CA Code of Civil Procedure §1161

CA 3-Day to Pay Or Quit Notice.
Do It Yourself. Free.

In California, 3-day notice preparation rules are detailed, technical and daunting. RentNotice makes it easy by generating accurate, code-compliant notices in under 5 minutes. Free to prepare and print, with basic service affidavit - no e-mail or sign up needed. Or go Pro and skip the post office.

5 min To Complete
You Deliver
CCP ยง1161 Compliant. Free.
Sample 3-Day Notice
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Sample 3-Day Notice
Sample Affidavit of Service
Pro โ€” $20 per notice

Fill Out the Form.
We Handle the Rest.
Right from the Get Go.

You post the notice. We handle the certified mail and affidavit of service. Every step is documented, timestamped, geolocated, and photo evidenced. The notice isn't what fails in court. The timing and proof are. And we don't need you on retainer.

USPS Certified Mail
We print, pack, and mail with tracking number
Verified Door Posting
Photo proof with GPS coordinates and timestamp
Digital Signature
ESIGN Act & UETA compliant
Power Affidavit
Photo evidence, paper trail chain of custody, document hashes
City Filing Included*
Required jurisdiction copies mailed automatically for most cities
Court-Ready Package
More comprehensive than most other affidavits
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Free notice + $20 Mailing & Processing fee. City filing copy +$5 where required.

Property Management โ€” $20/month + $12 per notice

Built for Property Managers
Who Have Better Things to Do Than Fill Out Forms.

Drop a delinquency report from AppFolio, Buildium, Yardi, or any standard property management system and we pre-fill every notice automatically. No re-keying names, addresses, or balances. Unlimited units. Unlimited properties. One flat monthly fee plus $12 per notice - a meaningful discount off Pro pricing for the volume you run.

Unlimited Units and Properties
One flat monthly fee, no per-unit charges
Drag and Drop Import
Upload a delinquency report and generate all notices at once
Auto Distribution
Notices automatically sent to your assigned managers for service
Affidavit Collection
Managers in the field submit photos, GPS, and signatures from their phone
Late Fee Notices
Sent the day the fee posts, from your manager's actual email address
Electronic Notification
Personal, reply-able, lands in the inbox instead of junk
All Pro Features on Every Notice
USPS certified mail, GPS-verified door posting, power affidavit, city filing
Stupid Easy Setup
Just a property list with manager name, email, and unit number. We provide the templates.

On electronic notification: Courts do not recognize electronic notification as valid service under CCP §1161. Physical service is required - full stop. But we include it anyway. Our notification comes from your manager's actual email address, with a reply-to that goes directly back to them. It lands in the inbox. It feels human. A good tenant who forgot to update their checking account and is out of town for a week deserves the chance to act before the situation escalates. That is worth something - for the tenant, and for you.

On late fee notices: Most tenants find out about a late fee when next month's statement shows a balance they weren't expecting. RentNotice sends a late fee notification the day the fee posts - directly from your manager's email. If they ignore it and pay only base rent the following month, you apply that payment to the outstanding fee first. The rent is now short. You serve a new 3-day notice for the difference. The math stops working in their favor, and tenants figure that out fast.

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$20/month + $12 per notice. City filing copy +$5 where required.