It is possible to draft your own lease agreement, but you are leaving yourself open to issues.
Here's a list of standard fields that you should include in your lease agreement: Tenant information. Include each tenant's full name and contact information. Rental property description. Security deposit. Monthly rent amount. Utilities. Lease term. Policies. Late fees.
Ing to AB-1482, the Tenant Protection Act of 2019, landlords in California are only permitted to increase rent by 5% plus 10% or the annual inflation rate, whichever is lower.
If you have lived in the rental unit for less than one year, then you will receive a 30-day notice to quit, which gives you 30 days to move out of the rental unit.
The eviction will occur as soon as possible after the expiration of the 5-day notice. The 5-day “NOTICE TO VACATE” will be served by personal service on an occupant or by posting a copy at the address and mailing a copy to the debtor/tenant(s).
The eviction process can take 30 - 45 days, or longer.
Two government-affiliated organizations are the Housing Authority of Contra Costa County, call (925) 957-8000), as well as Housing Authority of Pittsburg, California, dial (925) 252- 4830.
If your tenant won't fix the problem or move out, you'll have to go through the court to get an order for them to move out. The eviction process can take 30 - 45 days, or longer. The time starts from when you have eviction court forms delivered to your tenant to the time they must move out.
County Eviction Protection and Rent Freeze Ordinance 2021-20 that continued a temporary eviction moratorium for certain residential tenants and a moratorium on certain residential rent increases through September 30, 2021. The ordinance has not been extended beyond September 30, 2021.
A tenant may be evicted without cause, such as giving notice to end a month-to-month lease, or with cause, such as not paying the rent. An eviction may take anywhere from a few weeks to a few months, depending on factors such as local and state landlord-tenant laws and backlog on a housing court's docket.