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Notices in Newport Beach

State law requires 60 days' notice to end a tenancy, or 30 days if the tenant has lived there less than 1 year. City rule: if a condo conversion is approved, all tenants get 180 days' notice that their tenancy will end.

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Key points

  • Ending notice: State law requires 60 days' notice to end a tenancy, or 30 days if the tenant has lived there less than 1 year.
  • Condo conversion: City rule: if a condo conversion is approved, all tenants get 180 days' notice that their tenancy will end.

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

What Newport Beach's code says

Newport Beach code What Newport Beach's code adds
Filing a copy with the city
  • Yes.
    Applies: Conversion applications must show the Community Development Director that tenants were or will be given the required notices.
    § 19.64.040 · code text
    Each application for conversion shall include evidence to the satisfaction of the Community Development Director that the notification requirements specified in subsections (A) and (B) of this section have been or will be satisfied.
What a notice must say
  • The form in California Government Code § 66452.18.
    Applies: Given to each current tenant at least 60 days before the owner applies to convert the rental property.
    § 19.64.040 · code text
    At least sixty (60) days prior to the filing of an application for conversion of rental or lease property, the applicant or the applicant’s agent shall give notice of such filing in the form set forth in California Government Code Section 66452.18 to each tenant of the subject property.
  • The form in California Government Code § 66452.17.
    Applies: Given to each new rental applicant after that date, at least 60 days before the owner applies to convert.
    § 19.64.040 · code text
    At least sixty (60) days prior to the filing of an application for conversion of rental or lease property, the applicant or the applicant’s agent shall give notice of such filing in the form set forth in California Government Code Section 66452.17 to each person applying after such date for rental or lease of a unit of the subject property.
Notice to end a tenancy
  • 180 days.
    Applies: Only if the conversion is approved; notice to all tenants that their tenancy will end.
    § 19.64.040 · code text
    Further, if the conversion project is approved, the applicant shall give all tenants a minimum of one hundred eighty (180) days’ advance notice of the termination of their tenancy.

The California rule underneath

CA state law Underneath, California law still applies. 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% (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 (Civ. Code § 1946.1(b), (c)).

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Frequently asked questions

How much notice does a Newport Beach landlord have to give?

State law requires 60 days' notice to end a tenancy, or 30 days if the tenant has lived there less than 1 year. City rule: if a condo conversion is approved, all tenants get 180 days' notice that their tenancy will end.

General information, not legal advice.

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