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Notices in Sunnyvale

City rule: for a no-fault just-cause eviction, written notice of relocation help comes at least 30 days before the termination notice. State law requires 60 days' notice to end a tenancy, or 30 days if the tenant has lived there less than one year.

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Key points

  • Relocation notice: City rule: for a no-fault just-cause eviction, written notice of relocation help comes at least 30 days before the termination notice.
  • Ending notice: State law requires 60 days' notice to end a tenancy, or 30 days if the tenant has lived there less than one year.

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

What Sunnyvale's code says

Sunnyvale code What Sunnyvale's code adds
What a notice must say
  • Written notice of the relocation help available to the tenant.
    Applies: For any no-fault just-cause eviction.
    § 19.71.040 · code text
    Owners shall provide tenants written notice of the relocation assistance available to the tenant pursuant to Section 19.71.050 for any no-fault just cause eviction as defined in Civil Code Section 1946.2(b)(2) no less than thirty days prior to the issuance of a notice of termination, unless the eviction is required by an order issued by a government agency and necessitates vacating the residential real property in a time sensitive manner.
  • A written tenant rights notice, as a lease addendum or tenant-signed notice, with a copy to the tenant.
    Applies: Any tenancy started or renewed on or after the ordinance took effect.
    § 19.71.070 · code text
    For any tenancy commenced or renewed on or after the effective date of the ordinance codified in this chapter, as an addendum to the lease or rental agreement, or as a written notice signed by the tenant, with a copy provided to the tenant.
  • Lettering at least 12-point type.
    Applies: The lease provision or written tenant rights notice.
    § 19.71.070 · code text
    In addition, the lease provision or written notice shall be in lettering no less than twelve point type.
  • A poster summarizing the city ordinance and the Tenant Protection Act of 2019, with the Housing Division's contact info.
    Applies: Displayed prominently in areas the owner controls, in lettering at least 12-point type.
    § 19.71.070 · code text
    Owners must prominently display in lettering no less than twelve point type a poster that summarizes the ordinance codified in this chapter and the Tenant Protection Act of 2019 (Assembly Bill 1482), and provides contact information for the city of Sunnyvale Housing Division.
Notice to end a tenancy
  • Notice of relocation help at least 30 days before the termination notice.
    Applies: Any no-fault just-cause eviction, unless a government order requires a time-sensitive move-out.
    § 19.71.040 · code text
    Owners shall provide tenants written notice of the relocation assistance available to the tenant pursuant to Section 19.71.050 for any no-fault just cause eviction as defined in Civil Code Section 1946.2(b)(2) no less than thirty days prior to the issuance of a notice of termination, unless the eviction is required by an order issued by a government agency and necessitates vacating the residential real property in a time sensitive manner.

The California rule underneath

Where Sunnyvale'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 Sunnyvale landlord have to give?

City rule: for a no-fault just-cause eviction, written notice of relocation help comes at least 30 days before the termination notice. State law requires 60 days' notice to end a tenancy, or 30 days if the tenant has lived there less than one year.

General information, not legal advice.

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