Notices in Menlo Park: the local rules

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

What Menlo Park's code says

Menlo Park code What Menlo Park's code adds
Filing a copy with the city	Yes — notice copy, plus a declaration of regular and certified mailing and posting on the unit door Applies: Notice of intent sent to each household after the landlord files an application with the city § 8.56.070 · code text The landlord or agent of the landlord shall submit to the city a duplicate copy of the notice of intent form given to each residential household and a declaration indicating that each notice was sent by regular and certified mail and posted on the door of the rental unit.
What a notice must say	Notice of intent form provided by the city, including owner and developer names and addresses; application description and work timeline; relocation-assistance information and claims procedure; translated agency contact information and notice purpose; hearing notice and participation rights; and other information deemed necessary or desirable by the community development department Applies: Notice of Intent to residential households after filing an application § 8.56.070 · code text For each such notice, the landlord shall use a notice of intent form provided by the city that shall contain the following information: Notice that the application was approved Applies: No later than 15 days after final project approval; by regular and certified mail and posted on each unit's door § 8.56.070 · code text the landlord or the landlord's agent shall notify each residential household residing on the subject real property that the application has been approved. A summary of tenant rights, including a written lease and the option of a 1-year written lease, plus website information Applies: Notice of the tenant's right to a lease § 8.53.040 · code text Landlords shall provide all rental unit tenants with a notice summarizing the rights afforded by this chapter. In English and Spanish Applies: Notice of the tenant's right to a lease § 8.53.040 · code text Landlord shall provide this notification in English and Spanish.

The California rule underneath

Where Menlo 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

How much notice does a Menlo Park landlord have to give?

State law: 60 days' notice to end a tenancy, or 30 days if the tenant has lived there less than 1 year.

General information, not legal advice.

Notices in Menlo Park

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The California rule underneath

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