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Notices in Half Moon Bay

Termination notices must state at least 1 just cause and be filed through the city's rental registry portal within 5 days after service. State law requires 60 days' notice to end a tenancy, or 30 days if the tenant has lived there less than 1 year.

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Key points

  • Notice filing: Termination notices must state at least 1 just cause and be filed through the city's rental registry portal within 5 days after service.
  • 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.

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

What Half Moon Bay's code says

Half Moon Bay code What Half Moon Bay's code adds
Filing a copy with the city
  • Yes; submit a true copy of the termination notice and proof of service through the city's rental registry portal.
    Applies: Within 5 days after serving the termination notice on the tenant.
    § 6.08.030 · code text
    The landlord has submitted to the city, within five days after service of the notice of termination on the tenant, a true and accurate copy of the landlord's written notice of termination, and proof of such service, signed under penalty of perjury, on the tenant, through the city's rental registry portal.
What a notice must say
  • That the landlord will end the tenancy, and at least 1 at-fault or no-fault just cause reason.
    Applies: When ending a tenancy for at-fault or no-fault reasons.
    § 6.08.030 · code text
    The landlord must serve a written notice in accordance with California Civil Code Sections 1946 through 1946.5, to the tenant that states that, in addition to any information required by federal or state law, the landlord will terminate the tenancy, and that indicates at least one at-fault or no-fault just cause reason as provided in Section 6.08.020(B);
  • In English and in the language the landlord and tenant used to negotiate the tenancy.
    Applies: When ending a tenancy for at-fault or no-fault reasons.
    § 6.08.030 · code text
    The landlord must provide the notice in the language that the landlord and tenant used to negotiate the terms of the tenancy, in addition to English.

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 Half Moon Bay landlord have to give?

Termination notices must state at least 1 just cause and be filed through the city's rental registry portal within 5 days after service. State law requires 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.

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