis Act. § 8-121 · code text Withdrawal of the rental unit from the rental market in accordance with the Ellis Act (California Government Code Chapter 12.75). The owner plans to demolish the unit. Applies: Only after the owner has applied for and received all needed permits and Board approval, before serving the notice. § 8-121 · code text Intent to Demolish the Rental Unit. An owner must have applied for and received all necessary permits from all applicable government agencies for all work to be performed on the rental unit and subsequent Board approval before serving the tenant with a notice of termination based on this Section.

The California rule underneath

Where Inglewood's rule above does not cover a situation, state law still applies. For the statewide rule on its own, see Just-cause eviction in California.

CA state law The statewide rule underneath
Just cause required	After 12 months of lawful occupancy, the owner may terminate only for a just cause stated in the notice Applies: Covered units only (§ 1946.2(e) exempts, among others, housing built in the last 15 years and single-family homes or condos not owned by a corporation or REIT when the tenant got the required notice). If new adult tenants joined before anyone reached 24 months, all tenants need 12 months or one needs 24. Civ. Code § 1946.2(a)
Chance to cure first	For a curable lease violation, the owner must first serve a notice to cure before a 3-day notice to quit Civ. Code § 1946.2(c)
Just cause — new construction exemption	Housing with a certificate of occupancy issued within the previous 15 years is exempt (rolling) Applies: Mobilehomes excepted. Civ. Code § 1946.2(e)(7)
Just cause law sunset	§ 1946.2 is repealed on January 1, 2030 unless extended Civ. Code § 1946.2(n)

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Does a landlord in Inglewood need a reason to evict?

City rule: after 12 months or more of tenancy, the owner needs a just cause, such as unpaid rent or owner move-in.

Eviction and just cause in Inglewood

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