Sanger, CA Rental Property Rules: Just Cause Eviction (2026)
Just cause eviction rules in Sanger, CA, sometimes called tenant protection or "for cause" eviction ordinances, list the specific legal reasons a landlord can end a tenancy.
Key Facts
- Just Cause After
- Just cause required after 12 months of tenancy
- At-fault Grounds Include
- At-fault grounds include nonpayment, breach, nuisance
- No-fault Grounds Require
- No-fault grounds require one month relocation payment
- 60-day Written Notice
- 60-day written notice for no-fault terminations
- Same Exemptions As
- Same exemptions as AB 1482 rent caps
Summary
Sanger landlords are subject to California's statewide just cause eviction protections under AB 1482 (Civil Code 1946.2). After a tenant has occupied a unit for 12 months, landlords may only terminate a tenancy for one of the enumerated at-fault or no-fault reasons and must provide relocation assistance for no-fault terminations.
1946.2.
(a) Notwithstanding any other law, after a tenant has continuously and lawfully occupied a residential real property for 12 months, the owner of the residential real property shall not terminate a tenancy without just cause, which shall be stated in the written notice to terminate tenancy. If any additional adult tenants are added to the lease before an existing tenant has continuously and lawfully occupied the residential real property for 24 months, then this subdivision shall only apply if either of the following are satisfied:
(1) All of the tenants have continuously and lawfully occupied the residential real property for 12 months or more.
(2) One or more tenants have continuously and lawfully occupied the residential real property for 24 months or more.
(b) For purposes of this section, “just cause” means either of the following:
(1) At-fault just cause, which means any of the following:
(A) Default in the payment of rent.
(B) A breach of a material term of the lease, as described in paragraph (3) of Section 1161 of the Code of Civil Procedure, including, but not limited to, violation of a provision of the lease after being issued a written notice to correct the violation.
(C) Maintaining, committing, or permitting the maintenance or commission of a nuisance as described in paragraph (4) of Section 1161 of the Code of Civil Procedure.
(D) Committing waste as described in paragraph (4) of Section 1161 of the Code of Civil Procedure.
(E) The tenant had a written lease that terminated on or after January 1, 2020, or January 1, 2022, if the lease is for a tenancy in a mobilehome, and after a written request or demand from the owner, the tenant has refused to execute a written extension or renewal of the lease for an additional term of similar duration with similar provisions, provided that those terms do not violate this section or any other provision of law.
(F) Criminal activity by the tenant on the residential real property, including any common areas, or any criminal activity or criminal threat, as defined in subdivision (a) of Section 422 of the Penal Code, on or off the residential real property, that is directed at any owner or agent of the owner of the residential real property.
(G) Assigning or subletting the premises in violation of the tenant’s lease, as described in paragraph (4) of Section 1161 of the Code of Civil Procedure.
(H) The tenant’s refusal to allow the owner to enter the residential real property as authorized by Sections 1101.5 and 1954 of this code, and Sections 13113.7 and 17926.1 of the Health and Safety Code.
(I) Using the premises for an unlawful purpose as described in paragraph (4) of Section 1161 of the Code of Civil Procedure.
(J) The employee, agent, or licensee’s failure to vacate after their termination as an employee, agent, or a licensee as described in paragraph (1) of Section 1161 of the Code of Civil Procedure.
(K) When the tenant fails to deliver possession of the residential real property after providing the owner written notice as provided in Section 1946 of the tenant’s intention to terminate the hiring of the real property, or makes a written offer to surrender that is accepted in writing by the owner, but fails to deliver possession at the time specified in that written notice as described in paragraph (5) of Section 1161 of the Code of Civil Procedure.
Full Breakdown
2) provides statewide just cause eviction protections that apply to covered rental properties in Sanger. After a tenant has continuously occupied a unit for at least 12 months, the landlord may only terminate the tenancy for specified at-fault reasons (such as nonpayment of rent, breach of the lease, nuisance, criminal activity, or refusal to allow lawful entry) or no-fault reasons (such as owner move-in, withdrawal of the unit from the rental market under the Ellis Act, or substantial renovation requiring vacancy). For no-fault terminations, the landlord must either provide a direct relocation payment equal to one month's rent or waive the final month's rent.
The landlord must also provide 60 days written notice for no-fault terminations (or 30 days if the tenant has occupied the unit for less than one year, though just cause protections do not apply at that stage). The same exemptions that apply to AB 1482 rent caps also apply to just cause protections: properties built within the last 15 years, owner-occupied duplexes, and individually owned single-family homes with proper notice are exempt. The law expires January 1, 2030.
Frequently Asked Questions
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