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The State Specific LPA Rental Lease Agreement Protects Landlords
in California

The LPA Lease and LPA Rental Agreements were designed to afford landlords the maximum amount of landlord protection in the many various possible landlord - tenant situations that you are exposed to as a residential landlord or property manager.

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STATE SPECIFIC Lease Clause Index

Your state may have specific stautes applicable to your lease agreement. Use the information provided below to prepare your Lease Rental Agreement to conform to state landlord tenant laws. The notice periods listed are the state's minimum requirements. State of CALIFORNIA [ Last updated: 4/23/2008 ] NOTICE PERIOD TO TERMINATE TENANCY: - 60 days - 30 days written notice in certain situations. (LPA Lease Clause # 28) NOTICE PERIOD TO CURE DEFAULT ON LEASE: - 3 days (LPA Lease Clause # 25) LATE CHARGES: Reasonable as agreed in Lease Rental Agreement. However, a late fee that is so high that it amounts to a penalty is not legally valid. - (LPA Lease Clause # 3) Bounced Check Fee: Under California's "bad check" statute, the landlord can charge a service charge instead of the dishonored check fee. The service charge can be up to $25 for the first check that is returned for insufficient funds, and up to $35 for each additional check. SECURITY DEPOSIT Limits: Unfurnished: 2 months rent. Furnished: 3 months rent. Furnished with waterbed: 3.5 months - (LPA Lease Clause # 21) Note: The security deposit may be called "last month's rent," "security deposit," "pet deposit," "key fee," or "cleaning fee." The security deposit may be a combination, for example, of the last month's rent plus a specific amount for security. No matter what these payments or fees are called, the law considers them all, as well as any other deposit or charge, to be part of the security deposit. SCREENING FEE: No more than $37.57 per applicant Abandonment - See California Abandonment of Personal Property in the Rental - (LPA Lease Clause # 45) Rent must be unpaid for 14 consecutive days Deemed abandoned not less than 15 days after the Notice of Belief of Abandonment is served personally or, if mailed, not less than 18 days after the notice is deposited in the mail. In CA, you must be sure to adhere to state law regarding the procedure of determining that your property is legally abandoned. Be sure to follow California Civil Code Section 1951.3 In the event you believe your tenant has abandoned the rental, you must use CA Notice of Belief of Abandonment CA State Required Sex Offender Notice:California Civil Code requires that California rental property owners must include the following notice in their rental agreements: Language concerning "Megan's Law" required on and after April 1, 2006: [Notice: Pursuant to Section 290.46 of the Penal Code, information about specified registered sex offenders is made available to the public via an Internet Web site maintained by the Department of Justice at www.meganslaw.ca.gov. Depending on an offender's criminal history, this information will include either the address at which the offender resides or the community of residence and ZIP Code in which he or she resides. ] Copy & Paste the above clause (between the brackets) into the "Entire Agreement" space at the end of The LPA Lease or onto our standard Lease Addendum form.

*The LPA Lease form download is to be printed on Legal Size paper. LPA members have access to letter sized download versions also.