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Sample Lease Non-Renewal Notice Dear (Landlord/Tenant), I'm writing to inform you that I will not be renewing our lease. As noted in my contract, the unit will be vacant as of (lease end date). This note should serve as my (length appropriate) notice of non-renewal.

When Breaking a Lease is Justified in California You or a Family Member Are a Victim of Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault, Stalking, or Elder Abuse. ... You Are Starting Active Military Duty. ... The Rental Unit Is Unsafe or Violates California Health or Safety Codes. ... Your Landlord Harasses You or Violates Your Privacy Rights.

In California, landlords must have a just cause for terminating a lease and it can only happen in certain situations, such as a landlord who wants to stop leasing a unit for renovations. In rent-controlled units in San Francisco, tenants are usually entitled to renew their leases.

A landlord can make a change with notice if the lease has a provision allowing the change, and if the provision is enforceable. The most common change of this type involves rules and regulations, which can be changed with advance written notice if that right is reserved in the lease.

Firstly, a landlord cannot discriminate against tenants based on factors like race, religion, or disability. Secondly, they cannot retaliate against tenants for exercising their legal rights. Moreover, landlords cannot enter rental units without proper notice, withhold necessary repairs, or increase rent excessively.

California's Statute of Frauds requires a lease to be in writing if it either: 1. has a term longer than one year; or 2. has a term less than one year which expires more than one year after the agreement is reached.