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Notices in Walnut Creek

City law: people displaced by development get 120 days' written notice inside the West Downtown Specific Plan and 60 days outside it. State law: 60 days' notice to end a tenancy, 30 if the tenant has lived there less than 1 year.

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Key points

  • Development notice: City law: people displaced by development get 120 days' written notice inside the West Downtown Specific Plan and 60 days outside it.
  • Notice to end: State law: 60 days' notice to end a tenancy, 30 if the tenant has lived there less than 1 year.

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

What Walnut Creek's code says

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What a notice must say
  • The move-out date, the income limits for low-income status, and the required assistance statement.
    Applies: Written notice to people displaced by development, delivered personally or by certified mail; tenant returns the signed low-income statement within 2 weeks.
    § 9-15.04 · code text
    The notice shall specify the date on which the displaced person is required to vacate the real property and shall include the income levels within which a person or family will qualify as a "low-income tenant." The notice shall also include the following statement:
Notice to end a tenancy
  • 120 days' written notice of the move-out date.
    Applies: For people displaced by development inside the West Downtown Specific Plan.
    § 9-15.04 · code text
    One hundred twenty (120) days' advance notice shall be provided for development projects located within the boundaries of the West Downtown Specific Plan;
  • 60 days' written notice of the move-out date.
    Applies: For people displaced by development outside the West Downtown Specific Plan.
    § 9-15.04 · code text
    sixty (60) days' advance notice shall be provided elsewhere.

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 Walnut Creek landlord have to give?

City law: people displaced by development get 120 days' written notice inside the West Downtown Specific Plan and 60 days outside it. State law: 60 days' notice to end a tenancy, 30 if the tenant has lived there less than 1 year.

General information, not legal advice.

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