Perris, CA Rental Property Rules: Just Cause Eviction (2026)
Just cause eviction rules in Perris, CA, sometimes called tenant protection or "for cause" eviction ordinances, list the specific legal reasons a landlord can end a tenancy.
Key Facts
- Local relocation payment
- Two months' rent (state law: one)
- Payment deadline
- Within 15 calendar days
- Effective date
- January 13, 2026 (Ord. 1469)
- Also requires
- Translated termination notices
Summary
Perris's Tenant Protection Code doubles the state's no-fault eviction relocation payment to two months' rent, going beyond California's Tenant Protection Act baseline.
In the case of a "no fault just cause" termination of tenancy, Civil Code 1946.2(d), relating to owner obligations to assist tenants, is replaced and modified as follows: ...The amount of relocation assistance or rent waiver shall be equal to two months of the tenant's rent that was in effect when the owner issued the notice to terminate the tenancy.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 13).
Full Breakdown
Effective January 2026, Title 21 of the Perris Municipal Code, the 'City of Perris Tenant Protection Code', adds local protections on top of the statewide Tenant Protection Act (Civil Code §§ 1946.2, 1947.12). Under § 21.02.020, when a landlord ends a covered tenancy for a no-fault just cause, the relocation assistance or rent waiver owed is raised from the state's one month of rent to two months of the tenant's rent in effect when the termination notice issued, payable within 15 calendar days. Chapter 21.02 also narrows the 'at fault' criminal-activity ground for eviction and requires termination notices to be translated into the language used to negotiate the lease.
Violations & Fines
A landlord who terminates a covered Perris tenancy for a no-fault just cause without paying the required two months' relocation assistance or rent waiver, or without a required notice translation, is out of compliance with Title 21 and the payment remains recoverable as damages.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does Perris require more relocation money than California's state law?
Does Perris's Tenant Protection Code replace state eviction law?
Sources & Official References
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