Notices 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
Filing a copy with the city	Yes; copies of notices to cure and termination notices go to the Housing Protection Department within 3 days of serving. § 8-122 · code text An owner shall file with the Housing Protection Department a copy of any notice to cure and any notice terminating a tenancy within three days after serving the notice on the tenant.
What a notice must say	Every just-cause reason for ending the tenancy. Applies: Notices ending a tenancy for just cause. § 8-122 · code text A notice to terminate a tenancy for just cause must include each just cause basis for termination. The new occupant's name, address and relationship to the owner, plus any other information the program administrator requires. Applies: Notices ending a tenancy so the owner or a close relative can move in. § 8-122 · code text Any notice to terminate a tenancy for owner or close relative occupancy shall contain the name, address, relationship of the new occupant to the owner, and any other pertinent information required by the program administrator. The relocation amount and facts used to figure it, including whether any occupant is a minor, disabled or a senior. Applies: Notices for owner or relative move-in, a government or court vacate order, Ellis Act withdrawal, or demolition. § 8-122 · code text Any notice to terminate a tenancy based on any grounds authorized by Section 8-121, Subsections (a)(11) through (a)(14) shall include the amount of relocation assistance to be paid as well as all relevant facts relied upon to calculate relocation assistance, including, but not limited to, whether any occupant of the rental unit is a minor or disabled person or senior. California and local laws limit the amount your rent can be increased. See California Civil Code Section 1947.12 and Chapter 8, Article 10 of the Inglewood Municipal Code for more information. The Inglewood Municipal Code also provides that after an existing Tenant has continuously and lawfully occupied certain residential real property for 12 months or more, an owner must provide a statement of just cause in any notice to terminate a tenancy. See Chapter 8, Article 9 of the Inglewood Municipal Code for more information. Applies: required notice of tenant rights, given as a lease addendum or a written notice signed by the tenant, in at least 12-point type § 8-122 · code text California and local laws limit the amount your rent can be increased. See California Civil Code Section 1947.12 and Chapter 8, Article 10 of the Inglewood Municipal Code for more information. The Inglewood Municipal Code also provides that after an existing Tenant has continuously and lawfully occupied certain residential real property for 12 months or more, an owner must provide a statement of just cause in any notice to terminate a tenancy. See Chapter 8, Article 9 of the Inglewood Municipal Code for more information.
Notice to end a tenancy	A 3-day notice to quit, with no chance to fix the problem. Applies: When a fixable violation is not fixed within the time the earlier notice gave. § 8-122 · 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 Inglewood'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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City rule: copies of notices to cure and termination notices go to the Housing Protection Department within 3 days of serving.

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Notices in Inglewood

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