Notices in Long Beach: the local rules

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

What Long Beach's code says

Long Beach code What Long Beach's code adds
Filing a copy with the city	Yes, furnish the Community Development Department receipts for every tenant or prospective tenant notice. Applies: Only for condominium or other ownership conversions of residential rental units. § 20.32.040 · code text These notices shall be documented and receipts of such notices by each tenant or prospective tenant shall be furnished to the Community Development Department.
What a notice must say	Use a form provided or approved by the Housing & Neighborhood Services Bureau. Applies: Only for condominium or other ownership conversions of residential rental units; applies to 18-month prior notice to very low- or low-income households. § 20.32.040 · code text on a form provided or approved by the Housing & Neighborhood Services Bureau The notice must explain tenant rights and benefits and state that no conversion-related evictions will occur for at least 180 days. Applies: Only for condominium or other ownership conversions of residential rental units; notice precedes the Bureau of Real Estate public-report application by 10 days. § 20.32.040 · code text Such notice shall contain, as a minimum, an explanation of the tenant's rights and benefits as a result of the conversion, and a statement that no evictions will occur as a result of conversion for at least one hundred eighty (180) days. Include an eviction timeline estimate, tenant rights and benefits, and reasons the conversion request may be denied. Applies: Only for condominium or other ownership conversions of residential rental units, in tentative map hearing notices at least 10 days before the hearing. § 20.32.040 · code text Such notice shall be as specified by the Community Development Director and shall contain, as a minimum, an estimate as to the length of time before the conversion, if approved, would result in the tenant's eviction; an explanation of the tenant's rights and benefits if the conversion is approved; and the grounds upon which the Planning Commission or the Zoning Administrator can deny the request for conversion. Include an estimate of the time before eviction. Applies: Only for condominium or other residential rental unit ownership conversions; give notice at least 10 days before final map approval consideration. § 20.32.040 · code text Such notices shall provide an estimate of the length of time prior to eviction.
Notice to end a tenancy	At least 18 months’ written notice before the intended displacement date. Applies: Only for very low- or low-income households displaced by a condominium or other ownership conversion of residential rental units; less notice may be permitted under Chapter 21.60. § 20.32.040 · code text Very low- or low-income households shall not be displaced from housing unless first given prior written notice of the intended conversion, on a form provided or approved by the Housing & Neighborhood Services Bureau, at least eighteen (18) months prior to the intended date of displacement. No eviction for at least 180 days. Applies: Only for condominium or other ownership conversions of residential rental units, after tentative map approval and the 90-day exclusive purchase option ends. § 20.32.040 · code text No eviction shall occur as a result of conversion for at least one hundred eighty (180) days from approval of a tentative map, and the end of the ninety (90) day period of the exclusive option to purchase the unit. At least 180 days’ notice is required before eviction. Applies: Only when an owner later offers converted residential rental units for sale; includes a 90 day exclusive option to purchase period. § 20.32.040 · code text the minimum one hundred eighty (180) days' notice prior to the eviction including a ninety (90) day exclusive option to purchase period shall be provided to each tenant prior to eviction when the owner decides to offer the units for sale.

The California rule underneath

Where Long Beach'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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How much notice does a Long Beach landlord have to give?

State law: 60 days' notice to end a tenancy, or 30 if the tenant lived there under 1 year; 30 days for a rent increase, 90 above 10%.

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Notices in Long Beach

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