Notices in Mountain View: the local rules

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

What Mountain View's code says

Mountain View code What Mountain View's code adds
Filing a copy with the city	Yes: a Notice of Intent, signed under penalty of perjury, to the Housing Department at least 120 days before withdrawal. Applies: For Ellis Act withdrawals of CSFRA or MHRSO units; a notarized summary must also be recorded with the County Recorder and a copy filed. § 46.2-2.20 · code text the Owner must submit a Notice of Intent to Withdraw Rental Units signed under the penalty of perjury to the City's Housing Department.
What a notice must say	On the Housing Department form: total units, units withdrawn, address, tenant names and addresses, each unit's rent, withdrawal date. Applies: The notice to the City of intent to withdraw rental units. § 46.2-2.20 · code text The Notice must be submitted on a form provided by the Housing Department and shall include the following: Notice of Termination must state that all Accommodations on the property are being withdrawn; the date the Owner filed the Notice of Intent; withdrawal date; tenant's vacate date; potential eligibility for relocation assistance; other information required by CSFRA or MHRSO; and extended-protection information for seniors and persons with disabilities Applies: Notice to Tenants of Termination § 46.2-2.20 · code text The Notice shall include the following information:
Notice to end a tenancy	120 days. Applies: When an owner withdraws rent-stabilized units from the market under the Ellis Act. § 46.2-2.20 · code text No less than 120 days before the date the Accommodations will be withdrawn from the market, the Owner must submit a Notice of Intent to Withdraw Rental Units signed under the penalty of perjury to the City's Housing Department. 1 year after the Notice of Intent is delivered. Applies: Senior or disabled tenants who lived there at least 1 year before the notice and tell the owner within 60 days after filing. § 46.2-2.20 · code text the date of termination may be extended to one year after date of delivery of the Notice of Intent to Withdraw Rental Units. The vacate date can be no earlier than 6 months before construction or demolition begins, instead of 120 days. Applies: Ellis Act withdrawals where the owner is subject to a first right of return. § 46.2-2.20 · code text the date to vacate in the Notice of Intent to Withdraw Rental Units shall be no earlier than six (6) months prior to the commencement of construction, which for purposes of this section includes the commencement of demolition, as opposed to the 120 days set forth in subsection (a) above.

The California rule underneath

Where Mountain View'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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State law: 60 days' notice to end a tenancy, or 30 days if the tenant has lived there less than 1 year.

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Notices in Mountain View

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