The notice for a breach that can’t be fixed, or a cure notice that was ignored: move out within 3 days. No chance to fix it.
This is the red card. There’s no “pay” or “fix it” option — only “leave”. It’s for serious things: subletting against the lease, wrecking the place, a real nuisance, illegal use, a threat against the owner. It is also the second notice in a Tenant Protection Act (TPA) home when the tenant ignored a Notice to Cure. The tenant gets 3 days, and the form counts them like the other notices: weekends and court holidays don’t count. After that, the owner can file an eviction case.
Our own plain-language summary of each paragraph. Not the form text.
Short and blunt: don’t use this without a local eviction attorney, some courts may not accept it, and don’t sign it electronically.
Name, address with unit, any other notice address. Then the key line: within 3 days, starting the day after service, skipping Saturdays, Sundays and court holidays.
The only choice: leave and give the place back. If not, the owner sues for damages and possession. Plus a warning that a negative credit report may be filed (Civ. 1785.26).
One line: the owner declares the lease forfeited. In plain words, the lease is over because of what the tenant did.
Tick every reason that fits. A: subletting or assigning against the lease, or “waste” (serious damage). B: a nuisance. C: unlawful use, or a criminal threat against the owner or agent. D: a former owner staying on after the sale. E: an employee staying on after the job ended. F: the tenant got a Notice to Cure under the TPA and didn’t fix it — refusing to sign a renewal, refusing entry, not paying non-rent money, or another violation you describe. Then a warning: rent or eviction control cities may need a different notice.
The owner or agent signs and dates it, in ink.
Same strict order. A: hand it to the tenant. B: leave it with a responsible adult at home or work, and mail a copy. C: only if A and B fail, post it on the property and mail a copy. Email doesn’t count. The server signs under penalty of perjury. Keep a copy.
Why it is filled in this way
“The dog is a breach, so I’ll serve a quit notice.” In a TPA home, a fixable breach gets a cure notice first. Going straight to “quit” is one of the most common reasons these cases get thrown out.
“The statute says 3 days, so Saturday counts.” Maybe for the statute. But your form says it skips weekends and court holidays, and you signed it. Go by the form.
“A nuisance is anything that annoys the neighbors.” Not in court. One loud party is a cure-notice problem. A nuisance is serious and ongoing, and you need proof: police reports, dated complaints, photos.
Ken will reply and help you double-check the dates. No spam.
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