Notices in Martinez: the local rules

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

What Martinez's code says

Martinez code What Martinez's code adds
Filing a copy with the city	Yes, proof of compliance goes to the City. Applies: Condo conversion notices; proof is submitted with the conversion application or right after. § 21.56.050 · code text Evidence of compliance with this Section shall be submitted with the application for conversion or immediately thereafter, as applicable. No filing with the City is required. Applies: Anti-harassment notices at move-in and to existing tenants; they must be delivered, posted, or sent by certified mail. § 22.85.040 · code text For every Property containing Rental Units subject to this Chapter, the Landlord shall also either: (1) post a copy of the notice described in subsection A in a conspicuous location, such as in the lobby of the Property, near a mailbox used by Tenants, or in or near the entrance to the Property; and/or (2) provide the notice to each Tenant by certified mail, return receipt requested, or equivalent.
What a notice must say	City form summarizing anti-harassment protections, at least 1 tenant legal aid group, City website, and other City protections if applicable. Applies: Given at the start of any tenancy. § 22.85.040 · code text On or before the date of commencement of a tenancy, the Landlord shall give the Tenant a written notice in a form prepared and authorized by the City which must include the following information: In the language used to negotiate the tenancy, or another language the tenant requests if the City has a translation. Applies: Initial notice at the start of a tenancy. § 22.85.040 · code text The Landlord must give the initial notice to the Tenant in the language that was used to negotiate the terms of the tenancy or in another language if requested by the Tenant, provided that a translation of the notice into this language has been made available by the City. Posted in English and every other language the City offers the notice in. Applies: Applies to the posted notice. § 22.85.040 · code text The notice shall be posted in English and any other languages in which the City provides the notice. Written notice informing tenants of all rights provided under the Martinez Municipal Code and state law, including the application, relocation plans and assistance, affordable-tenant sales and lease program compliance, rent-increase limitations, public-report application, hearing notice rights, conversion approval, final-map recording, and the right to terminate leases without penalties. Applies: Within 10 calendar days after submittal of a formal application to convert rental units to condominiums § 21.56.050 · code text Within 10 calendar days after the submittal of a formal application for the conversion of rental units to a condominium development, the property owner shall send to each tenant, and provide to each person who becomes a tenant at any time subsequent to such date, a written notice informing the tenants of all rights provided under the Martinez Municipal Code and state law, including: Right to buy and its terms, notice to vacate with approximate date, tenancy terms, and relocation and moving expenses. Applies: Condo conversion approval notice, given to each tenant within 10 calendar days of approval. § 21.56.050 · code text The notice of approval shall contain:

The California rule underneath

Where Martinez'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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State law: a landlord gives 60 days' notice to end a tenancy, or 30 days if the tenant has lived there under 1 year.

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